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Business Travel News

These articles explore key aspects of the industry, including travel buyers, distribution, duty of care, and loyalty programs, providing valuable insights for stakeholders and decision-makers. Travel buyers will find relevant information on the latest procurement strategies, negotiation tactics, and supplier relations, enabling them to make informed decisions and optimize their travel programs. In the realm of distribution, the archive covers the evolving landscape of booking channels, global distribution systems (GDS), and direct connects, shedding light on the challenges and opportunities in this area. The archive also delves into the critical issue of duty of care, emphasizing the importance of traveler safety, risk management, and compliance with ever-changing regulations. Learn also how companies are leveraging loyalty programs to enhance traveler satisfaction, drive cost savings, and foster long-term relationships with suppliers.

News Blog

Medius Acquires Corporate Expense Management Startup Expensya

Expensya, the corporate expense management startup, has been acquired. The Tunisia-based company said Tuesday that the deal is now complete with buyer Medius, the New York-based provider of accounts payable automation software. Terms were not disclosed. Medius’s software primarily deals with invoices, processing, and payments. The Expensya software automates the processing of employee expenses. Medius…

Justin Dawes | 4 weeks ago

Business Travel

Emburse Buys Tripbam in Corporate Travel Tech Mash-Up

This deal is a nice landing for the startup Tripbam, which helps travel managers track prices. The giant in corporate travel software, SAP Concur, needs to watch its back as upstarts like Emburse become assertive.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

Business Travel

How Egencia Is Helping Amex Global Business Travel Win Small Business Customers

Amex Global Business Travel is using technology from its Egencia acquisition to capitalize on the small business travel boom.

Kristin Majcher, Skift | 1 month ago

News Blog

Navan Moves Beyond Its Own Smart Card in Link-Up With Visa and Mastercard

Navan, the corporate travel agency previously called TripActions, rolled out a feature that enables companies to retain the benefits of their Visa and Mastercard corporate cards and still gain access to Navan's automated expense management features. Source: Navan The new patent-pending feature, Navan Connect, saves enterprise clients and smaller companies, if applicable, from having to…

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Airlines

U.S. in a ‘Business Recession,’ Says United CEO

The recovery in business travel has plateaued in the U.S.

Edward Russell | 3 months ago

Skift Live

Steering Corporate Travel Toward Measurable Sustainability Goals

In this upcoming webinar, Christopher Hook, global head of sustainability at Uber, and Lydie Charpin, vice president of corporate travel and spend management at Mastercard, will join Skift to discuss how businesses can maintain transparency and accountability for sustainability goals, establish clear and measurable steps to reduce CO2 emissions, and balance new sustainability practices with cost, considering not only their company’s bottom line but also the brand and customer experiences.

3 months ago

Business Travel

Female Business Travelers Still Face Safety Concerns

Making business travel more inclusive for women would go a long way in helping the sector make more progress in its recovery. But companies still have a lot of work to do help female business travelers overcome the challenges they face.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago

Business Travel

Diminished Prospects: Business Travel Spending Unlikely to Reach Pre-2019 Levels

Business travel spending faces an uphill battle: Stringent corporate policies and a growing preference for video conferencing diminish prospects for reaching 2019 levels.

Varsha Arora, Skift Research | 3 months ago

Business Travel

Small Meetings and Blended Trips Propel Business Travel Comeback

While it’s still too early to say when business travel could make a full recovery, smaller businesses drove some important trends in the first quarter.

Kristin Majcher, Skift | 3 months ago

Business Travel

Navan Upgrades its AI Chatbot to Target Corporate Travel Cost-Saving

Conversational search is an exciting space in travel, even for the somewhat tedious side of travel and expenses management, which now sees the virtual assistant role extended into a data analyst. Navan is offering predictive travel budget solutions.

Selene Brophy | 4 months ago