Amex GBT and SAP Concur are finally doing what challengers have long promised: one system for everything. The real test is whether two corporate heavyweights can deliver speed and simplicity without the baggage of enterprise software.
Corporate travel buyers are demanding greener choices, more content, and tighter cost controls. TMCs are responding but will they be considered essential partners or a disposable middle layer?
Trip.com’s Key Travel deal shows its ambition to challenge Western TMCs, but breaking into entrenched markets will test its mix of tech and and human touch.
As Direct Travel sees it, the deal to acquire ATPI signals a new playbook: grow big enough to compete globally, but stay nimble enough to outmaneuver the giants.
We don’t believe that talent is a topic that should be confined to meetings with HR or recruiters. We believe that talent is a board-level conversation and deserves to be treated as such. Hiring, training, and retaining top talent should be a core focus of every travel leader, everywhere.