Business Travel News

There may be a big slowdown looming in spending on business travel, with severe ramifications for travel management companies and the travel industry.

Traveling abroad for business isn't quite the escape many Americans portray it as.

As business travel grows slowly in the U.S., travel management companies with more robust digital tools will be able to capture more bookings.

In any modern merger of travel brands it's the loyalty members who worry the most.

Global security concerns have been a reality for travelers for years, so it's alarming to see 20 percent of respondents say that their company does not have a policy to deal with such risks.

Better monitoring of hotel rates will help both consumers and travel managers alike.

We would doubt that a major carrier would allow Alaska or JetBlue the opportunity to get bigger.

The amount of data available to travel managers is growing. They just need to know how best to use those numbers to help them make the best choices for their travelers and companies.

A more honest accounting of how hotels manipulate their room rates to create more revenue helps both consumers and corporate travel managers make smarter travel decisions.

IBM is attempting to build a global business around its Watson cognitive computing platform, but there are significant challenges for many C-suite executives in travel and transportation to understand how to develop new strategies in the fast moving data and digital landscape.