American Express Global Business Travel

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has announced the completion of the acquisition of SMT, a travel management company in Finland, from Finnair.  SMT had been an important part…

A new research-based report published today by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) and American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) reveals that business travellers…

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has announced the completion of the acquisition of KDS, a global provider of integrated travel technology headquartered in France.…

ROBERTO MARTINOLI has been appointed CEO of Silversea Cruises, effective 19 September. A Silversea board member since 2013, Martinoli takes over as CEO following a long career in the…

JONG RAE KIM has become Korean Air's new regional manager for the UK & Ireland, based in London. Kim has been with Korean Air since 1996 and previously served at the airline's…

DOUG ANDERSON has been named CEO of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). He arrives with more than 30 years of global management experience, the last nine of which were spent…

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has announced the launch of Premier Insights, a data visualisation tool that provides companies and their travel managers with a complete view…

American Express Global Business Travel (“GBT”) has announced a commercial agreement with Airbnb, in order to make Airbnb for Business more accessible to GBT customers and allow data…

The Asia Pacific region remains the focus for Singaporean business travellers, according to a new report from American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). Asian cities comprised the…

DR CARL JONES has been announced as American Express Global Business Travel's new vice president of global client management, Asia Pacific. A UK national, Dr Jones spent the last 12…

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has announced the results of its 2015 EVP Barometer by American Express Global Business Travel which shows that business travel spending…

The American Express Global Business Travel Forecast 2016 predicts air, hotel and ground transportation prices will see modest gains in 2016, as a slowly-improving global economy and…

Company executives in China have indicated that their travel budgets are continuing to rise, despite the headwinds facing the Chinese economy. In their latest China Business Travel…

The BBC has retained American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) as its corporate travel service provider after working with the company for more than 11 years.  “We are delighted…

SEAN TREACY has become Royal Caribbean Cruises' new managing director for Singapore & Southeast Asia. Treacy has worked for the company since 2006, most recently as regional…

Air fares and hotel rates in Asia Pacific will remain "reasonably stable" in 2015, according to a new forecast from American Express Global Business Travel. In its latest outlook for…

Sarah Weetman has been promoted to head of trade sales at All Leisure Group. Weetman was previously group trade marketing manager at the group from 2012 and will now aim to boost its…

ELYES MRAD has been named as American Express Global Business Travel's new managing director for Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA), based in London. Mrad joins the company from…