Interviews

In the second of a two-part series, Delta Air Lines EVP of global sales Steve Sear joined a conversation with Concur Travel president Charlie Sultan and BTN editors about on SAP Concur's new booking experience, which is set to debut in a few months. Delta, once a vocal critic of what was perceived as Concur's lagging updates,... Keep Reading

SAP Concur's Charlie Sultan talks about the new booking experience, how Concur is meeting efficiency and productivity demands of both TMC and buyer clients, the complications of NDC and the transition timeline away from the legacy tools.... Keep Reading

American Express Global Business Travel earlier recently announced that Google has joined its sustainable aviation fuel program. Amex GBT's David Reimer chatted with BTN about the program's development, as well as the progress of its New Distribution Capability pilots and growth from the meetings and unmanaged travel sectors.... Keep Reading

Traveler identity network Travlr ID earned top honors at this year's Business Travel Show's Innovation Faceoff. Founder and creator Gee Mann spoke recently with BTN about Travlr ID's roadmap and how profile ownership can benefit corporate travel programs and their travelers.... Keep Reading

Travelport CEO Greg Webb, along with chief product and technology officer Tom Kershaw, spoke with BTN executive editor Michael B. Baker during the recent Global Business Travel Association annual convention in Dallas.... Keep Reading

Founded in 2018, Luxembourg-based rental car provider Ufodrive, which has an all-electric-vehicle fleet, launched in the U.S. last year. BTN spoke with Ufodrive CEO Aidan McClean about rental car pain points, the company's plans for corporate business and its future.   ... Keep Reading

Sonesta International Hotel Corp. this year launched three new brands amid the industry's "bleisure reality," Sonesta VP of sales and industry relations Kaaren Hamilton told BTN's Angelique Platas. Hamilton also discussed dynamic pricing and meetings and events demand. ... Keep Reading

It's been almost two years since the arrival of TakeTwo Travel Solutions, a start-up boutique TMC that launched in the U.K. and expanded its operations to the U.S. a few months later. CEO Chris Thelen recently spoke with BTN's Michael B. Baker about TakeTwo's U.S. expansion, tech strategy and long-term plans.   ... Keep Reading

Companies are dealing with a post-pandemic surge in meetings demand and limited hotel availability, leading to difficult negotiations, according to Alisa de Gaspe Beaubien, CEO and co-founder of meetings management platform Groupize. She talked with BTN's Angelique Platas about Groupize's goal of total meetings management,... Keep Reading

Meetings technology provider Bizly recently became the first small meeting planning app listed in meetings technology giant Cvent's App Marketplace. Bizly now is looking to AI for the company's next frontier. Founder and CEO Ron Shah spoke with BTN's Elizabeth West and Angelique Platas about the company’s next steps, business... Keep Reading