Survey: Omicron Causing Near-Term Travel Jitters; BTN's What to Watch 2022

 

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February 03, 2022 GBTA Survey: Omicron Causing Near-Term Jitters By Chris Davis The spread of the omicron variant of Covid-19 has spurred some new business travel restrictions and darkened some travel buyers' opinions about their travelers' willingness to hit the road, but most are confident that business travel volumes will recover throughout 2022, according to a new survey. Keep Reading BTN's What to Watch 2022 BTN's annual outlook for the new year features opinion pieces from managed travel industry experts, consultants, technologists, senior travel buyer and supplier executives and the BTN editorial staff. This year, workplace transformation, labor shortages, supply chain challenges, industry diversity and equity issues and the long-awaited and still delicate recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic take center stage. Keep Reading USTA: U.S. in Pandemic Lost $730B in Travel Spending Domestic U.S leisure travel has surged over the past year, driving the travel industry recovery, but without the return of business and international inbound travel there remains "a tremendous amount of ground to make up," U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow said during a Wednesday media briefing. Keep Reading CWT Readies AI Demand Prediction Pilot CWT in February will begin a three-month pilot with data analytics Zytlyn Technologies to predict travel demand using AI technology. Keep Reading We're also asking business leaders to take a hard look at the importance of business travel to productivity and success, as well as opportunities that comes from meeting face to face." - U.S. Travel's Roger Dow Read More Egencia Develops AI-Powered Tool for Trip-Approval Policies Egencia has launched a new AI recommendation tool designed to help companies set up and manage trip-approval processes. Keep Reading Acendas Launches Rebooking Tool for Flight Disruptions Kansas City-based travel management company Acendas has added a new tool designed to help travelers rebook flights following delays and cancellations. Keep Reading TripActions Develops Platform for Office Information TripActions has launched a new Office Guides platform to help companies facilitate travel to company offices by hybrid and remote workers. Keep Reading British Airways CEO Pledges to Fix Customer Service Issues British Airways has promised to improve its customer service and reduce call waiting times after coming through its "worst crisis in our 102-year history." Keep Reading OAG: Hawaiian, Delta Top 2021 On-Time N. American Airlines Hawaiian Airlines, followed closely by Delta Air Lines, topped travel data provider OAG's list of the 50 most punctual airlines and airports in 2021 around the world. Keep Reading Amex: 2021 SME Business Up, Large Corp. T&E Growth Lags Spending volume on American Express commercial cards continued on an upward trajectory in the fourth quarter, totaling $141 billion compared with $126 billion in the third quarter and up 30 percent year over year, the company reported. Keep Reading After Public Debut, Sonder CEO Details Push for Corp. Travel Q&A with Sonder CEO Francis Davidson Short-term rental provider Sonder last month debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange after shareholders approved its merger with special purpose acquisition company Gores Metropoulos II. Sonder founder and CEO Francis Davidson talked with BTN's Terri Hardin about the importance of establishing a consistent stream of business travel demand. Keep Reading JetBlue Joins Salesforce Cloud Tool to Track Carbon Data  Read More Flight Centre Taps Walley to Manage Corporate Traveler  Read More Delta to Offer New Premium-Cabin Amenity Kits  Read More Adtrav Adds Deem's Etta to Tech Offerings  Read More Prime Numbers Promotes Bresnahan to President  Read More BCD M&E Promotes Rabideau Amid Restructuring  Read More Coupa Pay Integrates AirPlus Virtual Card Product  Read More Bizly Adds Former Amex GBT Exec Ayache  Read More GBTA Creates Sustainability Executive Role  Read More Travelport Names Trainline Preferred Rail Provider  Read More CWT Names Core Leadership for Customer Team  Read More Expensify Creates Payment Tool for Accounting Firms  Read More 100 Lighting Way Secaucus, New Jersey, USA 07094

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