Travelport and strategic technology partner IBM have introduced IBM Travel Manager, an AI platform designed to help businesses manage corporate travel spend.Delivered via the IBM Cloud, the platform uses IBM Watson capabilities to intelligently track, manage, predict and analyse travel…
In preparation for the debut of the second Four Seasons property in Boston, Reed Kandalaft has been appointed general manager of Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences One Dalton Street.The tower will have 211 hotel rooms and 160 luxury condominiums…
In 2017, the city of Ottawa was home to a year-long series of special events as it played host to the official celebrations marking 150 years of Canadian Confederation.Now Ottawa Tourism has further reason to celebrate, with official figures showing…
Oceania Cruises has announced the latest stage of its OceaniaNEXT initiative, a $100 million re-inspiration of the line’s four 684-guest ships – Regatta, Insignia, Sirena, and Nautica.Each will emerge from the re-inspiration process with 342 brand new designer suites and…
Apple Leisure Group will sunset the Mark Travel name at the end of the year, but Mark Travel’s brands will remain, ALG said in an email to industry partners.ALG and Mark Travel Corporation completed their merger in May.“The sunsetting of…
Spurred by the pilot shortage that has already plagued many regional airlines, legacy U.S. carriers United, American and Delta since February have each announced plans to begin pilot career-path programs.All are designed to ease entry into the cockpit of a…
Amadeus has agreed to acquire TravelClick from Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, for US$1.52 billion.TravelClick, which is headquartered in New York, is a global hospitality provider that serves more than 25,000 customers across 176 countries.It provides innovative cloud-based…
American Express Global Business Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel have joined Amadeus’ NDC-X program, which aims to drive practical use cases for IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC).The NDC-X initiative, which draws experts from across Amadeus’ businesses, was announced in February.“Partnering…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is reining in the growth of Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride services with a temporary cap on new cars picking up fares.The New York City Council approved a package of bills Wednesday…
Marriott International has seen revenue rise to $5.35 billion in the second quarter, up from $5.21 billion a year ago.The figure was, however, below market expectations, seeing shares in the company fall four per cent.At the same time, Marriott reported…
