Innovate Faceoff Notebook; Sonder Breach; Cutting Hotel Booking Time with Virtual Cards

	November 28, 2022

Innovate Faceoff Notebook: Troop Tops, TripBam People's Choice

By Michael B. Baker

Judges at the BTN Group's 9th annual Innovate conference gave top honors to meetings management travel platform Troop, while inaugural Innovate winner TripBam received top accolades from attendees. Several other companies participated in this year's Faceoff. Keep Reading

Guests' Personal Records Exposed in Sonder Breach

Short-term accommodation provider Sonder Holdings on Wednesday confirmed some of its systems, including "certain" guest records that may include driver's licenses and passports, were exposed in a data breach. Keep Reading

Temporary Housing Provider Streamlines Hotel Bookings with Conferma

Temporary housing provider National Corporate Housing reports that it has significantly reduced hotel booking times with the implementation of a virtual card solution with Conferma Pay. Keep Reading

BA Adds Ability to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits

British Airways has added the ability for customers to purchase certified carbon removal credits through its "new updated climate platform CO2llaborate." Keep Reading

63.8%

STR and Tourism Economics' projected 2023 U.S. hotel occupancy, down from 64.6 percent in their previous forecast, issued in August.

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Latam, Delta to Add Nonstop São Paulo-L.A. Service

Latam on July 1, 2023, will launch a direct flight between São Paulo and Los Angeles, where passengers will be able to connect on Delta Air Lines flights. Keep Reading

One Global Adds Travelpath, Big Travel as TMC Members

Ontario-based Travelpath and Stockholm-based Big Travel each have joined the newly launched One Global alliance of travel management companies. Keep Reading