Tag: Direct Travel
The Future Of Travel Management Companies: Part Two, The Value Of Compliance
As the corporate travel profession faces its greatest crisis, there has been much talk about the value of travel management companies. Their role was evident…
Delta Considers Barring Flyers Who Violate Face Mask Rule
A Delta executive during a Wednesday webinar suggested that if a passenger tries to show their face at the wrong time on a flight, it…
Kayak Eyes Managed Corporate Travel As Its Parent Company Invests In Serko, A Potential Enabler
Meta search company Kayak as early as last year began exploring a business travel gateway to supplier sites and online travel agencies which could include…
BCD Travel Opens Up More APIs To Smooth Corporate Travel’s Innovation Friction
BCD Travel this week said it extended its SolutionSource marketplace concept, giving external developers more application programming interfaces to work with. The related, publicly available…
Serko Tries To Go Where No Corporate Online Booking Tool Has Gone Before
No independent, non-U.S. corporate booking tool provider has ever really succeeded in this market. Serko is trying to be the first. The New Zealand-based software…
Startups Beat Varied Paths On ‘Balancing Act’ Of Travel Management Company Partnerships
Business travel startups face tough choices as they mature. TripActions and TravelPerk remain independent as their investors raise stakes in what is not a get-rich-quick…
Direct Travel Partners For Flight Disruption Compensation As Passenger Protections Spread To Canada
Some firms provide hotel rate assurance by rebooking rooms at lower prices. Others help travelers seek compensation for cancelled or heavily delayed flights. Los Angeles-based…
