Corporate Travel

"We understand the pandemic continues to make it difficult for existing members to earn tier status." Corbitt Burns, Southwest's director of Rapid Rewards.

Southwest Airlines promotion offers faster track to A-List statusRapid Rewards members can earn double points toward elite status on flights through the end of November.

ATPCO says working with Amazon Web Services will help drive innovation.

ATPCO shifts infrastructure to the cloud with Amazon dealThe airline fare-filing company will use Amazon Web Services to host its flight shopping and distribution platforms.

Hotel demand dropped off in July compared with June.

Kalibri Labs forecasts a lodging recovery slowdown for the rest of 2021The hotel data company cited sluggish group and business demand, weakening leisure demand and the spread of Covid-19's delta...

New patents continue Amex GBT's recent emphasis on booking-tool enhancements and chat-based capabilities.

Amex GBT earns two technology patentsOne is for optimization of hotel displays, the other a chatbot for corporate travel managers.

Last week's ticket sales volume was off 56.4% from 2019. The previous week, volume was off 51.3%.

Travel agency air sales backslide due to Covid's delta variantFor the week that ended Aug. 15, ARC said the number of air tickets sold by U.S. travel agencies was down 41.1% compared with...

The Thalys high-speed train.

Delta enables Thalys train bookingsPassengers flying to Amsterdam have the option to book high-speed train trips to Brussels and Antwerp.

Capitalizing on recovery trends, the Hyatt Regency Orlando pivoted from group travel to leisure.

With leisure travel leading recovery, Hyatt makes adjustmentsDuring the company's Q2 earnings call, Hyatt said "going where the demand is" has helped improve results.

A $75 fee still applies for confirmed same-day changes, though flyers don't have to pay any fare differential.

Delta eliminates standby fee for same-day changesThose who choose the standby option will not be charged a fee, even if they end up securing a seat.

Deloitte projects U.S business travel in the fourth quarter of this year to reach 25% to 35% of the level of the fourth quarter of 2019.

Will business travel fully bounce back from Covid-19? Maybe notA Deloitte survey shows business travel remaining significantly below pre-pandemic levels for at least another year. Some types...

Sabre reports that its hotel bookings have bounced back faster than air bookings.

Hotel reservations drive Sabre's bookings reboundJuly hotel bookings in the GDS were down just 22% from 2019, said CEO Sean Menke.

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