[ad_1] First-quarter travel and entertainment spending by American Express corporate customers increased about 41 percent year over year to about $26 billion, and the company sees no real sign of any slowdown in demand, Amex reported Thursday. The total T&E spending was up from about $25 billion in each of the prior three quarters, according…

[ad_1] CWT has launched a carbon footprint calculator for environmental insights on corporate meetings and events, the travel management company announced Thursday. The calculator was developed alongside partner Thrust Carbon, with whom the company signed last year. The carbon calculator is available now “with associated fees,” a company representative told BTN by email, for CWT event…

[ad_1] Travel technology provider Sabre in July will stop supporting its hotel request-for-proposals service, the company announced Thursday. Sabre will shutter its hotel RFP operations effective July 14, calling it in a statement on Sabre’s website “an aging technology that no longer supports our customers.” Sabre in the statement suggested customers contact other RFP tool suppliers,…

[ad_1] Alaska Airlines reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2023, with executives during a Thursday earnings call citing weather incidents coupled with lower than traditional levels of business travel as contributing factors.  The company also noted changing seasonality patterns, similar to what United mentioned on its earnings call Wednesday. January and February tend to…

[ad_1] Average U.S. hotel revenue per available room and daily rates in March 2023 again dominated pre-pandemic benchmarks, while occupancy remained below 2019 levels but increased month over month, according to hospitality analytics firm STR.  For the fifth consecutive month, STR reported “continued improvement in business travel and groups” among its top 25 markets in…

[ad_1] JetBlue on July 5 will launch daily year-round service between San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Raleigh-Durham, N.C., the carrier announced Thursday. That day it also is launching daily year-round service between Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and Tampa, Fla. JetBlue will operate the routes with Airbus A320 aircraft. With the new routes, JetBlue will offer an…

[ad_1] Delta Air Lines on Wednesday opened its newest Sky Club lounge in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, according to the carrier.  Located on the upper level of the recently expanded G concourse, the club has more than 21,000 square feet of space and seating for more than 450 customers, making it the largest of…

[ad_1] Delta Air Lines has agreed to purchase up to 10 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel over two years from Shell Aviation, the carrier announced Thursday. Neat SAF can be blended with conventional jet fuel and used in today’s aircraft engines. The SAF would be used at Los Angeles International Airport.  The agreement…

[ad_1] One day after announcing its expanded New Distribution Capability plans, set to launch June 14, Air Canada has partnered with technology provider Kyte to enable a direct API connection to the carrier’s NDC content, the companies announced Thursday.  Travel sellers who opt to access their content via the Kyte API will have access to Air…

[ad_1] Airlines Reporting Corp.-accredited air ticket sales in March totaled more than $9.6 billion, a 22 percent increase year over year, and the highest monthly total ARC has recorded, according to the organization. The previous record of $9.3 billion was set in March 2019. Total March passenger trips settled by ARC increased 3.5 percent year…