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Ground Transport
• Avis Budget
• BLS
• Enterprise
• Hertz
• Lyft
• Uber
Lodging
• Airbnb
• Accor
• Hilton
• HRS
• Hyatt
• IHG
• Marriott
Payment
• Airplus
• American Express Co.
• Conferma
• JPMorgan Chase
• UATP
• U.S. Bank
Risk
• Crisis24
• Everbridge
• International SOS
Other
• Airlines Reporting Corp.
• GBTA
• IATA
A lot is happening in the B2B ground transport sector, with operators and supporting technology firms converging. Much of the action is in response to transportation network companies Uber and Lyft. When the dust settles, customers will have wider access in more distribution channels to cars and drivers providing pre-reserved and on-demand services. It will…
Many software builders during the past several years moved toward a development process that involves clients in more steps along the way. This “agile” method allows them to prove the utility of smaller components of the technology, avoiding the commitment involved with major releases. This can increase speed to market for top-of-the-list features. Carlson Wagonlit…
[UPDATE, Oct. 4, 2017: Direct Travel and ATPI formed a new entity to jointly serve midmarket, multinational accounts. Called Direct ATPI Global Travel, the new organization “accelerates our global growth strategy,” according to a statement attributed to Direct Travel CEO Ed Adams. The companies contributed “equal investments” and created a joint governing board and leadership…
Heard this one before? Large travel management company promises to become truly digital through better use of data and personalization. Carlson Wagonlit Travel chief technology officer Andrew Jordan in an interview last week described the very same as his top priority. Jordan didn’t disparage the “predictive” CWT AnalytIQs reporting system, ballyhooed and rolled out 16…
Sometimes the things we write about peter out. Sometimes more developments happen, but they don’t warrant an entirely new article. In other cases, something unexpected or counterintuitive is noteworthy in its continuance. Hence, the Updates post. Click to jump to United’s carbon emissions pledge to corporate clients, Upside’s launch, proliferating Basic Economy airfares, PayForTrip’s pause,…
Frosch recently left the Concur preferred travel management company program because it didn’t want to use all the required technology. A similar thing happened with Altour and at least one other TMC. In the three cases, officials said they remain Concur supporters even if they no longer meet the formal program’s criteria. At more than…
For those who found Hilton’s restrictive “flexible” rates problematic, there’s some good news. A Hilton official confirmed the hotel company ended a test of those rates. But don’t be surprised if you see them again. Like Basic Economy airfares, these kinds of hotel rates aren’t suited for corporate travel. Some program managers would rather not include…
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