
Michael Baker
Executive Editor at Business Travel News
Travel industry writer, focused on airlines and with a long history covering the lodging industry. Any opinions expressed are my own. Pronouns are he/him/his.
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2 days ago |
businesstravelnews.com | Michael Baker
Travel management companies are the largest sources of data and data analysis for travel buyers, though a significant portion also rely on internal data analysts, according to a survey of 197 travel buyers conducted by BCD Travel.
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3 days ago |
businesstravelnews.com | Michael Baker
Payment & Expense More than eight in 10 business travelers said they struggle with travel expenses, with such practices as using personal cards or booking through consumer travel platforms still prevalent, according to a TravelPerk survey of 4,000 business travelers.
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3 days ago |
businesstravelnews.com | Michael Baker
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation fully restricting nationals from 12 countries to enter the United States, along with seven other countries from which travel is partially restricted. The highly anticipated travel ban stems from one of Trump's executive orders from the first day of his current term, from which "national security agencies engaged in a robust assessment of the risk that countries posed to the United States," according to the proclamation.
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6 days ago |
businesstravelnews.com | Michael Baker
Amadeus is taking a minority stake in generative AI startup Acai Travel, an investment the company said would add to its own development of AI solutions. The investment, the financial terms of which were not disclosed, will "accelerate our mission to reduce operational costs and enhance the traveler experience across the travel ecosystem," according to Acai Travel cofounder and CEO Riccardo Vittoria.
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6 days ago |
businesstravelnews.com | Michael Baker
Mexico City-based spend management platform Mendel has appointed former Latam Airlines sales executive Laura Madriñán to lead its travel vertical, the company announced. Based in Chile, Madriñán will serve as Mendel's head of travel, a growing vertical for the company following the launch of its online booking tool last year.
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Expensify: Strong Adoption of Travel Offering in Q1 https://t.co/ZVYzWUjrf7 via @btnonline

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