AmTrav Blog
Insights, tricks and tips to help you deliver a great business travel program & traveller experience for your organization.
Keep your AAdvantage with AmTrav
Important update: As of May 29 American Airlines' plan to restrict AAdvantage miles and loyalty points earnings by channel is "off." This presumably means that all American bookings will earn AAdvanta...
Where are the fAAres?
Last April, American Airlines gave the corporate travel market the biggest shock in the last three decades: American removed nearly 40% of their lowest fares from the corporate booking tools that comp...
All About American Airlines Business Extra
In October 2023 American Airlines announced that the Business Extra corporate rewards program would be discontinued on January 31, 2024. Companies could no longer earn or redeem Business Extra credits...
Amid Growing Pains, A Reminder Why We’re Still All-In on NDC
This is an adapted version of a guest-post that was originally published by The Beat. Alexander Winton, a pioneer of the American automobile industry who sold the first automobile in the country in 18...
What Will NDC Cost You?
We know what NDC-ready means, we know the benefits of NDC, and we know that not being NDC-ready costs travel programs hundreds of thousands of dollars because their TMC and OBT are missing nearly 40% ...
What Does NDC-Ready Mean?
Because American Airlines removed 40% of their lowest fares from many corporate booking providers, the big question about New Distribution Capability (NDC) is: “are my providers NDC-ready – and if the...
American NDC Fares Analysis (Week 4): Digging into Economy Fares
Last week we examined American Airlines fare differences by fare brand between AmTrav's NDC connection (with lower fares) and legacy booking tools (with higher fares), found that corporate customers w...
American NDC Fares Analysis (Week 3): Premium Customers Pay More
When American's modern retailing strategy was announced in December, one common response from legacy corporate travel providers was "don't worry, only Basic Economy fares will be affected."* And three...
AmTrav's Enhanced Platform to Help Business Travelers Navigate American Airlines' New Flight Booking Changes
AmTrav, the one connected platform for business travel, today announced upgrades to its corporate booking solution to continue delivering travelers and corporate travel customers the full selection of...