American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has made a binding offer to acquire Egencia, the corporate travel division of Expedia Group. Expedia will become a shareholder of GBT through a long-term, strategic commercial agreement. Together, the two companies will offer comprehensive solutions across all segments of corporate travel. Leer más
The recovery of activity in the hotel industry is still not perceived during a first quarter in which occupancies have remained low, despite the fact that in many destinations the percentage of hotels in operation does not exceed 30% of the total existing supply. The average revenue per available room is 16.75€, a decrease of 65% compared to the first quarter of last year.
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A new survey of 1,400 business travelers shows that 93% have reduced their travel by an average of 60% since the pandemic began. However, there is reason for cautious optimism, with 84% of business travelers confirming that they would travel if the correct security measures were in place. The percentage rises to 87% in the case of frequent travelers. Leer más
The Spanish Association of Hotel Managers (AEDH) has filed a complaint with the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) against the Booking.com platform for imposing parity clauses in their contracts. According to its criteria, the immediate effect is an “extreme rigidity” in the commercial policy of hoteliers that prevents them from adapting their offers to particular or temporary market circumstances. Leer más
The sessions of Forum Business Travel, the continuous training and consulting academy on business travel management, now have a new technological platform to cover their events. The system, launched in collaboration with evenTwo, allows live broadcasts, access to all the information, downloading of content and interaction with participants. Leer más
Luisa Juanes is the head of Travel Management at Werfen, a family company based in the Barcelona town of Hospitalet with more than 50 years of experience. World leader in in vitro diagnostics (IVD) and specialized in hemostasis, intensive care and autoimmunity, she has not stopped traveling in all this time of pandemic, although much less and in other conditions, logically. Leer más