Tag: commissions
Startup Flightfox Claims ‘New Standard’ In Corporate Travel, But Operates Under A Different Set Of Rules
If your travel management company isn’t ARC-accredited and doesn’t use a global distribution system, is it not a TMC? According to Flightfox co-founder Todd Sullivan,…
CTBR Transforms Consulting Practice, Offers Consortia Rates And ‘Turnkey’ Travel Management
Twenty-year industry consultant Donald Swartz is reinventing his shingle. The Florida-based managing director of Corporate Travel Buyer Resources wants to streamline the corporate travel procurement…
Op Ed: John Harvey On The Vision Of A New Channel Model
TMC industry veteran John Harvey in January asked whether changing market forces and increased demand for greater value and transparency in the channel would bring…
IBM, Travelport Ready Blockchain Service For Commission Processing As Smaller Firms Also Make Progress
Travelport has agreements with “major” hotel and travel management company partners to pilot a hotel commission tracking and collection system using blockchain technology from IBM….
As Airline Incentives To Agencies Continue To Rise, A Startup Aims To Help Both Sides Manage It All
Supplier revenue is important to travel agencies. Marketshare and incremental volume are important to airlines. A startup wants to provide both sides a platform for…
Some Clients Find Use Of HRS Can Be At Odds With Travel Management Companies
HRS is expanding its reach, adding services and picking up big-name clients. As it does, it steps on the toes of some travel management companies,…
ABC Global Services Puts A New Spin On Agency Consortia Programs For Hotels
ABC Global Services in the coming months plans to use a new GDS rate code for special hotel offers. This type of promotional activity isn’t…
