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VIDEO: Behind the scenes of safe travel in the post-pandemic corporate world

By PhocusWire | March 9, 2021

PhocusWire spoke to CWT's senior director Brandon Balcom on the digital and analogue complexities of corporate travel post pandemic. Read More

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The challenges of digital health passports in getting corporate travelers back on the road

By Linda Fox | February 3, 2021

In a Q&A with PhocusWire, Brandon Balcom, director of innovation, business development, for CWT, discusses barriers to digital health passports. Read More

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TripActions snags additional $155M, valuation now $5B

By Mitra Sorrells | January 21, 2021

TripActions CEO Ariel Cohen says investors came to him toward the end of 2020 due to the company’s “execution in terms of taking market share.” Read More

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VIDEO: New Reality With... Kurt Ekert of CWT

By PhocusWire | September 30, 2020

The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Kurt Ekert, CEO of CWT, one of the world's largest corporate travel management companies. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Using the coronavirus pandemic to bring some innovation to business travel

By Susan Lichtenstein - DigiTravel Consulting | September 11, 2020

Now is a good time to address the many pain points in corporate travel purposes. Read More

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TripActions targets large global companies with launch of “Enterprise Edition” services

By Mitra Sorrells | September 9, 2020

The company is wooing global enterprise clients with its travel and expense solution that combines automated services with round-the-clock support. Read More

Opinion / Online

How the pandemic can accelerate gender balance in the digital workforce

By Christel Cao-Delebarre - CWT | August 28, 2020

Now that we know technology and data can play a critical role in saving lives, we should also prepare for a post-COVID-19 world in which women play a bigger role in digital advancement. Read More

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CWT admits data security incident but stays quiet on alleged ransom payment

By Linda Fox | August 4, 2020

The company acknowledges it had been prey to a cyber incident but will not provide further details, including whether it had reportedly paid off the ransomware hackers. Read More

News / Online

Corporate travel on the front line of global incidents

By Linda Fox | March 18, 2020

The corporate travel industry has to deal with an increasing volume of incidents related to weather, terrorism - and now health - that impact travel. Read More

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CWT adds messaging service for travelers, ponders adding voice tech

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2020

The technology enables travelers to contact a counselor at any time of the day via desktop, mobile or a third party messaging app approved by their employer. Read More

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VIDEO: Has airline distribution reached utopia?

By Jill Menze | December 6, 2019

On a scale of one to 10, with one being where airline distribution was in the 1980s and 10 being the utopia the industry’s dreamed of, where does the current ecosystem reside? Read More

News / Distribution

Steady progress for NDC, but what are the next hurdles to overcome?

By Linda Fox | November 4, 2019

Announcements from American Express Global Business Travel, CWT and FCM have talked up NDC - but do they really mean anything and, more importantly, what real progress is being made? Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Kurt Ekert of CWT

By Linda Fox | August 27, 2019

Kurt Ekert took the reins of CWT in April 2016. He has spent many years in the travel technology and distribution industry including a number of senior roles at Travelport. Read More

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Business travel, part 2: TMCs focus on innovation to stay competitive

By Mitra Sorrells | August 12, 2019

For part two of our series on business travel we explore how some of the legacy TMCs are pursuing innovation. Read More

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News / Startups

Business Travel, part 1: The (major) investor opportunity

By Mitra Sorrells | August 5, 2019

For the first part in our monthlong series on business travel, we talk to investors in three of the sector's biggest startups - Lola.com, TravelPerk and TripActions. Read More

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