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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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

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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

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How travel brands are prioritizing mobile app engagement

By Kathryn Walson | December 7, 2022

Companies like Expedia, Booking, Tripadvisor, CWT and more are using their apps to drive loyalty and provide personalization. Read More

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Amex GBT and Traxo pilot tech to capture out-of-channel booking data

By Linda Fox | December 6, 2022

Amex GBT is using Traxo's Filter technology to capture out-of-policy bookings and bring the data back into its own systems. Read More

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Earnings roundup: Amex GBT, Sonder, Vacasa

By Mitra Sorrells | November 11, 2022

As publicly traded travel companies continue to report their third quarter 2022 earnings, we round up the latest reports. Read More

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Eric Hart departs Expedia Group, Williams-Sonoma exec named CFO

By Mitra Sorrells | September 14, 2022

Hart will be replaced by Julie Whalen, who most recently was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Williams-Sonoma and has been a member of Expedia Group's board of directors. Read More

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Opinion / Technology

Should corporate travel managers trust algorithms?

By Axita Bhalsod - Egencia | August 19, 2022

Effective use of artificial intelligence and data science can save companies huge amounts of time and resources, particularly for small teams. Read More

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