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Amex GBT, CWT Challenge CMA Merger Investigation Findings
Oct 4, 2024 · American Express Global Business Travel and CWT have raised a series of objections to the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's decision to escalate its investigation into their proposed $570 million merger. In a joint response submitted on Aug. 23 August but made public Friday as part of the ongoing investigation, the TMCs refuted multiple findings of …
IATA: August Global Air Load Factor at Record High
Oct 3, 2024 · Demand in August for air travel continued to increase, with the month's load factor at 86.2 percent, up 1.6 percentage points and a new high for the month, according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association. Total August demand, as measured in revenue passenger kilometers, was up 8.6 percent year over year.
Sabre Tackles Emissions With Google Tool - Business Travel News
Oct 2, 2024 · Sabre on Sept. 24 announced it had partnered with Google and was using Google's "travel impact model" to measure past carbon emissions. Sabre used the model to measure its 2023 emissions from business travel. BTN's Donna M. Airoldi spoke with Sabre global sustainability director Jessica Matthias about the company's sustainability efforts for itself and …
Hotel Rankings: Northstar Travel’s 10-Tier Classification System
1. Moderate Tourist Class. A budget property with a no frills approach, providing basic accommodations for the traveler at a low-cost. Our 10-tiered hotel ranking system categorizes the different types of hotels and serves as an objective and independent evaluation system with worldwide application for the travel industry.
HRS Launches Workforce Travel Tool | Business Travel News
Sep 30, 2024 · HRS began piloting the program in the fourth quarter of 2023 with a large rail provider and has since expanded it to different verticals, according to the company. Corporate lodging and payment technology company HRS has launched a new tool to tackle travel for project managers, the company announced Monday.
BTN's 2024 Corporate Travel Index | Business Travel News
Business Travel Per Diems for 200 Global Cities. BTN’s 2024 Corporate Travel Index is the business travel industry's definitive resource for business travel costs in 200 cities around the world. Use it to benchmark your current program or to offer insights into rate trends in the markets you care about most.
What to Watch 2024 - Business Travel News
There are predictions that New Distribution Capability will precipitate industry consolidation, but also observations about diversity, equity and inclusion—and whether DEI is essential to realizing the true value of travel and meetings. And, yes, there’s …
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Report: Ancillary Airline Revenue Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Levels
Sep 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 ...