travel management company

Reporter’s Notebook: TripActions Wins Large Multinational; Medical Pointers On Covid Vaccines And Testing; Sustainability At The Online Point Of Sale

David Jonas

[CLARIFICATIONS, March 23, 2021: BCD Travel and Sammit Khanndeparkar of Springer Nature provided additional information to help the reader’s understanding of the developments covered in this article. Firstly, while Springer in 2019 spent nearly $40 million annually on travel and entertainment in 75 countries, BCD Travel’s portion of the account represented about $11 million and 11…

CWT Chief Executive Ekert Expects More ‘Big Brother’ Travel Management (Audio)

Jay Campbell

Liability risks will force some companies to use strict pre-trip approval and booking channel policies for the foreseeable future, according to CWT president and CEO Kurt Ekert. “This is not leisure travel, where the consumer is making a decision for their individual pleasure,” said Ekert last week during a Teleconference. “If you’re asking somebody to…

Joining Bevy Of Return-To-Travel Info Services, New Firm’s Data Scientists See Safe Travel For Most People And Places By July

David Jonas

As various industry entities work on the problem of informing business travelers of whether they can or should go here or there, and what they need to do, a new player from the world of data science appears to have something new.  Using more than 30 data sources, GoPass Global’s APIs reflect pandemic conditions through…

American Express GBT Diversifies Services While Everyone Is A VIP Traveler, For Now

David Jonas

Buying Ovation Travel Group boosts American Express Global Business Travel’s high-touch service. Ovation made a name for itself in that area and sometimes provides travel and related services to executives at companies that use other TMCs for the rank and file. In the current environment, higher levels of agency support could help more people get…

American Express Global Business Travel Acquires Ovation Travel Group, A Coveted High-End Specialist

Jay Campbell

Consolidation in the travel management company business continues apace. On Thursday, American Express Global Business Travel, the largest player, announced its acquisition of New York-based Ovation Travel Group. The parties did not disclose terms. A highly respected corporate travel agency strong in the professional services, finance and legal sectors, Ovation has an ethos that GBT…

Explainer: Full Participation Is Not Full Content And Why It Matters

Jay Campbell

At the end of 2020, Sabre and Southwest Airlines announced they had come to terms on a “full participation” agreement. Some might not be clear on how that differs from the notion of “full content,” a pillar of airline-global distribution system agreements for going on 18 years that could be on the outs. Before jurisdictions…

Short’s Sells Corporate Business To Direct Travel

Jay Campbell

Short’s Travel Management sold its corporate portfolio to Direct Travel for an undisclosed sum. Short’s retains its athletic travel management business line. In a Tuesday message to customers, Short’s CEO David LeCompte cited the “many unknowns” facing corporate travel as a reason for the sale. He highlighted an alignment of values, as well as Direct’s…

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