[ad_1] Meetings technology giant Cvent now is offering small and simple meeting specialist Bizly’s services in its App Marketplace and has enabled data integration between the companies, Bizly told BTN on Thursday. Cvent users can enter Bizly’s platform through Cvent’s meeting request form, the tool the company offers clients to approve and register events.  The…

[ad_1] Business segment revenue has improved significantly for United Airlines, particularly in the past two weeks, United EVP and chief commercial officer Andrew Nocella said on a Wednesday quarterly earnings call. The improvement especially has been noted in long-haul markets, “where videoconference is not a substitute for an in-person meeting,” he said. “In absolute dollars,…

[ad_1] American Express Global Business Travel has added ground transportation options via GroundSpan to the Egencia platform, the company announced. The integration gives Egencia customers in the U.S. and Canada access to GroundSpan’s network of vehicles, including chauffeured sedans, SUVs and multi-passenger vans. Companies also can access negotiated rates with preferred suppliers through the platform.…

[ad_1] Air Canada on June 14 will start to add a per-ticket fee of US$20 to US$30 on bookings made through traditional EDIFACT-connected channels, the carrier announced Wednesday. The fee will not apply to bookings made via any of Air Canada’s New Distribution Capability connections, including NDC-sourced content in a global distribution system, or through…

[ad_1] The growing presence of upper-upscale properties in the current U.S. hotel development pipeline suggests increasing developer confidence in business travel demand, hotel analytics firm STR said Tuesday.  “Upper upscale saw the slowest recovery, but a steady climb in performance and the business travel indicators have supported developer confidence in the segment,” STR VP of…

[ad_1] Low-cost carrier Breeze Airways will launch service between Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, N.Y., and four new destinations, the carrier announced Tuesday.  Its seasonal Islip-Richmond, Va., route will begin May 18, with service each Sunday and Thursday. Starting May 25 is seasonal service to and from Pittsburgh, also each Sunday and Thursday. Seasonal…

[ad_1] United Airlines plans to add nearly 40 percent more flights than last season between the United States and Australia and New Zealand for its next northern winter schedule, the carrier announced Tuesday.  Starting Dec. 1, United will launch direct San Francisco-Christchurch, New Zealand, service, making it the “only carrier to directly connect the U.S.…

[ad_1] Hyatt Hotels Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a new select-service brand, Hyatt Studios, marking the hotel company’s entrance into the upper-midscale sector within the Americas.  The Hyatt Studios brand was designed to accommodate both extended-stay and shorter length-of-stay leisure and business transient guests, depending on the region’s guest base and local market, according to Hyatt.  Hyatt…

[ad_1] A group of veteran travel and sustainability executives will launch a new organization designed to bring together corporate travel managers, travel management companies and travel suppliers and offer tools and education around travel sustainability. The Sustainable Travel & Transportation Network is expected to launch in mid-May as a networking platform and “clearinghouse” for environmental…

[ad_1] The wait time for visitor visas to the U.S. from India has dropped by nearly half in recent weeks, according to the U.S. Travel Association, though it remains nearly a year. Other key inbound markets continue to have much longer wait times, according to the association. From mid-March to early April, the wait time…