American Airlines Will Offer Its New Fares in Sabre From April 3

American Airlines is going live with its New Distribution Capability offers with global distribution system Sabre on April 3, marking the point of no return for its removal of 40 percent of its airfares from traditional retail channels.
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American Airlines Riles Travel Agents With Insistence on Changes to Airfare Sales

American Airlines has ruled out delaying the removal of 40 percent of its airfares from traditional retail channels next month.
Executive Tech Treks for an Uncertain World

A San Fransisco-based advisory firm is seeing more company bosses and their entourages embark on fact-finding trips around the world to gain better business insights.
Dispatch 3

We broke the news on December 1 but it’s still sinking in. After hearing no mention of it on investor calls, we tried to contact the loquacious JPMorgan Chase analyst Jamie Baker to talk about it.
New TRIPBAM Market Snapshot Report highlights pressure from suppliers

TRIPBAM, global provider of air and hotel fare/rate reshopping, auditing, benchmarking and sourcing, has released its Market Snapshot Report for March 2023.
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Global Travel Executive Barbara Blue joins TRIPBAM as VP of Strategic Partnerships

Barbara Blue joins TRIPBAM following a 22-year tenure with BCD Travel.
TRIPBAM Appoints BCD Vet VP of Strategic Partnerships

Corporate travel reshopping platform TRIPBAM has appointed former BCD Travel executive Barbara Blue as VP of strategic partnerships, the company announced Thursday. Blue joined TRIPBAM in January following a 22-year career with BCD Travel.
Hotels 2023: Uncertainties Ahead

After almost three years of volatility, a picture of the hotel landscape is emerging, but it is decidedly fuzzy. As one travel manager put it, “The dust has not settled.”