Airlines Aim To Simplify Corporate Contracts With Cabin-Based Discounts
American and Delta are experimenting with corporate discounts based on cabin classes rather than individual fare classes. By simplifying contract negotiations and management, the airlines stand to reduce costs if not also increase corporate yields.
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https://www.thecompanydime.com/airlines-corporate-contract-cabin-class/
Op Ed: Jeff Klee On The Need To Think Differently About Self-Servicing
AmTrav CEO Jeff Klee says “we have to do better" on disruption management.
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https://www.thecompanydime.com/op-ed-jeff-klee-self-service-rebooking/
How Much Does Business Travel Pay Off? There Are No Perfect Answers
Studies determined that business travel spending drives revenue growth, but there are diminishing returns and accounting for all the variables makes it challenging to calculate a company's exact ROI.
GBTA Preps Official Comments On U.S. Entry Proposal As Members Share Concerns
If reactions by travel industry advocates, GBTA poll respondents and people on LinkedIn are any indication, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is getting an earful about proposed information requirements for travelers from Visa Waiver Program countries.
https://www.thecompanydime.com/gbta-us-entry-proposal/
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NYU Study: Direct Hotel Channels Lose Corporate Share To GDSs, OTAs
According to NYU/HEDNA research sponsored by GDS firms, GDS channels have outpaced direct hotel channels during the past couple of years.
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https://www.thecompanydime.com/nyu-hedna-corporate-hotel-share-gds-ota/
Hotels Dodge Collusion Claims As Debate Over Algorithmic Pricing Heats Up
The courts sided with hotel defendants in several antitrust lawsuits alleging illegal price-fixing, but legal experts expect regulatory scrutiny on algorithmic pricing to intensify.
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https://www.thecompanydime.com/hotels-collusion-algorithmic-pricing/
Supplier Crackdown On Rate Eligibility Collides With Corporate Security, Digital Practices
Hotels and car rental firms increasingly ask for proof of employment at check-in, according to buyers, creating issues for some corporate travelers.
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https://www.thecompanydime.com/supplier-crackdown-rate-eligibility/
Dispatch 19
Dispatch on Navan's development, deposits for hotel rates, Delta's co-branded Amex cash machine, rental cars smelling of weed and more. (No subscription required.)
Access My Calendar For Travel And Entertainment Convenience? ‘No, No, No’
Navan and others enable calendar connections to help employees to meet IRS requirements for T&E documentation. Some have confidentiality and privacy concerns.
https://www.thecompanydime.com/calendar-travel-and-entertainment/
Researchers Advise How To Neutralize AI’s Gender Bias In Policymaking
Travel policy generation has emerged as an AI use case for some in travel management. To minimize bias, academics emphasized the importance of "demographic framing” in prompt design.
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As BCD Explores 'Next Chapter' For Its Marketplace, 'Choice' Means 'Healthy' Tension
The first booking tech to appear in the Marketplace will be SkyLink, which two BCD clients are lining up for launch this quarter.
https://www.thecompanydime.com/bcd-travel-marketplace-skylink/
Q&A: PredictX CEO Keesup Choe
PredictX's CEO joined The Company Dime's Buyers Council for a live talk about AI enhancing and potentially replacing sourcing and reporting. (Handout included.)
https://www.thecompanydime.com/predictx-ceo-keesup-choe-interview/
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Hilton Declines To Affirm Amex GBT-Concur ‘Complete’ Perk
For some reason, Hilton doesn't want to discuss a fast-track offer through GBT-Concur. TMC rivals said it was neither unique nor compelling.
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Capital One Assembles Corporate Travel Stack Amid Discover Network Overhaul
While reinvigorating a payment network that includes an iconic corporate travel brand, Capital One and Hopper launched a business travel agency.
https://www.thecompanydime.com/capital-one-corporate-travel-discover-network/
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Q&A: Flight Centre Travel Group Global Chief Experience Officer John Morhous
BeOne travel manager Pedro Ceron last month interviewed Flight Centre chief experience officer John Morhous during an online meeting of The Company Dime's Buyers Council. "The beast in the room is OpenAI ... it's attention economics," Morhous told Ceron. OpenAI's browser can book through Concur "by just a prompt."
