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Consultant Tony O’Connor updates his thinking on industry associations with a new twist as he perceives a great realignment in buyer-supplier dynamics. Travel buyer associations are an important part of the business travel landscape. They are the vehicle that can enable disparate buyers to join forces and have a say in the issues and changes…
[UPDATE, July 20, 2023: We added context around Cvent’s hotel sourcing tech.] The Company Dime‘s Jay Campbell spoke with Eric Friedrichsen, CEO of Emburse, and Steve Reynolds, CEO and founder of Tripbam, about the Wednesday morning news of Tripbam’s acquisition by Emburse. Here are some highlights. • Tripbam will initially run as a division of Emburse,…
[UPDATE, July 19, 2023: The CEOs of both companies offered some additional details here.”] Spend management provider Emburse on Tuesday agreed to acquire Tripbam, the Dallas-based firm best known for hotel rate assurance. Terms were not disclosed. Founded by corporate travel veteran Steve Reynolds a decade ago, Tripbam also offers airfare reshopping, sourcing services for…
Marriott isn’t happy with its offering for small and medium-sized enterprises, so it’s building a new one. The plan comes at a time when customer cohorts are jockeying for rooms and rates, and virtually all intermediaries and suppliers are prioritizing small and midsized enterprises for growth. “This is probably the best time ever” for SMEs,…
Navan chief people and financial officer Thomas Tuchscherer stepped down last month. His finance duties and the CFO title went to Ram Bartov, who joined the company over three years ago. Navan’s initial public offering is among the most anticipated with the IPO market still in “rebuilding mode,” as a Citigroup analyst described it in…
Delta Air Lines has until July 28 to respond to a federal class-action lawsuit accusing it of misrepresenting its environmental impact. Meanwhile, 23 consumer advocacy groups from 19 countries last week made similar greenwashing accusations against 17 airlines in Europe. Part of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the groups told the European Commission that “misleading…
CWT and Spotnana are preparing to announce an alliance in which the former offers its customers services powered by the latter’s tech, according to people familiar with the matter. The companies did not comment. They also declined to comment on information from sources suggesting that Walmart intends to use Spotnana internally, following similar word about…
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