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Concur has faced intense pushback from the business travel establishment to its open booking initiative. Rebranding it as TripLink is a small bow to that opposition, but the essentials of the program remain the same.

The Orbitz partnership to power American Express Travel contributed about one third of Orbitz's all-important hotel room night growth in the third quarter. Orbitz has been doing some interesting things, including the relaunch of its rewards program, but it is still very rough slog ahead.

The forecast speaks volumes about the pending merger of US Airways with American Airlines because American Express predicts a decline in North America airfares in 2014 -- unless there is further consolidation "among major U.S. airlines." The Department of Justice should cite the forecast in the upcoming antitrust case.

Even where credit card machines are present, there is no guarantee that they'll work. The seemingly antiquated method of travel payments is one of the more evident examples of how unprepared Myanmar is groping to deal with an influx of visitors.

The company still hasn't recovered from the slump in business travel post-recession, and with the macro picture on the sector changing fast with rise of digital, divesting, at least part of it, is the right move.

American Express, other mega travel agencies and their corporate clients aren't going to be able to put the genie back in the bottle with badges and leader boards. There is a lot of turf-protection going on here.

Leisure travel, particularly in the U.S., is leading the way within American Express' travel businesses, although it is a lot smaller than its global business travel unit, which is under pressure.

American Express is finally discovering the digital world and trimming jobs tied to offline travel sales. Global travel services for Amex declined in the first quarter, but the company posted a profit nonetheless.

Operating a vacation wholesaler was clearly not a core business for American Express, which agreed to go the partnership route instead.

Inspirato's rebranding and partnership with American Express puts it on the map. The companies still have to prove; however, that there is a large enough market for Inspirato's luxury services.