Business Travel news and trends

Amex Teams With Emburse to Offer Virtual Card Issuance
B2B Payments // May 21, 2024

American Express (Amex) has teamed with travel and expense software provider Emburse. According to an Amex news release on Tuesday (May 21), customers can now connect their card programs to Emburse Spend to issue virtual cards, a payment option that replaces a physical card number with a...

Emburse Adds Notifications of Better Hotel Rates for Business Travelers
Travel Payments // May 14, 2024

Emburse now enables business travelers to receive automated notifications when there is a better rate available at their hotel or at a comparable hotel. These notifications are delivered within the Emburse Go Premier travel companion app and enable travelers to rebook without having to leave the app, the provider of travel and expense software said in a Tuesday...

American Express GBT: Global Multinationals Increase Their Business Travel
B2B Payments // May 07, 2024

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) saw global multinational customers increase their business travel during the first quarter. The growth in travel by these companies outpaced that of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) for the first time since the recovery from the pandemic, the B2B software and...

American Airlines Marks Record Quarter Amid Corporate Travel Snapback
Earnings // April 25, 2024

Business travel is on a steady ascent, aligning with the resurgence observed in the leisure travel sector over the past three years.  On Thursday (April 25), American Airlines announced a record first-quarter (Q1) revenue of approximately $12.6 billion, with business travel showing robust growth, particularly among...

Interviews & Exclusives
Mastercard Brings Commercial Cards to Digital Wallets

April 18, 2024
Continuing the industry’s migration of business payments and expense management to digital platforms, Mastercard announced today (April 18) that it is bringing its commercial cards to mobile wallets. The move comes in the form of a mobile virtual card app engineered to provide financial institutions with options for delivering secure, contactless payment services—a demand increasingly voiced by […]

Business Travel Reporting Starts With Central Expense Management

April 02, 2024
It’s a new era for business, and that means it’s a new era for business travel. And against today’s backdrop, where every dollar of working capital matters, travel spend management...

AI-Powered Chatbots and Searches Punch Travel Industry’s Ticket

March 11, 2024
Kayak’s new chatbot lets users seek travel advice and discover flights via screenshots, in the latest sign of how artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the digital transformation of business and...

Virtual Card Solutions Make Digital Payments Better for African Travelers

November 27, 2023
Digital payments have reshaped the way travelers manage money, rendering the traditional reliance on cash or traveler’s checks a thing of the past. Today, it’s all about card swipes, phone...

Quick Reads
Rho and Navan Integrate Corporate Cards, Travel and Expense Platform

May 24, 2024
Rho and Navan have launched a unified finance suite that customers can use to manage corporate travel and expenses, enforce expense policy compliance, send payments and close the books. This co-branded solution brings together the capabilities of Rho Corporate Cards and the Navan travel and expense super app, the companies said in a Thursday (May 23) press release. “With Rho, Navan customers now have […]

Amex Teams With Emburse to Offer Virtual Card Issuance

May 21, 2024
American Express (Amex) has teamed with travel and expense software provider Emburse. According to an Amex news release on Tuesday (May 21), customers can now connect their card programs to Emburse Spend...

Emburse Adds Notifications of Better Hotel Rates for Business Travelers

May 14, 2024
Emburse now enables business travelers to receive automated notifications when there is a better rate available at their hotel or at a comparable hotel. These notifications are delivered within the Emburse Go Premier travel companion app and enable travelers...

American Express GBT: Global Multinationals Increase Their Business Travel

May 07, 2024
American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) saw global multinational customers increase their business travel during the first quarter. The growth in travel by these companies outpaced that of small- to medium-sized businesses...