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Teleconference 1 (Beta): Airline Direct Distribution

Airline Direct Distribution Sept. 8, 2016 The Company Dime welcomes expert guests including American Airlines managing director for distribution and data commercialization Cory Garner, ARC president and CEO Mike Premo, WestRock corporate travel manager Karen Hatch and World Travel Inc. president Dee Runyan to decode the status quo on airline direct booking in business travel. See the slides…

New American Express GBT CEO Doug Anderson Declines Comment On Report Of KDS Acquisition

[UPDATE, Aug. 30, 2016: American Express Global Business Travel today announced an agreement to acquire KDS and its Neo booking tech. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. More information here.] Former Carlson Wagonlit Travel CEO Doug Anderson has taken the same role at American Express Global Business Travel. According to a prepared statement,…

After Reservations System Switch, Southwest Can Be More Creative On Corporate Deals

[UPDATE, Feb. 8, 2017: Southwest plans to complete by May 9 the second “foundational release” of the new Amadeus Altéa reservation system. That would cover passenger check-in and boarding, baggage check-in and other operational functions. The initial release in December 2016 allowed for domestic U.S. ticket sales. The airline described that as a “virtually flawless”…

TMCs Diverge On Signing EU-US Privacy Shield

A few dozen companies committed to upholding European Union law when handling its citizens’ data under the new Privacy Shield framework created by the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission. One of them is travel management company World Travel Inc. of Pennsylvania. The framework may not be a permanent replacement for the Safe Harbor…

Stats Show Outage Won’t Cause Corporate Payouts Under Delta Guarantee

Delta Air Lines’ operational woes this week appear to be behind it, but financial ramifications still need tallying. The airline’s clients wonder if compensation for their organizations will be part of that. FlightStats data seem to indicate that the answer for now would be no. The U.S. airline industry has envied Delta’s operation for years….

Still Fringe For Many Clients, Airbnb Presents Travel Management Companies Revenue Opportunity

It’s a classic tale of challenges and opportunities. And disclaimers. For when the three biggest travel management companies help clients use Airbnb, they say, they’re not endorsing it. Whether to use it is up to clients. TMCs are simply capturing data. Well, they might be marketing it, too. And they could soon be booking it….

NexTravel, W Travel Partner To Take Midmarket Firms Across Borders

Corporate booking tech developer NexTravel partnered with little-known travel management company W Travel to go after multinationals. Related to a provider of premium-class services to business travelers, W is investing to compete with the megas. NexTravel will retain other TMC partners, notably Atlas Travel and Technology Group. You will find bold proclamations in the NextTravel-W…

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