TMC

News / Startups

Duffel raises $21.5M for yet-to-launch distribution platform

By Jill Menze | June 21, 2019

Benchmark, which has invested in companies including Uber, Twitter and Snap, led the Series A round, with participation from Blossom Capital and Index Ventures, which participated in Duffel’s $4.7... Read More

News / Technology

Business travelers increasingly seek digital channels

By Linda Fox | May 22, 2019

Research from CWT shows how business travelers are increasingly look to self-service channels such as web and mobile bookings and other travel-related tasks. Read More

News / Distribution

Flight Centre leisure and business arms test Amadeus user interface for NDC content

By Linda Fox | May 3, 2019

FCM Travel Solutions and its sister leisure brand Flight Centre are testing a user interface for NDC content from Amadeus. Read More

Opinion / Technology

The effect of IPOs on transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft

By Dave Kilduff - Windy City Limousine & Bus Worldwide | March 19, 2019

There's good disruption and bad, and plenty of corporate travel buyers will argue whether the disruption in ground transportation by transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft has been good or... Read More

News / Technology

Amex GBT launches cross-industry benchmarking tool to measure travel manager performance

By Jill Menze | March 6, 2019

American Express Global Business Travel's new Peer Travel Insights service will rank companies within their peer group. Read More

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Opinion / Technology

Why travel management companies have a responsibility to drive innovation

By David Thompson - American Express Global Business Travel | March 5, 2019

Business travel should be the most fertile ground for innovation in the traveler experience. However, the industry must first be willing to drive change rather than passively react to it. Read More

News / Online

Egencia adds hotel chat, package booking features to business travel platform

By Jill Menze | February 20, 2019

Egencia is rolling out platform updates to benefit both business travelers and travel managers. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Old and new players on the changing face of corporate travel

By Jill Menze | November 27, 2018

What needs to change in the backbone of the corporate travel industry in order to improve the service level to the customer? Read More

News / Distribution

How travel management companies are battling the content gap

By Amanda Metcalf - BTN | November 5, 2018

The travel management company's first purpose was to print paper airline tickets and deliver them to travelers. TMCs since have diversified into duty of care, reporting and consulting, but in order to... Read More

News / Online

Airbnb for Work expands, looks beyond core business travel market

By Jill Menze | September 5, 2018

Airbnb, in its tenacious quest to engage with one billion guests by 2028, is ramping up its efforts to court the professional community by expanding its Airbnb for Work offerings. Read More

Opinion / Technology

How the flywheel of innovation is propelling business travel forward

By Rob Greyber - Egencia | August 15, 2018

We are on the cusp of a new era in business travel. Advances in technology are driving us forward at breakneck speed. The industry is rife with new - but lately struggling - startups: online booking... Read More

News / Online

Airbnb for Work bookings triple, drive "significant" growth for Homes business

By Jill Menze | August 6, 2018

Airbnb is reporting a sizable increase in bookings via its corporate travel platform - so much so that Airbnb for Work is now “one of the most significant growth drivers” for the company’s Homes sector. Read More

News / Technology

Expedia’s TMC now offers global Wi-Fi for business travelers

By Mitra Sorrells | July 2, 2018

Egencia, the business travel arm of the Expedia Group, has added global WiFi as a benefit for clients through its Egencia Advantage program. Read More

News / Technology

Roadmap raises $4.6M to expand corporate travel offerings

By Jill Menze | June 1, 2018

Corporate travel management platform Roadmap has raised $4.6 million in Series A funding. Newion Investments led the round, in addition to the Roadmap founders. Read More