Business Travel News

3 days ago | businesstravelnews.com | Elizabeth West

Meetings booking and management platform Groups360 on Tuesday launched GroupSync Connect, enabling GroupSync to operate within third-party event management platforms, allowing users to access real-time hotel rates and booking capabilities directly within partner platforms. According to CEO Kemp Gallineau, the move could reduce reliance on external tools and lengthy request-for-proposal processes by embedding functionality into systems clients already use.

3 days ago | businesstravelnews.com | Elizabeth West

Meetings Meetings and group accommodation platform Hubli has launcheda virtual card payments solution developed with fintech company Conferma. CalledEasyPay, it aims to address inefficiencies in how corporate travel and eventsteams handle payments to hotels and venues. According to Hubli’s research, payment and expensemanagement are among the top challenges for both corporate buyers and hotels.

2 weeks ago | businesstravelnews.com | Lauren Arena

Three stories of managing travel risk for a small or midsize travel program From trade tariffs affecting global marketsand increased geopolitical instability to regions of armed conflict with no-flyzones, ever-changing immigration rules or President Trump’s recent proclamationregarding travel bans and restrictions into the U.S., business travel isbecoming increasingly risky business.

2 weeks ago | businesstravelnews.com | Elizabeth West

Meetings management platform provider injects artificialintelligence throughout its workflows; releases Cvent “Essentials” to generalcustomers. After a year in clientbeta testing, Cvent announced Tuesday at its Connect conference in San Antoniothat the company has released its Cvent Essentials platform to its generalcustomer base.

2 weeks ago | businesstravelnews.com | Elizabeth West

Meetings In a world accelerated by artificial intelligence, self-servemeetings platform Groupize is positioning itself as an AI-forward solution andrebranding to Groupize.ai. The company announced upcoming partnerships with AI-poweredgroup booking platform Amgine, as well as with Hivr.ai and MeetingsPackage todeliver instant venue bookings that include live integrations with sales andcatering platforms to ensure real-time group availability, dynamic pricing andseamless booking.