Laura Houldsworth on Corporate travel, AI and Taggable Tourism | Conversations on Turning 20
When you get to the ripe young age of 20, you’re bound to collect lots of stories – not only about the past but lessons for the future.
As WiT marks its 20th year in 2025, we turn the spotlight on our community, our tribe pioneers and leaders, to tell their stories and share their views on th [...]
Blended travel is the future as more APAC professionals turn business trips into getaways
Latest whitepaper highlights emerging trends in blended travel
Crown Plaza by IHG has released its second white paper, Leading the Charge in Blended Travel. The report unveils a major shift driven by a new breed of companies and individuals seeking far-reaching flexibility that extends beyond trad [...]
Workforce shifts, AI, and rising costs shaping business travel in 2025
Business travel industry kicks off 2025 with optimism amid evolving challenges, according to latest GBTA poll
Professionals in the business travel industry look forward to an engaged and productive year, according to the first Business Travel Outlook Poll of 2025, released by the Global Business [...]
Thai entry goes digital. Boom goes supersonic. Insurance payouts surge. More.
Smartify’s £1.5M boost to enhance visitor engagement at museums and galleries
Smartify, a visitor engagement platform for museums and attractions, has secured £1.5 million in funding, led by Metavallon VC with participation from Pembroke VCT. Founded in 2015, Smartify aims to expand internation [...]
Real-time tourism insights. Instantly change BA flights. Agoda expands EcoDeals. Copa Airlines tracks travel requirements
Spotnana’s new British Airways integration lets you instantly change flights
Spotnana has announced a direct integration with British Airways, enabling customers and partners to access the airline’s full New Distribution Capability (NDC) content along with enhanced servicing features. A key hig [...]
Serko appoints industry veteran and former Spotnana executive Johnny Thorsen as VP Strategic Business Development
Concur, American Express, and Spotnana alum brings decades of experience to drive growth and innovation
Serko, a solutions provider in online travel for business, has announced the appointment of Johnny Thorsen as Vice President of Strategic Business Development, effective immediately.
In his ne [...]
Registration is open for Business Travel Show Asia Pacific
Registration is now live for the inaugural Business Travel Show Asia Pacific, taking place on 16-17 April 2025 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, alongside The Meetings Show Asia Pacific. The event will unite 200+ corporate travel buyers from across the Asia Pacific region, the US, the UK, and Europe w [...]
Business travel industry reflects on 2024, sets optimistic plans for growth, technology and sustainability in 2025
New GBTA research highlights strong global optimism, increased budgets and shifting travel patterns across regions as companies navigate the future
As 2024 draws to a close, there is strong sentiment from the global business travel industry that the year outperformed expectations, paving the way fo [...]
The New Work Paradigm: Covid’s lasting legacy
We are not going back to the office, not in the way we used to. The pandemic forced us all to re-evaluate how we live, how we work, and how we balance our lives. The forces that powered the old way of working—the service economy built around office towers and cubicles—are permanently disrupted. [...]
Accor on hunt for global media agency, limits distribution partners to four
Karelle Lamouche: “The consumer has changed, distribution has changed”
There’s no denying the massive job ahead for Karelle Lamouche as she aligns commercial strategies for Accor’s Premium, Midscale & Economy division, which encompasses 21 different brands and 90 percent of Accor’s po [...]
