BTN's Innovation Issue & Airline Survey; Loyalty Changes; 2024 Projections

 

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November 16, 2023 BTN Special Issue: Business Travel Innovation 2023 Today's business travel industry is underpinned by an intricate web of technology, tools and processes designed to enhance the booking and management of travel. This special issue of BTN examines the drive toward convenience, personalization or automation, with special reports on generative AI, chatbots, retailing, expense reporting and other players on the vanguard of innovation. Read More BTN's 2023 Airline Survey: Delta Remains Dominant Delta Air Lines continues to dominate BTN's annual Airline Survey, which empowers travel buyers to rate their airline partners across 11 performance criteria. Ratings across three of the four major U.S. airlines lost ground this year among challenges and distribution strategy changes. Read More Alaska Airlines Lowers 2024 Loyalty Redemption Levels Alaska Airlines beginning in March 2024 will offer new options for Mileage Plan loyalty members, along with redemptions starting at a lower level. Keep Reading United to Boost Loyalty Points Awarded for Card Spending Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, United Airlines will increase the number of premier qualifying points awarded on qualifying purchases with United MileagePlus credit cards issued by Chase. Keep Reading PwC Tempers U.S. Hotel Forecast as Demand Slows PwC softened its projections for U.S. hotel occupancy in 2023 and 2024 amid economic concerns and an uncertain outlook for corporate travel. Keep Reading It will be hard to be a corporate travel manager if you don't embrace innovation. You're going to be under immense pressure from travelers." - Spotnana's   Johnny Thorsen Read More Mastercard Adds T&E Consulting Services Mastercard has added a new consulting service for travel managers and decision-makers, focusing in particular on helping companies grapple with new hybrid work environments and sustainability. Keep Reading Bizly, Tripbam Partner to Offer Small Mtg. Pricing Meetings technology provider Bizly has partnered with Tripbam to offer detailed market rate information for small and simple meetings. Keep Reading Survey: Ground Programs in Europe Increasingly Complex Travel managers in Europe are looking to take greater control of ground transport spend amid rising fuel prices and an increased focus on green alternatives to air travel, according to new research from GBTA and Freenow. Keep Reading Blacklane Expands City-to-City, Debuts On-Demand in U.S. Chauffeured ground provider Blacklane has expanded its City-to-City program in the United States with 14 new metropolitan city pairs. Keep Reading Advito to Provide Emissions Data to OBT Add-On Eco.Mio BCD Travel consulting arm Advito is providing its carbon emissions data to Eco.mio, a technology that integrates with online booking tools to spur travelers to make sustainable choices. Keep Reading Connexpay Earns Top Prize at Phocuswright Conference ConnexPay, a payment platform that allows travel companies to manage payments and reduces associated risks, was named Travel Innovator of the Year at the Phocuswright Conference. Keep Reading Cirium: Delta's October On-Time Rate Cracks 90 Percent The October on-time performance for North American carriers increased for a third month in a row, but the rate of increase eased a bit, according to Cirium. Keep Reading DOT: Consumer Air Service Complaints Surge  Read More Report: Short-Term Rental Co. Zeus Living to Shutter  Read More Southwest to Purchase Up to 680M Gallons of SAF  Read More Spotnana Integrates Trainline API for Rail Content  Read More United to Invest Nearly $2B in Houston's Terminal B  Read More Advantage Partners to Automate Inquiry Management  Read More Alaska to Add Portland-Nashville Service  Read More U.S. Travel Association Adds VP of Group Travel  Read More 301 Route 17 North, Suite 1150 Rutherford, New Jersey, USA 07070

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