[ad_1] Corporate mobility specialist and ground transportation platform provider HQ—created last year with the merger of SummitQwest and Hip Shuttle—predicted that New York City metro area business ground transportation by April will reach 40 percent of its pre-pandemic level, using a new tool it developed based on clients’ and providers’ volume. HQ uses data from more…

[ad_1] American Express Global Business Travel’s transaction volume in February climbed back to more than half of its pre-pandemic level as part of a “strong recovery” from the Covid-19 omicron variant, the travel management company reported. In advance of its plans to go public later this year, Amex GBT reported 2021 financial results on Monday, showing total…

[ad_1] Dallas-based in-person event production firm Freeman this month announced a partnership with virtual events platform Hubilo to provide digital components for Freeman events. The partnership offers Freeman clients a scalable service for virtual and online events, Freeman president and COO Janet Dell said in a statement.  Hubilo is among several virtual event platforms that have caught…

[ad_1] Airline technology provider Accelya has named former Amadeus executive Victor Ordóñez as VP of commercial for the North Latin America and Caribbean region, the company announced. He will report to SVP of commercial for the Americas Mark Hollander and be based in Miami. Ordóñez joins Accelya from Amadeus where he had worked for 20…

[ad_1] Cvent in its first earnings call since it completed its merger with special purpose acquisition company Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II on Dec. 8, 2021, reported a 25 percent year-over-year increase in fourth-quarter revenue and a 4 percent increase in full-year revenue.  “We delivered a very successful 2021,” Cvent CEO and founder Reggie Aggarwal said…

[ad_1] Choice Hotels expects its first Everhome Suites, the company’s latest entry into the midprice extended-stay category, to debut around July 1 in Corona, Calif., company officials told BTN. Nine more Everhome Suites properties in Southern California are expected to follow.  First announced in 2020 and developed at the behest of a development partner, all Everhome…

[ad_1] Emese Graham Flight Centre Travel Group has appointed Emese Graham as diversity, equity and inclusion manager for the Americas, a role in which she will lead equity initiatives across the group’s corporate and leisure brands. Graham, who has been with Flight Centre since 2018, most recently as a content manager, will be based in…

[ad_1] After what it called a successful pilot run, United Airlines has launched a new ‘shortcut’ for bag drops at its seven U.S. hubs, effective immediately, the carrier announced Thursday. United claimed that the new process takes “a minute or less on average.” To use the new service, customers can check in on the United…

[ad_1] After posting losses for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2021, Lufthansa Group is optimistic about 2022 and expects a “significant increase in demand for air travel,” according to the company’s year-end financial report. The company adding that in February it had more booked flights than at any time since the beginning…

[ad_1] The key safety metrics for the global airline industry in 2021 were mixed compared with 2020, according to the International Air Transport Association’s annual safety report, released Wednesday.  Last year, the aviation industry—including passenger and cargo flights—had 26 total accidents, down from 35 in 2021, and below the 2017-2021 average of 44.2. Seven of…