Tag: Flight Centre
Flight Centre Buys WhereTo, A Booking Tool Used By Walmart
Flight Centre Travel Group acquired WhereTo, a travel booking software provider used by businesses including Walmart. The parties didn’t disclose terms of the deal, which…
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…
Upside’s Latest Relaunch Is Here
A few twists after The Upside Travel Company’s birth about four years ago, it’s again reintroducing itself. Now it’s positioned as a no-fee, no-contract, no-minimum,…
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…
Service Providers See Growing Interest In Travel Manager Outsourcing
Travel manager outsourcing is getting more attention among some service providers. Representatives from travel management companies and independent consultants gave a few reasons for more…
Amadeus Adds American Airlines, BCD Travel To NDC Program
Continuing the furious pace of NDC-related announcements around the industry, Amadeus said American Airlines and BCD Travel agreed to join its NDC-X program. AA is…
