Sourcing

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The Company Dime‘s Sourcing category provides comprehensive coverage of corporate travel procurement strategies, supplier negotiations and industry trends. This extensive collection of articles offers valuable insights for travel managers, procurement professionals and industry stakeholders looking to optimize their travel programs and stay ahead of market developments.

The content spans a wide range of topics, including:

  1. Airline contracting: Articles explore the evolution of corporate airline deals and pricing, and the impact of industry strategies on negotiations.
  2. Hotel sourcing: Readers can find in-depth analyses of the annual RFP process, rate integrity issues and dynamic pricing models.
  3. Ground transportation: Coverage includes negotiation strategies with ride-hailing services and car rental companies.
  4. Technology and data: The category examines how new tools and data analytics empower buyers and reshape the sourcing landscape.
  5. Emerging trends: Articles discuss integrating sustainability, diversity, traveler experience and engagement into sourcing decisions.

Readers will find news articles, analysis and forward-looking content.

Notable pieces include deep dives into specific company strategies. The category also features expert opinions through The Company Dime Op Ed series, offering perspectives from industry leaders on topics like TMC pricing transparency and the future of hotel sourcing.

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U.K. authorities examining the proposed Amex GBT buy of CWT found a preference among big companies for global travel service providers.

Corporates To Regulators: Consolidated Global Programs Still Preferred

The pandemic era’s geopolitical tensions caused concern among economic globalization advocates. Despite rising nationalism and efforts to reduce reliance on global supply chains, new data shows the appetite for consolidated global travel management remains strong. Corporates say they’re not going back.  “There is a clear trend toward consolidation,” according to the United Kingdom’s Competition and…

Notebook on GBTA's Payment Solutions committee webinar on the updated RFP template
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Notebook: Key Steps For Card RFP Success

When embarking on corporate travel card request for proposals processes, buyers should leave plenty of time for preparation and hiccups. That was a cornerstone among the recommendations shared on a Nov. 1 webinar by members of GBTA’s payment committee as they walked through their updated RFP template. They advised buyers to conduct early self-reflection to…

Marriott last room availability

What To Do About Marriott’s Stand Against Last-Room Availability Rates

Marriott International is pushing corporate rates for 2025 that lack last-room availability guarantees that, at least in key destinations, some buyers consider essential. Already, LRA rates are not always honored across the industry and don’t always provide sufficient savings compared with other negotiated rates, prompting some to wonder whether they’re worth the effort. Acknowledging a…

hotel safety and security
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New Player Emerges In Hotel Safety, Security Validation Push

A fresh approach to hotel safety and security is taking shape across the pond. Seeking input from around the industry, the Accommodation Conformity working group of the relatively new, U.K.-based Travel Risk Academy envisions a framework backed by technology initially designed for managing serviced apartments. The plan is to publish criteria for industry review by…

Scott Laurence
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In Listening Mode, American Airlines Restarts Corporate Benefits

Based on feedback from corporate clients, travel agencies and a couple of old friends, American Airlines will reactivate the Corporate Experience program on Oct. 10, providing preferred seats at no fee and priority check-in, security screening, boarding and disruption recovery.  According to a Wednesday message to corporate clients, the suite of benefits, which was taken…

Lawsuits target algorithmic hotel pricing
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‘Algorithmic’ Hotel Pricing Draws Legal, Regulatory Scrutiny

Plaintiffs in several class-action lawsuits filed over the past 18 months accused hotel chains and third-party intermediaries, including STR and Amadeus, of conspiring to raise room rates. Some of them alleged anticompetitive effects from the use of sophisticated pricing algorithms. They also argued that the U.S. luxury hotel market is heavily concentrated among a few…

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