Bechtel's NCD Pilot; BTN's CT100, Hotel Survey and Innovate; SkyMiles Plans

 

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October 06, 2023 Bechtel Weaves Partners Together for NDC Booking Pilot By Michael B. Baker Engineering and construction firm Bechtel Corp. has put together a pilot for New Distribution Capability bookings on United Airlines in close cooperation with SAP Concur and travel management company FCM, which manager of global travel David Weaver said now is ready for broader rollout. Keep Reading BTN's 2023 Corporate Travel 100 Read BTN's annual examination of the travel programs, policies and philosophies of the 100 largest corporate travel spenders, as the business travel recovery continues. Read More BTN's 2023 Hotel Survey & Report BTN in asked travel managers and travel procurement professionals to rate their preferred global hotel brand portfolio holders on product, service and relationship strength. Meanwhile, corporate respondents anticipate rate increases for 2024. Read More HQ Wins BTN Group's 2023 Innovator of the Year Award Enterprise mobility platform HQ took home the BTN Group's 2023 Innovator of the Year Award at the 10th annual Innovate conference held in New York. Keep Reading The [old] ecosystem is linear, but the one we are moving to is not, and there's no one perfect configuration." - Bechtel's David Weaver Read More Tripbam, Emburse Unveil First Collaborative Capabilities Three months after Emburse acquired Tripbam, the two companies this week unveiled their first collaborative development at the BTN Group's Innovate event. Keep Reading Delta's Bastian Promises SkyMiles 'Modifications' Reacting to sharp criticism over Delta Air Lines' planned overhaul of its SkyMiles loyalty program, CEO Ed Bastian promised changes to the airline's plans. Keep Reading Sabre Adds Partnerships After Conferma Deal but Still 'Agnostic' More than a year after its acquisition of Conferma, Sabre reports deeper partnerships and more hotel virtual card acceptance, while Conferma reports staff growth and tech investment. Keep Reading BCD Survey: Most Cos. Haven't Set Sustainable Travel Goals Although a solid majority of companies have set sustainability goals, fewer than half have set sustainability goals specific to travel, according to a BCD Travel survey. Keep Reading JetBlue, Uber for Business Partner for Disruption Services JetBlue has partnered with Uber for Business to provide complimentary Uber vouchers to customers who experience qualified travel disruptions. Keep Reading Accenture to Pilot Cytric Easy AI-Powered Chatbot Amadeus, Microsoft and Accenture are working together to develop an AI-powered travel assistant within Amadeus' Cytric Easy platform. Keep Reading Navan's Ava Gains Hotel Concierge Capabilities Navan has added "hotel concierge" capabilities to its Ava chatbot, enabling it to assist travelers in finding and booking hotels on the platform. Keep Reading Thomalex Launches Automated Email-Based Booking  Read More Principal Psngr1 Designer Joins Christopherson  Read More FCM M&E Appoints Global Mgr., Plans Expansion  Read More Alaska Airlines to Add Atlanta-San Diego Service  Read More DOT: June U.S. Flight Operations Down, Cancellations Up  Read More HeadBox Unveils Mtg. Attendee Emissions Calculator  Read More ARC: August Air Trips Highest Since Pandemic  Read More Vendry Launches Event Vendor Search Engine  Read More 301 Route 17 North, Suite 1150 Rutherford, New Jersey, USA 07070

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