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2017 Global Travel Price Outlook Identifies Key Risks for Global Market

Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)·over a year ago
New research out today highlights six key risks heading into 2017 that could impact both travel industry prices and the global economy as a whole. They are emerging market performance, financial market turbulence, geopolitical risks, uncertainty surrounding Brexit, potentially

iCARS Announces National Expansion

Glodow Nead Communications·over a year ago
iCARS, the new web and mobile app technology platform that connects travelers and corporate clients to licensed, thoroughly-screened executive car service operators and chauffeurs, is pleased to announce its plans for major national growth in 2016. The announcement coincides w

American Express Global Business Travel and Airbnb for Business Announce New Agreement for Business Travelers

American Express Global Business Travel·over a year ago
American Express Global Business Travel ("GBT") today announced a commercial agreement with Airbnb, the world's leading community-driven hospitality company. The new referral partnership will make Airbnb for Business more accessible to GBT customers and allow data transfer and

CWT / BTN Group Research: 96 Percent Rank Strategic Meetings Management as Successful

CWT·over a year ago
Companies that have implemented a program for the strategic management of meetings say their programs are successful, though they also say there is still more work to do. The key benefits of an SMM program are greater transparency of spend, cost reductions, improved compliance

Singapore to Welcome Two Iconic Luxury Brands from the Marriott International Portfolio

Marriott International, Inc.·over a year ago
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) and South Beach Consortium Pte. Ltd. (a joint venture between City Developments Limited (CDL) and IOI Properties Group Berhad) today announced that The South Beach hotel, a 634-room luxury property designed by the renowned Philippe

Business Travelers Embracing Self-Service Technology and Personalized Travel Options

Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)·over a year ago
Mobile technology continues to make it easier for travelers to manage their own travel while in- transit and the majority of global business travelers are embracing this trend, according to a new study released today from the GBTA Foundation in partnership with Sabre Corpora

All-new Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta Now Open At Capital Place

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts·over a year ago
While today's travellers are more likely to arrive in Jakarta by commercial aircraft or private jet, the city has long welcomed the world as one of history's most storied marine ports. Now, the start of a new era in Indonesian hospitality begins with the much-anticipated ope

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Expands Presence in Australia with the Signing of Four Points by Sheraton Parramatta

Starwood Hotels & Resorts·over a year ago
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Sydney based developer, JL Parramatta Pty Ltd to open Four Points by Sheraton Parramatta in the cosmopolitan city of Sydney in Australia, Located at 89 George Street in

Turning Data into Action: Segment Your Audience | By Christophe Tayon

Cendyn™·over a year ago
Data is changing the foundation of hospitality marketing. With personalized content, hoteliers can now engage and nurture their guests like never before. As a result, they have a new way to increase satisfaction and cultivate loyalty to generate profitable revenue growth. In

Cendyn Announces Strategic Equity Partnership with Accel-KKR

Cendyn™·over a year ago
Cendyn, the leader in software solutions for driving sales and marketing performance in the travel and hospitality industry, announced today it has received a growth equity investment from Accel-KKR, a leading technology-focused private equity firm. As a result of the new partne

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