Articles tagged “small businesses”

Business Travel

Wyndham Lures Businesses to Book Directly With New Loyalty Perks

Wyndham aims to woo businesses to book hotels directly by simplifying the process and turbocharging rewards. The hotel franchisor is betting big on America's infrastructure spending boom.

Sean O'Neill | 6 days ago

Business Travel

What an Amex GBT-CWT Merger Means For Expedia and Booking.com

As in the planned American Express Global Business Travel Group merger with CWT, many marriages have in-law issues.

Dennis Schaal | 4 weeks ago

Business Travel

Amex GBT Sees More Small Companies Needing Business Travel Help

Shifting business travel patterns makes small businesses an essential part of the overall travel management client mix for Amex GBT. Its use of generative AI to serve them is eye-catching.

Selene Brophy | 6 months ago

Business Travel

Hilton Extends Loyalty Program: Reward Small Businesses for Booking Direct

Hilton will simplify its process for booking small events and meetings, too. All told, it's a promising sign that hoteliers are finally taking the pain points of small and medium-sized businesses seriously.

Sean O'Neill | 6 months ago

Tourism

Travel’s Fastest Growing U.S. Small Businesses Offer a Glimpse Into These Emerging Trends

The pandemic catapulted a few niche innovations into widespread use, benefiting a few fast-moving travel businesses. Lists come and go, but pay attention to the underlying trends that will last after the crisis passes.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

SAP Concur to Help Businesses Sync Meeting Planning With Travel Expense Management

We anticipate a convergence between travel expense management and meeting planning. Companies will see a boom in internal meetings for team bonding and training as the pandemic subsides. So they'll need software to rein in costs.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Facebook Launches Scheme to Help Boost Tourism Recovery in Rural Italy

Some small businesses in Italy might be the beneficiary of support from an unlikely source in their quest to benefit from a surprising rebound in tourism.

Elvira Pollina, Reuters | 3 years ago

Tourism

Reviving Chaotic Street Life Seen as Thailand’s Biggest Reopening Challenge After Merchant Exodus

Reopening isn't just about giving tourists an entry pass, but having the ability to offer them the product they imagine it to be. In Thailand, both are a problem — unless the government acts.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 3 years ago

EventMB

The Impact on Small Businesses From All of the Cancelled Trade Shows

4 years ago