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Delta Introduces Biz Traveler Product, Shares Distribution Update
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Delta Air Lines has launched a program for business travelers that will provide special offers for members, the carrier announced Tuesday. Dubbed Delta Business Traveler, the free program is for any type of business traveler—whether a road warrior for a contracted corporation, part of a small or midsize business or a solo entrepreneur, according to the carrier. SkyMiles loyalty program ...
Expensify Adds Spotnana-Based Travel Platform
WEBMay 8, 2024 · The newly launched Expensify Travel enables travelers to book content within Expensify alongside the servicing capabilities provided by the Spotnana platform, flight change management, cancellations and unused ticket credits as well as travel management capabilities. "Our early release will let business travelers manage it …
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WEBARC: August U.S. Corp. Air Ticket Sales Decline Again. After rebounding in July, air tickets sold in August by U.S. corporate agencies decreased 1.5 percent year over year,... Keep Reading.
DOT Announces Airline Ancillary Fee, Refund Rules
WEBBy Donna M. Airoldi / April 24, 2024 / Contact Reporter. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday issued two final rules related to airline refunds and ancillary fees, the agency announced. The refund rule sets the terms for when and how an airline is required to provide a refund. The ancillary fee rule requires airlines and ticket ...
Onriva CEO Ready to Emerge from 'Stealth Mode' - Business …
WEBNov 23, 2021 · Onriva CEO Ready to Emerge from 'Stealth Mode'. Business-travel-focused travel platform Onriva may not have the industry's highest profile, but it launched five years ago and reports inventory from more than two million travel suppliers and wholesalers. Chairman and CEO Vajid Jafri said he wanted to enter …
GSA Adds Breeze to City Pair Program | Business Travel News
WEBJul 17, 2024 · The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded fiscal year 2025 contracts to nine air carriers for federal government travelers through the agency's City Pair Program, including for the first time Breeze Airways, the agency announced Tuesday. Breeze will join Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air …
Amex GBT Agrees to Acquire CWT - Business Travel News
WEBMar 25, 2024 · In what would be one of the largest mergers of travel management companies in recent history, American Express Global Business Travel on Monday morning announced it had agreed to acquire rival CWT for $570 million in cash and stock. Should the deal receive the approval of shareholders and regulatory authorities, Amex GBT said it …
Amex GBT Lands Ovation Travel Group | Business Travel News
WEBJan 21, 2021 · American Express Global Business Travel has acquired New York-based Ovation Travel Group, the parent company of Ovation Travel, Lawyers Travel and Chartwell Travel, the travel management company announced Thursday. The purchase by GBT is a major move in what could well be an active mergers and acquisitions environment in 2021 for travel management companies.  
Report: Ancillary Airline Revenue Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Levels
WEBSep 28, 2023 · The 2022 ancillary revenue figure was up nearly $10 billion—16 percent—compared with pre-Covid-19 2019 levels, though the roster of disclosing airlines changes from year to year. The report credits the increase in traffic with more ancillary-related sales, as well as other factors, such as more crowded airports and aircraft, leading ...