[ad_1] Travelport is providing its agencies with “enhanced functionalities” to shop and manage American Airlines’ New Distribution Capability content as part of a multiyear extension of its full-content agreement with the carrier. The agreement will include distribution of American’s recently announced “Corporate Experience” bundle, which offers such perks to Business Extra travelers as complimentary access to preferred…

[ad_1] Sabre through a new pilot program is providing offers using the International Air Transport Association’s New Distribution Capability standards through its GetThere booking tool, the company announced. Through the program, GetThere is presenting NDC offers compliant with corporate travel policies alongside traditional content, and travel management companies using GetThere will have the capability to…

[ad_1] Uber as of Wednesday will reclassify its drivers as “workers” in the United Kingdom, the company announced, entitling them to some benefits according to U.K. employment law. The new designation comes after Uber lost its appeal of the U.K. Supreme Court’s ruling last month that their drivers should be classified as workers. Since 2016,…

[ad_1] Bizzabo, Cvent and Hubb topped an inaugural comparison report on B2B marketing events management solutions released this month by Forrester Research. The research company reviewed 14 providers based on 28 criteria, with those three coming out on top as industry “leaders.” Kaltura and RainFocus came in next as “strong performers.” Other categories included “contenders”…

[ad_1] TripActions has rolled out its first-ever set of APIs in a bid to enable corporate clients to more easily import travel and spending data into other business systems. Calling the capability “one of the most requested” from its customers, TripActons cited potential uses for the integration of such data including duty of care, budget…

[ad_1] Delta Air Lines will offer “quarantine-free” flights from New York to Rome and Milan in the coming weeks. The quarantine-free flights to Rome will begin April 1, followed by Milan on April 2, and both require three separate Covid-19 tests: one PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to departure and rapid tests administered…

[ad_1] Two digital health pass platforms are getting new trials this week, as JetBlue has begun using the CommonPass platform on flights to Aruba and Singapore Airlines kicks of a trial program with Travel Pass. As a part of JetBlue’s program, the carrier has partnered with two Covid-19 testing suppliers: Vault, which provides supervised at-home…

[ad_1] BCD Travel announced its Life Sciences Center of Excellence last month and has now rolled out a new focus on patient travel. The move is intended to support the unique needs of the patient but also to leverage the benefits of a company’s corporate travel program. “We started receiving customer requests about a year…

[ad_1] Marriott International plans to add nearly 70 properties in 2021 to its Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio and Luxury Collection hotel brands, the company announced.  The Autograph Collection, created in 2010 with seven hotels, recently added its 200th property, the Grand Universe Lucca, located in a former 16th-century palazzo in Tuscany. The brand plans to…

[ad_1] The American Hotel & Lodging Association has added a meetings and events checklist to its Safe Stay guidelines, the association told BTN. The section features 10 recommendations, including requiring face coverings and physical distancing; offering contactless or low-touch check-in options for meetings as well as asking for low-touch or no-touch food-service options, and using new…