Flight Centre Projects Continued Corp. Travel Recovery; Gillespie Op-Ed: What if We’re Managing Travel All Wrong?

	February 23, 2023

Flight Centre Projects Continued Recovery

By Michael B. Baker

Flight Centre reported a "strong recovery" in corporate travel for the first half of its 2023 fiscal year, with corporate travel revenue back to 88 percent of pre-Covid-19 levels and transactions 90 percent recovered. Since January, corporate travel activity has been "escalating," particularly in China and in the U.S., according to Flight Centre. Keep Reading

GBTA: Western Europe Set for 'Sharp' Spending Recovery

Business travel in western Europe is expected to see one of the "sharpest recoveries" in the world and return to pre-Covid spending levels by 2026, according to GBTA research. Keep Reading

What if We're Managing Travel All Wrong?

Op-Ed by tClara's Scott Gillespie

After 30 years, it's fair to ask if the strategy of keeping travel costs low and so more trips can be taken is still warranted. For many companies, I say it is not. Keep Reading

Two Lufthansa Executives to Switch Roles

Lufthansa Airlines chief commercial officer Stefan Kreuzpaintner and Lufthansa Group head of network, alliance and partner management Heiko Reitz will switch positions, the company announced. Keep Reading

STR: January U.S Hotel Occupancy, Rates Slip

Average January 2022 U.S. hotel revenue per available room and daily rates topped pre-pandemic benchmarks while occupancy fell month over month, according to hospitality analytics firm STR. Keep Reading

Air France-KLM Postpones GDS Surcharge For TMCs, Again

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Average North American airline on-time performance in December, down from 76.4 percent in November, according to Cirium.

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Air Canada Launches Digital Facial Recognition Pilot

Air Canada has launched a digital facial recognition pilot for select flights from Vancouver to Winnipeg and for eligible customers at the Air Canada Café at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Keep Reading