Hilton Unveils New Top Loyalty Tier
Hilton Worldwide in January will introduce a new top tier to its Honors rewards program and will lower the number of room nights required to attain membership in…
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IHG, Delta Partner on SME Loyalty
IHG Hotels & Resorts will offer members of Delta Air Lines’ new loyalty program for business travelers an enhancement to join its own program for small and midsized…
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Olivier Benoit April Bridgeman Advito SVP and principal Olivier Benoit will become the managing director of the BCD Travel consulting arm at the end of the year as…
Read more Benoit to Succeed Bridgeman as Advito Managing DirectorBooking.com for Business Gets Meetings Boost from Bizly
Bizly and Booking.com announced on Thursday the availability of Bizly’s event booking platform through Booking.com for Business’ partner marketplace. The partnership gives Booking.com for Business customers access to…
Read more Booking.com for Business Gets Meetings Boost from BizlyCTM Pushes Results Announcement to November
Corporate Travel Management has pushed back further the release of its 2025 fiscal year results as it continues to address an auditing issue with its financial reporting, the…
Read more CTM Pushes Results Announcement to NovemberATPCO Broadens Airline Routehappy Visual Access
ATPCO effective Jan. 1, 2026, will expand its Routehappy Visuals tool to all carriers in its Community Participation program, enabling them to include images and videos of their…
Read more ATPCO Broadens Airline Routehappy Visual AccessTravelport Introduces TAP Air Portugal NDC Content
TAP Air Portugal’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) content is now available to agencies connected to the Travelport Plus platform. The distribution agreement, first announced last November, includes all of TAP’s…
Read more Travelport Introduces TAP Air Portugal NDC ContentUnited, ITA Codesharing to Begin Sept. 15
United Airlines and Italian carrier ITA Airways have begun selling tickets for a codesharing agreement that takes effect on Sept. 15, the carriers announced. With the codesharing agreement,…
Read more United, ITA Codesharing to Begin Sept. 15HotelHub: Q2 U.S. Hotel Bookings, Lead Time Drop
Second-quarter U.S. hotel bookings made using HotelHub technology dropped more than 13 percent year over year, according to the company. Additionally, average lead times for Q2 U.S. hotel…
Read more HotelHub: Q2 U.S. Hotel Bookings, Lead Time DropTravelPerk Names Chief Product, Tech Officers
TravelPerk has hired Nikita Miller as chief product officer and promoted Robin Smith to chief technology officer, the travel management platform announced. Miller joins TravelPerk from wedding planning…
Read more TravelPerk Names Chief Product, Tech OfficersYotel Names Former Marriott Exec CEO
Yotel, the 23-property hotel chain known for its compact guest rooms, has named former Marriott International executive Phil Andreopoulos as its new CEO, the company announced Monday. Andreopoulos…
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Hospitality Solutions, the hotel reservation technology business acquired in July by investment firm TPG from Sabre Corp., has named former American Express Global Business Travel executive and Egencia president Mark…
Read more TPG’s Hospitality Solutions Adds HollyheadU.S. to Increase ESTA Fee by $19
U.S. authorities have confirmed that the new increased fee of $40 for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization will take effect from later this month. U.S. Customs and…
Read more U.S. to Increase ESTA Fee by $19PKFare Integrates Content from Argentina’s FlyBondi
Travel content aggregator PKFare is partnering with Argentine ultra-low-cost carrier FlyBondi to provide the carrier’s content to its distribution partners via its API, the company announced. The integration…
Read more PKFare Integrates Content from Argentina’s FlyBondiAlaska Airlines and Icelandair Establish Codeshare
Longstanding partners Icelandair and Alaska Airlines have inked a bilateral codeshare agreement that will allow passengers to combine flights from both airlines under a single ticket. Both airlines…
Read more Alaska Airlines and Icelandair Establish CodeshareUnited to Expand Service to Tel Aviv
United on Thursday announced plans to resume flights this fall to Tel Aviv, Israel, from Chicago O’Hare and Washington Dulles international airports. It will be the first time…
Read more United to Expand Service to Tel AvivConcur Integrates Hotel Distribution Tech from Gekko Group
SAP Concur has partnered with hotel distribution technology provider Gekko Group to connect the group’s technology with Concur’s Hotel Connector. With the integration, travel management companies and corporate…
Read more Concur Integrates Hotel Distribution Tech from Gekko GroupLARC ‘Considerably’ Curtails 2025 U.S. Hotel Forecast
Citing what it called “a substantially reduced economic outlook,” Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting this week “considerably” reduced its U.S. hotel performance outlook from its prior forecast in June. …
Read more LARC ‘Considerably’ Curtails 2025 U.S. Hotel ForecastJ.D. Power: Food Dents Third-Party Hotel Guest Satisfaction
What appears to be increasing guest discontent with hotel food service and maintenance has driven down average satisfaction scores for hotel management companies in a new J.D. Power…
Read more J.D. Power: Food Dents Third-Party Hotel Guest SatisfactionConcur Travel Integrates HotelHub Tech for TMCs
SAP Concur has integrated HotelHub’s hotel content aggregation technology into SAP Concur’s Hotel Connector, which will enable travel management companies to improve access to their hotel content within…
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