Tag: Briefly
GBTA Supports But U.S. Travel And ASTA Oppose Trump Administration Move To Exclude New York Residents From Trusted Traveler Programs
The Global Business Travel Association expressed support for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision to suspend enrollments and renewals in Global Entry and related…
Wex To Acquire Enett, The Virtual Payment Firm Majority-Owned By Travelport
Wex agreed to buy fellow business-to-business payments firm eNett and transaction optimization company Optal for a combined $1.7 billion. That includes $1.275 billion in cash…
NuTravel, Delta Build Out Direct Business Travel Booking
When ARC this week announced its investment in nuTravel, the latter’s CEO referenced a new “global airline” customer. Looks like it’s Delta. “At the end…
More Lodging Industry Data Shows Slowing Travel Growth
Lodging industry performance reports and forecasts published this week by research firms showed continued weakness. They are the latest data points reflecting or predicting a…
World Travel Inc. President Dee Runyan Leaves For CorpTrav
Dee Runyan left her post as president of World Travel Inc. to join Chicago-area travel management company CorpTrav as chief operating officer. The highly regarded…
ATG Teams With IBM To Build Voice-Enabled Booking
Ohio-based ATG Business Travel Management plans by mid-2020 to release a voice-powered booking application thanks to a strategic partnership with IBM. Backed by historical travel…
Kayak Starts Talking, A Little, About Kayak For Business
[UPDATE, Dec. 11, 2019: Kayak evidently deleted the blog referenced below.] Kayak For Business is real, but what is it? After declining to comment for…
