business travel

Amex GBT to Acquire Business Travel Solutions Provider CWT for $570 Million
Amex GBT to Acquire Business Travel Solutions Provider CWT for $570 Million
March 25, 2024  |  Acquisitions

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) agreed to acquire global business travel and meetings solutions provider CWT for $570 million. The planned acquisition would offer CWT’s 4,000 customers access...

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AI-Powered Chatbots and Searches Punch Travel Industry’s Ticket
AI-Powered Chatbots and Searches Punch Travel Industry’s Ticket
March 11, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Kayak’s new chatbot lets users seek travel advice and discover flights via screenshots, in the latest sign of how artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the...

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Amadeus Acquires Voxel to Bolster Travel Payments Services
Amadeus Acquires Voxel to Bolster Travel Payments Services
March 11, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Amadeus has acquired Voxel, a B2B payments solution provider for the travel sector. The purchase, announced Monday (March 11) adds Voxel’s eInvoicing and B2B payments tools to the...

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Amex Global Business Travel Sees Big Wins in Small Business Spend Management 
Amex Global Business Travel Sees Big Wins in Small Business Spend Management 
March 05, 2024  |  Earnings

Business travel, once a stalwart of corporate existence, has been taxiing on the post-COVID runway. But the strong financial results posted by American Express Global Business...

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Businesses Reconsider Travel Amid Cost-Cutting and Environmental Concerns
Businesses Reconsider Travel Amid Cost-Cutting and Environmental Concerns
February 25, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Business travel has changed for thousands of workers, thanks to COVID, cost-cutting and environmental worries. That’s according to a Sunday (Feb. 25) Financial Times (FT)...

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United Airlines Sees Business Travel Returning Despite Industry Headwinds
United Airlines Sees Business Travel Returning Despite Industry Headwinds
January 23, 2024  |  Earnings

The airline industry hasn’t had it easy in recent years. From the pandemic to macro headwinds impacting both workforce and supply chain realities, to the...

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TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Expand Business Travel Management Platform
TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Expand Business Travel Management Platform
January 23, 2024  |  Investments

TravelPerk, a business travel management platform, has closed an additional $104 million investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. This funding will be used to...

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Delta: Business Travel, Digital Transformation Bright Spots in Uncertain Economy
Delta: Business Travel, Digital Transformation Bright Spots in Uncertain Economy
January 12, 2024  |  Earnings

Ongoing macroeconomic headwinds and labor realities are grounding Delta Air Lines’ near-term outlook. The Atlanta-based airline told investors during its Friday (Jan. 12) December quarter...

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Expensify Teams With Booking.Com to Streamline Travel Expenses
Expensify Teams With Booking.Com to Streamline Travel Expenses
December 12, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Payments firm Expensify has launched a new integration with Booking.com for Business. The collaboration lets business travelers automatically upload travel receipts from Booking.com for Business directly into Expensify at booking,...

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