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AmTrav CEO Jeff Klee, an NDC supporter, sounded exasperated on his company’s May 16 webinar. He wanted to acknowledge the gaps in American Airlines’ NDC implementation without giving undue fodder to its skeptics. The challenges with NDC were not trivial, but in Klee’s view, throwing out the baby with the bathwater could have severe consequences…
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….
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…
Decisions by Sabre and Lodging Logistics to shut down their hotel request for proposals products left some travel buyers researching alternatives. The remaining players include familiar names and new entrants. The keys to succeeding in the complicated, niche space include a dedication to ongoing investment, connectivity to various hotel systems and integration with GBTA’s standard…
Sabre on July 14 will discontinue the hotel request for proposals service it has offered for 17 years. Another player in the space, Lodging Logistics, is winding down its existing RFP service after more than 30 years. Lodging Logistics president and owner Bob Peper said Thursday that the company would resume strategic sourcing after the…
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