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GBTA Risk Committee Threatens Resignation if Solombrino Remains
Members of the Global Business Travel Association's Risk Committee have vowed to collectively resign if GBTA CEO Scott Solombrino remains with the organization, according to a memo the committee sent to the GBTA board of directors and obtained by BTN. → Read More
Partnership Travel Consulting Re-Ups, Adds Staff:
Partnership Travel Consulting founder and CEO Andy Menkes' dissolved his consulting firm in 2018 when he joined BCD Travel. This week, Menkes announced the group was back together, with additional staff. → Read More
GBTA Places CEO Solombrino on Leave:
The Global Business Travel Association's board of directors issued a statement last night informing members that CEO Scott Solombrino has been placed on leave. → Read More
Providing Shelter: State of California Leaned on Travel Management for $40 Million Covid-19 Lodging Program:
The state of California needed emergency lodging to house healthcare workers and the homeless during the Covid-19 crisis. Business partnership and travel manager Bill Amaral took the reins. → Read More
Concur Plots Road Ahead with Booking Tool Rebuild:
SAP Concur continues to hold a dominant position in the corporate booking and expense management vertical, but the company is facing increased challenges from other players seeking to carve out market share by emphasizing user experience, customization and access to a full range of content, including NDC. → Read More
Aventri Integrates Virtual Meetings into Platform:
Meetings technology provider Aventri will launch today a new virtual meetings offering. Unlike its previous third-party partnerships, this virtual option is completely integrated into Aventri's existing platfor. → Read More
Travel & Hospitality Groups Say More Aid Required to Rescue Industry:
After the U.S. House of Representatives approved the $2 trillion Senate bill on Friday, President Trump signed it into law. Travel and hospitality advocacy groups say more aid is needed. → Read More
How Far Will U.S. Government Relief Reach to Save the Travel Industry?:
The Senate continued to negotiate a $1.8 trillion relief package as airlines, hotels, ground transportation and agencies line up for government assistance. → Read More
Coronavirus Concerns Scuttle Concur Fusion:
SAP has pulled back all planned events for March 2020 over public health concerns surrounding the global spread of Covid-19, including its signature travel and expense customer conference Concur Fusion, which was scheduled for March 9-12 in Orlando. → Read More
Coronavirus Continues to Infect Business Travel, Meetings Biz:
As the novel coronavirus outbreak further grips China, the vast majority of transient business travel between China and the United States has been scuttled, for now. For the business travel industry, some focus has turned to the virus' effect on the staging or and attendance at meetings and conventions. → Read More
Coronavirus Hitting Business Travel Far Beyond China:
The largest business travel market in the world is becoming increasingly isolated as companies like Alphabet, Apple, Facebook and LG suspend operations in China and restrict business travel as the novel coronavirus outbreak further grips the country. South Korea's LG has banned business travel to the country outright, according to reporting from The Verge. As the spread of the virus accelerates… → Read More
AIG Upgrades App with Local Safety Ratings:
AIG has updated its Travel Assistance App with new features powered by GeoSure. Business travelers insured through a group AIG business travel policy now have access to local safety awareness functions. → Read More
Frosch Acquires Luxe Travel:
Frosch International Travel has acquired midsize corporate travel firm Luxe Travel. The transaction details were not disclosed. → Read More
CWT to Roll Out New Booking Tool in China:
In the chase for travel management dominance in the Chinese market, CWT made a bold stride today, launching a completely re-platformed MyCWT product, which will replace CWT Online starting in second quarter. According the company, the open-API architecture will allow the platform to connect with both the third-party supplier community as well as with clients' internal systems to provide a broad… → Read More
Aventri Names Tech, Manufacturing Exec Sharpe CEO:
Meetings and event technology provider Aventri has appointed Jim Sharpe as CEO. He succeeds Oni Chukwu, who will serve as executive chairman after six years leading Aventri's transformation into a meetings tech platform, scaling the business and guiding it through a major private equity investment. Sharpe brings executive experience in high-growth, technology-enabled businesses. Prior to joining… → Read More
Nina & Pinta Names Chris Crowley Managing Partner:
Chris Crowley has served as a non-executive director for Nina & Pinta since 2018, but now takes a fulltime role as managing partner. → Read More
Bizly Taps Industry Vet for Chief Strategy Officer:
Meetings industry expert Kevin Iwamoto has joined emerging meetings platform Bizly as chief strategy officer. → Read More
Win Modernizes Networked Travel Management Company Model:
Global travel management company network Win and emerging booking tool provider WhereTo have modernized a central travel booking experience across the network of 6,000 travel agency locations. The move also streamlines the global data consolidation process while maintaining local service. Win member Options Travel, a travel management company and technology company, engineered the solution with… → Read More
Sitto Simplifies to Drive Agility and Growth:
Tesla moves fast. The cars, yes, but also the company. That includes Tesla's managed travel program. Sitto has been in the driver's seat of that program for nearly three years. When he joined the company in 2016, Tesla had about 16,000 employees. At the end of that year, however, the employee count spiked to more than 30,000, thanks to the acquisition of SolarCity. By November 2018, Tesla had… → Read More
Dinova Juices Up Executive Team & Launches New Services:
Corporate dining program provider Dinova has expanded Alison Galik's role to CEO. She joined the company in 2018 as president, pushing rapid growth and technology enhancements. She continues to report to the board of directors. Dinova also appointed Verome Johnston CFO and John Leen chief revenue officer. The company also has introduced two services for the corporate space: the Dinova Catering… → Read More