Articles tagged “corporate travel”

Business Travel

Business Travel Budgets Face ‘New Normal’ With Prices to Climb Through 2025

It turns out that 2019 is no longer a good year to compare prices to. That should be a relief to anyone trying to explain why their travel budget looks so different now.

Sean O'Neill | 2 days ago

Business Travel Budgets Face ‘New Normal’ With Prices to Climb Through 2025

Hotels

Factors Driving Growth in India’s Hotel Industry – India Report

The Indian hotel industry is expected to grow over the next three years for several reasons: limited room supply, growing demand, better infrastructure. The demand-supply gap is a positive aspect, but could also cause issues if not carefully dealt with.

Bulbul Dhawan | 2 weeks ago

Factors Driving Growth in India’s Hotel Industry – India Report

Online Travel

Yatra Expands Corporate Travel Footprint with Acquisition of Globe Travels

Yatra’s acquisition of a corporate travel company highlights its shift towards the more profitable business travel market, especially as competition heats up in the consumer travel space. With consumer revenue dropping, Yatra is doubling down on corporate clients.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 weeks ago

Yatra Expands Corporate Travel Footprint with Acquisition of Globe Travels

Business Travel

Amex GBT Blends AI With Agents to Win Business Travel Share

The travel-management giant is using AI to read and respond to trip requests via emails. The goal is to free up human agents for more critical tasks, like perhaps explaining to executives why they can't expense that "team-building" trip to Vegas.

Sean O'Neill | 4 weeks ago

Amex GBT Blends AI With Agents to Win Business Travel Share

Podcasts

Biz Class Bookings, Viking’s Earnings and Small Meetings Boom

Today's podcast looks at hotels' new business travel workaround, Viking's strong path to 2025, and industry accommodations for a boom in smaller-scale meetings and events.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 weeks ago

Biz Class Bookings, Viking’s Earnings and Small Meetings Boom

Airlines

IndiGo Goes Upscale: What Its New Business Class Reveals About India’s Premium Shift 

IndiGo got big as a budget airline. But Indians are increasingly willing to spend on luxury and the airline is going where the money is.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 month ago

IndiGo Goes Upscale: What Its New Business Class Reveals About India’s Premium Shift 

Business Travel

Switzerland Tourism Chases American Road Warriors in New Ad

With hybrid work now here to stay, Switzerland is confident there are still legs in the blended travel trend.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 month ago

Switzerland Tourism Chases American Road Warriors in New Ad

Business Travel

Business Travel 2024: Hotels Bet on the New Road Warriors

Business travel is nearly back – but with an asterisk. Road warriors aren't taking as many trips, longer stays are becoming the norm, and traveler health is a primary focus. So, for those hotels willing to pivot, there’s an opening to snag these lucrative guests.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

Business Travel 2024: Hotels Bet on the New Road Warriors

Tourism

How the Indian Diaspora Is Supporting India’s Inbound Travel Growth – India Report

Trevolution Group's data on international travel to India highlights the country's growing popularity as a tourist destination.

Bulbul Dhawan | 1 month ago

How the Indian Diaspora Is Supporting India’s Inbound Travel Growth – India Report

Online Travel

IndiGo’s Fierce Pricing Squeeze Forces Yatra’s Revenue Decline, CEO Points to Job Cuts

After grappling with setbacks in the consumer segment, Yatra is doubling down on its core strength — corporate travel.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 month ago

IndiGo’s Fierce Pricing Squeeze Forces Yatra’s Revenue Decline, CEO Points to Job Cuts