NDC Bundling: Yea or Nea?
Something we hear more and more from airlines, from customers and from prospects: “NDC bundling.”...
Something we hear more and more from airlines, from customers and from prospects: “NDC bundling.”...
As we eagerly look forward to the summer, we're reminded that this season brings with it unique...
The COVID-19 pandemic has indelibly marked our lives, and the ripples are felt distinctly in the...
AmTrav takes buyers' pressing NDC questions and shares our unique NDC experience on "Not Another...
We know what NDC-ready means, we know the benefits of NDC, and we know that not being NDC-ready...
Because American Airlines removed 40% of their lowest fares from many corporate booking providers,...
I know, I know. You've come to rely on the AmTrav Blog for one-of-a-kind insight into American...
Last week we examined American Airlines fare differences by fare brand between AmTrav's NDC...
When American's modern retailing strategy was announced in December, one common response from...
Navigating the world of corporate travel can be complex and time-consuming, but having the right...
It's been two weeks since American Airlines restricted the sale of their lowest fares to NDC...
As the business landscape evolves and globalization increases, corporate travel has become an...
You might've heard of the term "bleisure" lately, which is a clever combination...
Developing an effective corporate travel policy is essential for companies aiming to optimize their...
One of the most significant challenges in managing hotel payments for business travel is the...
The travel industry has seen significant shifts in recent years, with an increasing demand for...
AmTrav, the one connected platform for business travel, today announced upgrades to its corporate...
In-house travel managers face the challenge of juggling multiple responsibilities to ensure their...
Have you heard the news – it’s AmTrav Gather’s first birthday!Hooray! In Gather’s first year 120...
Corporate travel programs are becoming more streamlined and user-friendly as employers recognize...
As a travel manager, you’re responsible for planning business trips that are both efficient and...
First off – this is a silly blog post, don’t read it if you’re not up for a silly blog post written...
Three Things we Learned from Soundings+AmTrav 2023 Meetings Outlook Webinar
In our webinar, NDC Comes to America, held January 31st, 2023, T2RL CEO and former Vice President...
We’re continually updating AmTrav’s one connected platform, including implementing your...
The leaves have fallen off the trees, Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes have come and gone, it’s...
The COVID pandemic is finally passing and you can gather face-to-face with your friends and...
This week AmTrav met with dozens of travel administrators on our 2023 Travel Forecast webinar,...
Are you tired of wrangling room blocks? Last-minute checkin date changes, begging the hotel to...
Going by the headlines, summer 2022 travel was truly, uniquely awful.
Virtual cards provided by CSI and Conferma allow corporate customers to securely centralize payment...
It’s fall: the weather is a little cooler, kids are back in school, pumpkin spice lattes are back...
It’s still warm outside and the leaves haven’t started turning, but the kids are headed back to...
There's a lot of good news for people who like meeting peers face-to-face, who enjoy an...
Summer travel always means dodging thunderstorms, but in summer 2022 you’re dodging airline, hotel...
AmTrav was proud to sponsor the BTN’s Travel Tech Talk in Chicago this week, it was great event...
AmTrav clients have used AmTrav Gather to quickly, easily plan travel for thousands of travelers,...
Want to expand your role as a travel manager – take on more responsibilities, do cool new work, and...
AmTrav exists to bring people together face-to-face and make business work better — because it's...
As the COVID pandemic slowly recedes we’ve seen a return to meetings and events — and we couldn’t...
Why do buyers choose their booking tools?
What are the biggest opportunities to save your travel program money in 2022?
Quick: what’s the easiest way to save your travel program money in 2022?Answer: use your unused...
AmTrav was proud to sponsor the Business Travel News “Structuring a Managed Travel Program &...
We’re about two months into 2022 which means it’s the perfect time to tell you what we’re doing...
If you’re planning a business trip to Europe this summer, this one’s for you.
AmTrav, the one connected platform for business travel, announces Gather, the travel planning...
For too long guest travel has been a pain to plan – even with AmTrav – but enough is enough!Next...
If you’re getting back in the travel groove for the first time since the pandemic started, you...
In a little bit of good news for business travelers, England and Scotland will no longer require...
In October of 2021, the Italian airline Alitalia quietly ceased to exist, leaving many travelers...
With COVID sticking around and the supply chain mess still in full swing, traveling right now has...
Update - 1/19/21
5G is officially live. Despite airline lobby group Airlines for America's letter...
As the new year begins, so does business travel. Well, at least it’s supposed to. If you were...
As another rollercoaster year comes to a close, we are grateful for partners like you. So much so,...
Update 12/13:
After closing their borders on November 25 due to Omicron variant concerns, Israel is...
Redeeming unused ticket credits with one click in AmTrav is a great way to save money on business...
American Airlines just revamped their AAdvantage loyalty program, simplifying the way travelers can...
It’s no secret that ridesharing has had a bumpy year. Travelers have seen long wait times,...
The return of international travel to the United States officially has a start date. On November...
The UK has loosened up their entry requirements for fully vaccinated travelers. As of October 4th,...
Business travelers with an iPhone (or Apple Watch) will soon be able to experience a more...
In a bit of great news for business travel, the U.S. is poised to ease up on pandemic travel...
“So you can communicate with us from wherever you want.”
For years, Uber posed a serious challenge to rental car companies. The convenience and comparative...
The summer of ever-changing travel restrictions continues. Two months after opening up for...
If air travel seems a bit more complicated to you these days, you’re not alone: the current travel...
It’s a good thing most of us are used to packing our masks before hitting the road. The TSA...
Last week Delta made it easier for all travelers to adjust their itineraries on the fly. You might...
Starting on August 2, travelers from both the U.S. and EU who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19...
I recently read the Autobiography of Jane Russell, a Golden Age era actress perhaps best known as...
Current as of 9/17/21
Canada is officially welcoming back American travelers. Starting on August...
As the world continues to open back up, international travel is beginning to make a comeback. But...
Hilton is no longer offering daily housekeeping services. Starting last week, Hilton made their...
As a business traveler you need flexibility and reliability when flying. Nearly 20% of business...
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United Airlines' Propel program is a corporate discount program that offers set discounts on United...
United PassPlus is a prepaid discount program that gives small and midsize corporate or individual...
United PerksPlus is a corporate rewards program that earns companies PerksPlus credits that can pay...
American Airlines Business Extra is a corporate rewards program that earns companies Business Extra...
Enrolling your company in SWABIZ is free, quick and easy. Follow these steps below to sign up for...
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My my, how things change in a few short months in the corporate travel industry.
Have you ever responded to an AmTrav post-trip survey and wondered what happens with your feedback?
Why are these expenses so hard? It’s 2021, shouldn’t we have figured this out by now?
Happy 50th birthday, Southwest Airlines!
This week AmTrav launched two new tools that help you track your company’s carbon dioxide emissions...
At the risk of boring you to death, I am going to talk a little about what happens “under the hood”...
Travel is on the upswing, and as many travelers get back on the road they find themselves running...
This week the U.S. State Department lowered the advisory level for several countries. Advisories...
After weeks of discussions and considerations, seven countries in the European Union have...
This week the CDC announced that over 50% of the US population is now vaccinated against COVID-19,...
Updated on 5/20/21
Last week the CDC announced an exciting new guideline: fully vaccinated people...
Returning home from international travel just got a little bit easier. On Friday, the CDC updated...
As summer quickly approaches and vaccine distribution continues, major airlines are beginning to...
Now that fully vaccinated business travelers can travel freely in the U.S. without quarantines or...
The REAL ID deadline has been pushed back once again. Last month we dove into the REAL ID Act and...
Unless you're new to the AmTrav blog (in which case, welcome!) you know that we love unused tickets...
You’re preparing to get back on the road for business -- what should you expect?
Today Business Travel News reported on a driver shortage causing a shortage of Uber and Lyft ride...
American Airlines’ President Robert Isom sat down with business travel publication The Company Dime...
As COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opens up across the country, discussions about vaccine passports...
In some good news for companies who are ready to begin traveling again, the CDC said late last week...
With the vaccine rollout well underway, countries are starting to make announcements about waiving...
AmTrav recently studied a large number of airfares ‒ over 917 million of them ‒ to understand how...
We’ve talked about this before here on the AmTrav Blog (if you’re new here, welcome!), so you may...
After a long five year hiatus, United Airlines is officially coming back to New York’s JFK Airport....
Thanks to a steady rise in vaccinations (and spring breakers everywhere), the TSA saw its busiest...
After a long and cold December, January and February, the AmTrav COVID Resource Center state travel...
We’ve all been there: trying to remember how something works and feeling frustrated because we...
With the vaccine rollout well underway, there’s hope that travel will start to pick up this summer....
As our CEO Jeff explained in December, his goal for AmTrav’s booking tool is to “show you all the...
Hyatt and Marriott now offer complimentary on-site COVID-19 tests at select properties for any...
Dulles International Airport (IAD) has partnered with XpresCheck to offer on-site COVID-19 testing....
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has partnered with XpresCheck to offer on site...
Last month we wrote about Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Green's suggestion that travelers fully...
After an almost two year grounding following two fatal crashes a couple of years ago, the Boeing...
Update Feb.15: The U.S. CDC and Biden Administration stated that they do not plan to require...
It’s now a federal mandate that international travelers must test negative for COVID-19 72-hours...
San Diego International Airport (SAN) is the latest airport to offer in-airport Covid-19 testing on...
Current as of 3/4/21
A few weeks ago we explored the idea of digital vaccine - or health -...
Last week AmTrav introduced a new Trip Success Report to help you evaluate the success of your...
Normally the esteemed AmTrav blog doesn’t cover the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, but when the...
Last week President Biden issued an Executive Order that, at a glance, seems to complicate the...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday that beginning on January...
Current as of January 13, 2021
It wasn’t a typical New Year’s Eve, but 2020 is finally behind us. In a few days we’ll get back to...
In the summer of 2019, back when conferences were still a thing, I was invited to speak at an...
Chicago’s O’Hare Airport (ORD) is the latest airport to offer in-airport Covid-19 testing on site....
In the spirit of making business travel personal and keeping it fun, here's AmTrav's very own...
Current as of December 18, 2020.
2020 didn't go as planned, but just like you, we adjusted. We continued building AmTrav's one...
Last week in our 2021 business travel predictions we mentioned that we expect to see COVID testing...
Last month in our post outlining three steps to save money with former employees’ unused tickets,...
Current as of December 10, 2020.
You've probably seen the news: COVID cases are continuing to climb in the U.S., triple summer case...
Responding to the Company Dime story about AmTrav’s partnership with Journera to provide real-time...
Current as of November 23, 2020.
Current as of November, 22 2020.
If you use the AmTrav Traveler Locator Report regularly, you know it gives you an accurate view of...
The only thing trickier than unused tickets are unused tickets that were issued to former...
Current as of March 4, 2021.
Current as of November 6, 2020.
We're really excited to share with you the two new case studies we published this week telling the...
Current as of October 29, 2020
Business travel is down in 2020 for reasons we all know well. Many businesses aren’t traveling at...
Hawaii has started to open its borders, and if you travel there on business we have some advice to...
One of the biggest hurdles in getting back to business is the mandatory 14-day quarantines that...
Our friends at Southwest Airlines reminded us that it’s officially been one year since we upgraded...
Current as of October 14, 2020
Along with social distancing, face coverings, and meetings switching from in-person to virtual,... |
Current as of October 14, 2020
Current as of March 4, 2021
Current as of October 14, 2020
Current as of October 14, 2020
Many aspects of travel have changed with COVID, including the hotel experience. While hotels strive...
Like the proverbial tree that falls in the woods with no one around to hear it, what if we made a...
Hotel room blocks work really well for weddings. Room blocks offer a lot of flexibility, giving...
This Op-Ed first appeared September 9, 2020 on Phocuswire.
One of the hardest tasks for a travel administrator or budget owner is to determine which trips... |
If you or your coworkers are traveling during the COVID pandemic, you need to remember to bring...
A colleague shared some data with me today. It inspired me to share a story with you.
This Op-Ed first appeared August 18, 2020 on The Beat.
This week a number of major airlines, including American, Delta, United, and Alaska Airlines,...
Coming into 2020 we thought it was a good time to put an emphasis on communicating regularly with...
Delta Airlines, Hilton Hotels, and Hertz joined us yesterday for Part 3 of our Ask Me Anything...
Like many travel managers out there, you might be feeling overwhelmed with the responsibility of...
Southwest Airlines and Wyndham Hotels joined us this past Tuesday for Part 2 of our Ask Me Anything...
While your team begins to travel again and you’re faced with the task of creating a travel policy...
As part of your duty of care to employees, you should have an action plan that outlines the...
As a travel manager, you are likely facing tough questions, rapid change, and concerns about...
Like many travel managers out there, you might be feeling overwhelmed with the responsibility of...
There are a lot of lists out there about how to stay safe during COVID times and, specifically, how...
American Airlines, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and Omni Hotels and Resorts joined us last Thursday for...
There is a debate among those crafting COVID-era travel policies about what type of accommodation...
When your company books travel through an AmTrav channel (e.g. a2b, chat, calling one of our travel...
For a while now, the trend among business travelers has been more rideshare and less car rentals,...
If it’s been a while since you’ve traveled, the next time you get back on the road you’ll likely...
Today we are launching a new COVID Resources Center webpage displaying current travel restrictions...
Like many travel managers out there, you might be feeling overwhelmed with the responsibility of...
As you or your team members begin to travel again, our team wants to help make sure you’re booking...
Ever since they were introduced, Basic Economy air fares have been an anathema to business...
As we head into summer and companies begin to feel more comfortable traveling, American Airlines...
In late February we released a new trip confirmation email format. We lamented that our previous...
Although it seems like a lifetime ago, last weekend I watched the SpaceX ship blast off and...
We know how hard it is to keep up with the constantly-changing risks and restrictions facing your...
It’s hard to know what to expect when traveling right now in the COVID era. In order to find out...
As we settle into the “new normal,” we’re all taking small, cautious steps to get back to our...
With stores and restaurants keeping odd hours, and a lot more to worry about from a safety...
This is a story from our colleague Elliott McNamee, who recently used AmTrav to book his personal...
With many Americans eager to get back to “normal” as soon as it is safe to do so, the airlines are...
I wrote this article a few months back for a trade magazine called The Beat, but I realized I never...
Among the thousands of challenges that we’re all facing right now is the staggering amount of...
Today all of us are grappling with uncertainty and confusion and our hearts bleed for those who...
“New Distribution Capability” (NDC) is an airline initiative to modernize the way airline tickets...
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Whether you’re a seasoned road warrior or an occasional business traveler, you know the nagging...