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News / Distribution

AmTrav's Klee on saving third-party air distribution in business travel

By Morgan Hines | December 6, 2023

AmTrav's Jeff Klee believes what’s good for airlines is what’s good for TMCs is what’s good for companies and travelers. Read More

News / Technology

Airbnb, Mondee moves signal role of acquisitions in travel's race for AI

By Morgan Hines & Linda Fox | November 17, 2023

Last week's acquisitions by Airbnb and Mondee reflect a business strategy of chasing speed as the travel industry heads enter the AI race. Read More

News / Online

5 key takeaways from The Phocuswright Conference

By PhocusWire | November 17, 2023

Whether you were at the 2023 Phocuswright Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, or whether you’ve taken interest from afar, there is plenty to catch up on after a string of panels, sessions,... Read More

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Earnings roundup: Vacasa, HomeToGo, Amex GBT and Despegar

By Linda Fox | November 10, 2023

A roundup of the third quarter 2023 earnings for travel companies, including Amex GBT, Despegar and HomeToGo. Read More

News / Online

Steve Hafner on why Kayak is going deeper into business travel

By Mitra Sorrells | September 12, 2023

Kayak has more than 30,000 companies using it's free corporate travel tool for small- and medium-sized businesses and is now going after larger enterprises with a new product developed for PwC. Read More

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Google to join sustainable aviation fuel program

By Derek Catron | August 15, 2023

The program, headed by American Express Global Business Travel and Shell Aviation, also includes Aon, Bank of America, Delta, Cathay Pacific, JetBlue and Japan Airlines. Read More

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Earnings roundup: Amex GBT, Sonder, Vacasa and TUI Group

By Mitra Sorrells | August 11, 2023

As publicly traded travel companies continue to report their earnings for the three months ending in June, we round up the latest reports. Read More

News / Technology

Early adopters of AI for travel on the power of new models

By Mitra Sorrells | June 23, 2023

The founders of 30SecondstoFly and Sam - two AI-powered chatbots that have been acquired by Amex GBT and Flight Centre Travel Group, respectively, discuss the potential of new large language models. Read More

News / Technology

AI Insights: Generative AI in business travel

By PhocusWire | June 21, 2023

Amex GBT's chief technology officer David Thompson shares insights on the company's work with generative artificial intelligence. Read More

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News / Online

Amex GBT earnings point to brighter days for business travel

By Derek Catron | March 9, 2023

CEO Paul Abbott is optimistic about business travel this year. “There are several tailwinds that set us up for growth in 2023,” he says. Read More

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News / Distribution

Amex GBT restructures to focus on multinationals and smaller businesses

By Michael B. Baker - BTN | January 27, 2023

The company says the move will "accelerate growth" and "drive consistency" with the Amex GBT eyeing a "significant opportunity to grow our business." Read More

News / Technology

Amex GBT aims for more robust carbon reporting via Chooose

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2023

The agreement will see Amex GBT integrate carbon emissions calculations across its booking and reporting tools to build up consistent data and develop an architecture for carbon compensation. Read More

News / Startups

Tough 2022 for travel startups as investors turn cautious

By Linda Fox | December 12, 2022

Early stage rounds in particular have been highlighted as impacted by the more conservative approach from investors who, perhaps stung by the pandemic, turned to startups with a proven market fit. Read More