Business Travel News - Travel Management

Amex Promotes Qualantone To Fill Winterton's Post

2009-07-07

American Express Business Travel today announced Michael Qualantone as vice president and general manager of global supplier relations, replacing Andrew Winterton, who resigned in mid-April to become Carlson Wagonlit Travel's president of suppliers, products and technology.

Frosch Travel Bolsters New York Presence With Linden Travel Buy

2009-07-01

Travel management company Frosch Travel late yesterday announced it has completed the purchase of New York-based Linden Travel for an undisclosed amount. The deal broadens the Houston-based super regional's presence on the East Coast, where it already has offices in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

United To Require Some TMC Cash Settlement

2009-06-25

United Airlines on July 20 will discontinue an undisclosed number of travel agencies' access to its credit card merchant agreements, including those with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club and JCB, essentially shifting payment card merchant fees from the airline to those agencies.

NBTA, ACTE Verge On A Merger

2009-06-22

Efforts by some board members of the National Business Travel Association and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives to merge the two organizations during the past few months nearly paid off before failing to gain the approval of the required two-thirds of ACTE's board of directors earlier this month, stopping any tie-up for the time being.

Newsmaker: CWT Taps Amex's Winterton

2009-06-22

Travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel this month announced the appointment of longtime American Express distribution and supplier relations executive Andrew Winterton to the newly created post of president of suppliers, products and technology.

Profiles In Travel Management: Green Efforts Prep Co. To Focus On Cutting Cost

2009-06-22

Spurred by a companywide initiative to cut carbon emissions by 15 percent by 2012, software company Symantec reduced travel by 15 percent year-over-year after installing Hewlett-Packard Halo remote conferencing technology in September 2007.

Orbitz For Business Names New President

2009-06-18

Orbitz for Business today announced the appointment of Frank Petito as the online travel management company's new president, replacing former senior vice president and COO Dean Sivley, who left the company in May to become president and CEO of travel insurance company Travel Guard.

Egencia Unveils Meetings & Incentives Division

2009-06-17

Travel management company Egencia today announced the launch of a separate meetings and incentives division after rebranding Reward Worldwide, a meetings management company it acquired last year, as Egencia Meetings & Incentives.

Carlson Wagonlit Hires Amex Distribution Exec

2009-06-04

Carlson Wagonlit Travel today announced that it has named Andrew Winterton, a longtime American Express Business Travel global supplier relations and distribution executive, to the newly created position of president of suppliers, products and technology. He assumed the post June 1.

Amex, Maritz Working To Develop Meetings Solution

2009-06-01

American Express and Maritz Travel today announced an alliance through which the companies will share resources to jointly develop and market a single strategic meetings management solution. Officials from the companies today said they expect to execute the final agreement in the coming weeks and bring the offering down to the client level by Sept. 1.