[ad_1] American Airlines has added a new self-administered Covid-19 test option for travelers returning to the United States on international flights. The carrier is making Abbott BinaxNow Home Test available via a partnership with telehealth provider eMed. Travelers can buy the tests either through an online portal or at select pharmacies, take the tests with…

[ad_1] Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Starwood Capital Group have increased their offer to purchase Extended Stay America to $20.50 per share, $1 per share more than their prior offer. The new offer represents about a 21 percent premium over the stock’s closing value on March 12, the last trading day prior to the deal’s announcement,…

[ad_1] KLM later this year will add new service to Orlando as part of its winter schedule, the carrier announced. KLM on Oct. 31 will start flights up to four times per week between Amsterdam and Orlando, with the return trip stopping in Miami, combining the carrier’s service between the two Florida cities. The plan…

[ad_1] The rapid deployment of Covid-19 vaccines is a main factor in an accelerating U.S. lodging industry recovery, and PwC has upgraded its 2021 forecast accordingly, the company reported this week.  PwC in its May Hospitality Directions U.S. report projects 2021 U.S. hotel occupancy to reach 57.2 percent, up from the 52.7 percent level it forecast…

[ad_1] Travel search provider Skyscanner has begun to incorporate data on Covid-19 travel restrictions and documentation requirements into its booking platform via TravelPerk’s TravelSafe API, the companies announced Thursday. Launched in October 2020, TravelSafe was TravelPerk’s first service designed as a standalone product for the wider travel industry, offered as a monthly subscription. The API-based service integrates…

[ad_1] Expense management and accounts payable automation provider Emburse has launched a new expense auditing solution that combines artificial intelligence and machine learning with human auditors to streamline the auditing process while ensuring accuracy, according to the company.  Dubbed Emburse Audit, the service is available now for users of Emburse’s Certify, Chrome River and Nexonia…

[ad_1] On June 1, Qatar Airways will reserve service between Doha and Atlanta, completing the restoration of its pre-pandemic U.S. gateways, the carrier announced. Qatar will operate four weekly flights to Atlanta, the last of Qatar’s 10 U.S. destinations operated prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The carrier also has added two new U.S. destinations beyond…

[ad_1] TripActions has launched a new suite of tools that includes features to manage unused tickets of former employees and soft-dollar funds from airlines. The unused ticket name change feature in TripActions’ “Hello, Savings” suite automatically transfers tickets from inactive employees to current employees. TripActions’ own data indicates that about 14 percent of unused tickets—many…

[ad_1] Apartment-style accommodation provider Mint House has appointed longtime industry executive Jim Mrha as its new CFO, beginning this month, the company confirmed. Mrha previously headed short-term rental company Domio, which closed late last year.  Mrha had joined Domio as CFO in March 2020 and became interim CEO in September after the company’s founding CEO and…

[ad_1] Southwest Airlines’ content will go live in the Sabre global distribution system on July 26, VP of Southwest Business David Harvey announced on Wednesday during BTN’s Business Travel Show America event. The date falls on the early end of Southwest’s prior guidance of the second half of 2021, as Sabre and Southwest have been working to…