Tag: Flight Centre
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…
After False Starts, Lyft And Uber Use TMC Partners For Deeper Corporate Travel Inroads
Lyft and Uber are feeling their way into the corporate market. Lyft had a rebate program. That’s done. Uber For Business had free and premium…
Consultant Exposes Markups By Certifying TMCs That Don’t Hide Them
A new Australia-based enterprise wants to help travel management companies prove they don’t mislead clients. Consultant Tony O’Connor and data company Airline Metrics in October…
Airbnb Adds Systems Integrations In Corporate Travel Courtship
Airbnb inventory is coming to corporate booking channels. Concur and Flight Centre this summer went public with their plans. Amadeus is considering if and how…
