BCD Travel

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Q&A: BCD Travel's Yannis Karmis on innovation, new tech, threats to legacy TMCs

By Mitra Sorrells | August 30, 2019

BCD Travel's senior vice president of product strategy and development, Yannis Karmis, discusses emerging technologies, NDC, digital identity and more. Read More

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Travelport, BCD, Hyatt test blockchain for hotel commission settlement

By Mitra Sorrells | August 15, 2019

Travelport, in partnership with BCD Travel and Hyatt, is developing a blockchain system for hotel commission settlement. Read More

Business travel part 1 investor perspective

News / Startups

Business Travel, part 1: The (major) investor opportunity

By Mitra Sorrells | August 5, 2019

For the first part in our monthlong series on business travel, we talk to investors in three of the sector's biggest startups - Lola.com, TravelPerk and TripActions. Read More

News / Online

PODCAST: PhocusWire PundIT Show #18

By PhocusWire | June 3, 2019

We bring in a loyal pundit for another outing, plus an excellent appearance for our debutant. Read More

News / Online

PODCAST: PhocusWire PundIT Show #16

By Kevin May | November 30, 2018

The second our podcasts recorded during The Phocuswright Conference in Los Angeles is now available. Read More

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How travel management companies are battling the content gap

By Amanda Metcalf - BTN | November 5, 2018

The travel management company's first purpose was to print paper airline tickets and deliver them to travelers. TMCs since have diversified into duty of care, reporting and consulting, but in order to... Read More

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Better metrics urged in corporate travel to improve the traveler experience

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2018

Travel managers could take into account wider data and traveler insights to demonstrate trip ROI. Read More

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More evidence emerges that ride-hailing apps are mainstream

By Rob Gill | September 20, 2018

Business travellers are increasingly using ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, as well as local competitors, according to travel management company BCD Travel. Several key global markets a Read More

News / Technology

tnoozLIVE@GBTA - BCD's Karmis on innovation

By Martin Cowen | September 4, 2018

"Innovation" is a word used so often there is a danger that its true meaning can get lost. Not everything new is innovative, while innovation is about more than just the latest tech. At the recent Read More

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tnoozLIVE@GBTA - NDC experts look ahead

By Martin Cowen | August 29, 2018

The mood music around NDC has changed over the past few months - the sometimes melodic but often cacophanous background is now more coherent, more harmonious and more listened to. But some fine-tuning Read More

News / Distribution

VIDEO: Airline distribution at a tipping point

By PhocusWire | June 7, 2018

Lufthansa created a huge stir in the airline industry three years ago when it introduced a surcharge for all bookings made via the global distribution systems. Read More

News / Online

BCD Travel debuts marketplace to aid both startups and managers

By Jill Menze | February 8, 2018

Travel management company BCD Travel is expanding its offerings for corporate travel managers with a new product platform, SolutionSource. Read More

News / Distribution

BCD Travel sets out tech playbook, creates marketplace for third parties

By Linda Fox | February 6, 2018

BCD Travel has developed a platform for corporate travellers and bookers to access third party services. At launch, the marketplace will include a number of startups including Fairfly and Freebird Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 5

By Kevin May | November 16, 2017

Fresh from selling Trip.com to Ctrip, Travis Katz joins the PundIT Show with two other luminaries to discuss various matters of state. Read More

News / Distribution

Daimler aims to take the complexity out of corporate travel

By Michele McDonald | April 27, 2017

Travelers often think it’s important to see all the available options for a trip, but a new project at Daimler, the huge German car and truck manufacturer, gives the lie to that assumption. Called Read More

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