The latest data on personal spending matched expectations. And the parlor game as to whether the Fed will pause or even cut interest rates continues. Yet the Personal Consumptions Expenditures index (PCE), as released by the Commerce Department on Thursday (Nov. 30), shows that the prices for...
Travel/expense management platform SAP Concur is set to unveil a new booking experience. According to an announcement on Thursday (Aug. 17), the company will create an “end-to-end booking experience across air, hotel, and car rental bookings” for the online travel company Sabre, with plans to...
Business travel is bouncing back following a pent-up demand for in-person meetings and events as the world moves beyond the pandemic. This rebound is occurring faster than expected, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and Visa said in a Monday (Aug. 14) press release. Global...
Southwest Airlines is inviting customers to send it requests for refunds and reimbursement of alternate travel expenses. The beleaguered airline has set up a page on its website for customers to submit requests for refunds for canceled flights as well as for related expenses, it...
September 07, 2022
The road warriors are returning to airports, hotels and restaurants in droves. And, curiously enough, in an age when consumers can book and pay for travel (and all the stops during the trips) with just a double click, for corporate travelers, the hospitality business is still anything but hospitable. At least when it comes to […]
December 17, 2018
While some workers are stuck behind a desk or tucked away in a cubicle, others have to do their jobs from the field. However, when trips of field-based workers wrap...
December 06, 2023
Center has raised $30 million to develop new features for its expense management software. The Series C funding round, announced Tuesday (Dec. 5), will help the software company develop capabilities that deal with customer pain points around expense management and travel and expense solutions. “Amidst a backdrop of inflation and a rise in business travel, streamlining and controlling […]
August 17, 2023
Travel/expense management platform SAP Concur is set to unveil a new booking experience. According to an announcement on Thursday (Aug. 17), the company will create an “end-to-end booking experience across...
August 14, 2023
Business travel is bouncing back following a pent-up demand for in-person meetings and events as the world moves beyond the pandemic. This rebound is occurring faster than expected, the Global...
December 29, 2022
Southwest Airlines is inviting customers to send it requests for refunds and reimbursement of alternate travel expenses. The beleaguered airline has set up a page on its website for customers...