A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Delta Air Lines of “grossly misrepresenting” its environmental impact and using faulty methods to back its claims of carbon neutrality. The suit takes aim at carbon offsetting, a widely used tool for attempting to mitigate the effects of travel emissions. According to sustainability experts, carbon offsetting programs often don’t…
With new regulatory requirements coming to the fore, more corporate travel professionals will need to deal with sustainability reporting. As the task gets more demanding, best practices continue to evolve. Starting next year, nearly 12,000 organizations covered by pre-existing legislation on environmental reporting in the European Union will face more stringent regulations from the new…
In mid-2020, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes told Wall Street analysts that lacking a global network made it hard to compete for corporate accounts, and that a new partnership with American Airlines would remedy that. A federal judge on Friday dismissed Hayes’ argument, among others, finding the partnership violated antitrust law and ordering American and JetBlue…
United Airlines recently upended its corporate rate negotiations, in some cases scaling back offers to corporate accounts late in the dealmaking process. “What we saw with top clients in the past few weeks was that United has decided to reduce discounts,” said Advito global air practice director David Frangeul during a phone interview last week….
The American Society of Travel Advisors this month plans to offer training for those interested in the corporate travel agency environment. ASTA SVP of industry affairs and education Mark Meader called it a “missing component in the industry today.” Travel management companies do their own training, but the industry needs all the help it can…
Three-quarters of a huge industry is a huge industry. With messy year-over-omicron first-quarter comparisons behind it, corporate travel has settled in to its traditional single-digit percentage growth pattern and is now at about 75 percent of its pre-pandemic self. It’s been there for most of 2023. American Express Global Business Travel on Tuesday said transactions…
“Corporate customers object to American Airlines decision.” Is this even news anymore? This week’s disclosure that the carrier will crack down on automated rebooking when fares drop casts uncertainty over a spend management practice widely used by corporates and travel management companies. On May 1, AA published revised agreements governing travel agency relationships, with updated…
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