Nintex, a process management and workflow automation company, recently announced that Flight Centre Travel Group, one of the world's largest travel agencies, has successfully leveraged K2 Cloud to help improve its operational efficiencies and digitally transform its customer experience.
GBTA Launches Campaign to Help Restore Business Travel Worldwide
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has launched “Ready. Safe. Travel.,” a campaign to grow public awareness around the economic necessity of a thriving business travel industry and to push for a safe return to business travel.
American Express Global Business Travel Adds Sustainable Travel Feature for Hotels in Neo
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has announced the addition of a new green hotel badge to its proprietary travel and expense software, Neo. The new display is the latest in a series of developments to support GBT’s commitment to helping companies attain their carbon ambitions by enabling travelers to choose sustainable transport and hotel options.
The Royal Commission for Alula Announces New Global Marketing Team
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has announced the appointment of a new global marketing team helmed by senior leader Melanie de Souza, executive director, destination marketing.
Ovation Travel Group Unveils “Travel Lifetime Care” Suite of Corporate Travel Offerings
Ovation Travel Group is taking the wraps off its enhanced "Travel Lifetime Care" (TLC) suite, consisting of its corporate travel offerings that now have added safeguards in the wake of the global pandemic.
Five Ways to Aid the Resumption of In-Person Meetings and Events
To showcase the innovative measures being taken to support the safe return of in-person meetings and events, the Meetings Mean Business Coalition (MMBC) is enlisting corporate executives, policymakers and meetings industry leadership to engage in critical conversations in a virtual discussion series. The conversations—which premiered in July and will continue through the fall—thus far highlighted five key considerations, predictions and actions underway. They are:
Seabourn Creates Web Content for Charters, Incentive, Meeting and Group Travelers
Seabourn, the ultra-luxury cruise line, is making it easier for prospective charter, incentive, meeting and group travel clients to learn more about the why a Seabourn ship may be a good choice for their next gathering. The brand recently added a substantial amount of information to its website dedicated to this niche segment of the travel industry.
Flight Centre Travel Group Announces the Acquisition of WhereTo
Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) recently announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based WhereTo, an enterprise travel platform and technology company. WhereTo pulls in content from dozens of sources and uses artificial intelligence-based algorithms to quickly guide users to the optimal trip options within policy, factoring in criteria like traffic conditions, travel deals and personal preferences.
ABC Global Services Acquires CCRA
ABC Global Services has announced that it is acquiring the assets of CCRA (The Travel Commerce Network) in an integration of the two largest providers of hotel content and travel agency services. Combined, the two organizations will prove mutually beneficial to their travel management company (TMC) and agency clients by providing travel and hospitality products and personalized service administered by the industry’s best account management team.
Stats: 56% of Travel Buyers Have Revised Their Travel Policy in Light of COVID-19
As signs of recovery continue in the business travel sector, travel procurement professionals are prioritizing the health and safety of employees, according to a new poll released by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).