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Impact Depends On Who You Talk To But Most Buyers Oppose AA’s NDC Approach

More than half of travel buyers surveyed by the Global Business Travel Association this month said some airlines were rolling out programs using the New Distribution Capability “too quickly.” Four in five said they needed more info and education about NDC. Sixty percent of the 277 polled buyers said they did not support the approach…

Brex, Spotnana Launch Budget-Driven Travel Tool For Startups And ‘Scaled Companies’

The venture capital-backed startup basket of the economy is a bit unsettled at the moment but that’s where card and business software firm Brex puts most of its eggs. It’s now competing for that market with a business travel service backed by Spotnana.  Available to users of Brex’s Empower platform, Brex Travel offers desktop and…

Options Travel, Industry Lifer Walton Create Spotnana-Powered Corporate Agency

The owners of Options Travel backed Mark Walton, for the past five years an EVP at their Chicagoland travel management company, in a new Spotnana-powered venture. Walton is now CEO of Solutions Travel, a TMC targeting mainly small and midsized firms using Spotnana’s online booking tool, agent desktop, mobile app, records system, content engine and…

Steve Singh, Thorsen And Other Notables To Unveil Corporate Travel Startup This Week

Steve Singh of Concur fame is back in corporate travel as chair of a Bay Area startup called Spotnana, which is due to reveal itself this week. Also involved are entrepreneur and travel risk management veteran Johnny Thorsen, travel management company disruptor Sarosh Waghmar and former SAP Concur sales executive Bill Tillman. In response to…

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 industry. Others could be acquired by existing travel management companies. Then there is a middle ground. Some new entrants are attempting to leverage TMC partnerships even though that means sharing…

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