The plan by blockchain company Blockskye to reinvent corporate travel processes is underway at PwC, according to sources. The accounting giant, with plenty of interest in blockchain technology for its own services, was not named in earlier coverage. Its participation has been one of the industry’s worst-kept secrets. PwC moved its travel management business in…
[CORRECTION, Aug. 11: The last line of this Dispatch was updated to eliminate an inaccurate description. AmTrav’s findings are that American Airlines’ NDC fares beat the GDS fares “33 percent of the time for Main Cabin and 93 percent of the time for Main Cabin Flexible.”] Last month, United Airlines chief commercial officer Andrew Nocella…
[UPDATE, July 20, 2023: We added context around Cvent’s hotel sourcing tech.] The Company Dime‘s Jay Campbell spoke with Eric Friedrichsen, CEO of Emburse, and Steve Reynolds, CEO and founder of Tripbam, about the Wednesday morning news of Tripbam’s acquisition by Emburse. Here are some highlights. • Tripbam will initially run as a division of Emburse,…
The Company Dime‘s Jay Campbell on June 28 interviewed Flight Centre Travel Group’s president of the Americas, Charlene Leiss, on a live show via LinkedIn Audio. They surfaced some potential conventional wisdom about a variety of topics. An edited transcript follows. So, Charlene, there’s a lot going on in the industry, but as often happens,…
Delta Air Lines has until July 28 to respond to a federal class-action lawsuit accusing it of misrepresenting its environmental impact. Meanwhile, 23 consumer advocacy groups from 19 countries last week made similar greenwashing accusations against 17 airlines in Europe. Part of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the groups told the European Commission that “misleading…
Traxo published a free NDC Tracker to help corporate travel managers stay updated on airline NDC program developments. At the moment, it lists 67 carriers in varying states of evolution. Pulling from airlines, ARC, IATA, news sites and other sources, the tracker provides deadlines and program status info to help corporate travel programs adapt to…
The Wall Street Journal on Monday caught up to the significant changes at American Airlines. The article hit several themes covered in the trade press over the last six months. Its headline and sub-headline reflect the debate over whether AA is responding to the changed business market or trying to remake it. Raymond James analyst…
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