The disparity in what the largest travel management companies pay men and women really doesn’t amount to much, according to the firms. Data reported to the government of the United Kingdom tells a different story, at least for their employees there. American Express Global Business Travel said its U.K. gender pay report painted a misleading picture; CWT said a third-party…
The decision by the Orlando World Center Marriott to host a White Nationalist conference offers a “moment of reflection,” according to Grant Caplan, the Global Business Travel Association’s Diversity Committee chair. Reports by the Orlando Sentinel and HuffPost of the Feb. 25 America First Political Action Conference dominated some social media feeds following the event. Major news outlets ran related…
Delta Air Lines said its new dedicated biometric baggage drop at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport could shave two minutes from the curb-to-plane trek. The technology behind the facial recognition system promises a much bigger wow factor for businesses and travelers in the near future. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated global adoption of touchless interactions at mass transportation hubs. U.S. Customs…
A decision by SAP Concur to discontinue a couple of its products sooner than previously scheduled could leave some of its clients in the lurch. SAP Concur confirmed last week that it accelerated the retirement date for its Expense Pay Classic solution and the Invoice Pay ACH feature of Concur Invoice, to Jan. 1, 2022. According to a company spokesperson,…
The business travel world turned upside down in 2020. Careers came to abrupt pauses, leaving professionals wondering when and how they’d again be employed. The Company Dime offered free one-year subscriptions to travel professionals who lost their positions due to the coronavirus and about 570 of you took us up on the offer. To help…
The business travel world turned upside down in 2020. Careers came to abrupt pauses, leaving professionals wondering when and how they’d again be employed. The Company Dime offered free one-year subscriptions to travel professionals who lost their positions due to the coronavirus and about 570 of you took us up on the offer. To help…
Growing activism around controversial laws passed in recent weeks and seen by many as restricting voting prompted hundreds of business leaders across the country to condemn voter suppression. Some corporate travel service providers were among them, including American Airlines, American Express, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Lyft, Marriott, Mastercard, SAP Concur, Uber and United Airlines. Pro-voting activists operating at national and…
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