BTN's Car Rental & Ground Survey; TMC M&A; JetBlue's Bag Fees and Service Changes

Also, a look at NDC price differentials a year after AA's big move  

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April 04, 2024 National Tops Again in BTN's Annual Car Rental Survey Travel buyers gave car rental companies mixed results in BTN's 2024 Car Rental Survey, with three of the five rated brands garnering higher scores compared with 2023, but two declining. National Car Rental secured its ninth straight win. Meanwhile, chauffeured transportation suppliers held steady.  Read More AmTrav Documents AA NDC, EDIFACT Fare Differentials TMC AmTrav ever since American Airlines in 2023 removed some content from EDIFACT channels has tracked the carrier's fare availability and price differentials, and has released the one-year review of its findings. Keep Reading Amex GBT's CWT Deal Would Add Scale but Faces Scrutiny American Express Global Business Travel's acquisition of rival CWT would be a merger of giants but might not face the regulatory scrutiny that has quashed recent major mergers in the industry. Keep Reading Investor Group Led by Steve Singh Acquires Direct Travel A group of investors led by corporate travel industry entrepreneur and Concur co-founder Steve Singh has acquired Direct Travel, with plans to expand the TMC's footprint around the world. Keep Reading JetBlue Changes Checked-Bag Fees, Again JetBlue recently, quietly, has made changes to its checked-bag policy to differentiate between peak and off-peak pricing. Keep Reading We'll expand also further into the enterprise segment, and we have a meaningful opportunity to expand into group travel, which is not a well-served market segment." - Direct Travel's   Steve Singh Read More JetBlue to Eliminate Five Destinations, Reduce Other Service JetBlue is exiting five cities, ending some routes and making others seasonal, the carrier confirmed in an email to BTN.    Keep Reading Executive Travel to Add NDC Price Guarantee Service Executive Travel is adding a fare assurance service to ensure clients are not missing out on lower-priced NDC fares when booking air travel. Keep Reading Qantas Adds Agency Portal as NDC Content Access Option Qantas' new portal offers NDC content through a simplified connection intended for smaller agencies that do not have access through a GDS or aggregator. Keep Reading Hilton Amex Business Card Ups Fee, Increases Point Accrual Rate Hilton and American Express are introducing a "refreshed" Hilton Honors American Express Business Card with a higher fee but accelerated points-earning capabilities. Keep Reading TravelBank Partners with Squake for Sustainability Data Travel and expense management platform TravelBank has added sustainability data for flights to its booking platform through a partnership with Squake. Keep Reading Extend Launches Team Budgets Feature Extend has added a team budgets feature to provide finance leaders with controlled delegation of spending management in their companies. Keep Reading Reynolds Named General Manager of Emburse Travel  Read More Expedia Group to Integrate Amadeus NDC Content  Read More United to Install Larger Overhead Bins on Embraer Fleet  Read More CWT Expands Central Payment in China to Include Hotels  Read More Wyndham Deal to Add Ext.-Stay WaterWalk to Portfolio  Read More Cirium: Airfare Increases Trail U.S. Inflation Rate  Read More Hilton Takes Majority Stake in Luxury NoMad Parent  Read More GlobalStar Adds NDC Content from AirGateway  Read More IHG Rolls Out New Suites Prototypes  Read More Alaska Airlines to Add Santa Rosa-Las Vegas Service  Read More 301 Route 17 North, Suite 1150 Rutherford, New Jersey, USA 07070

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