As usual, lots of business travel events will take place in autumn. Hardly a week without a customer event of a TMC or a regional or even international major event. That makes the decision where we should be present with our teams very difficult. With the ACTE Global Summit 2019 in Amsterdam, one of the…
Who did the turn on the clock? Time again for budgeting! In many regions, the summer holidays are not over yet, and yet those responsible should already start planning for the business travel year 2020. It appears to me that the forecast of costs in the business travel sector is published a little earlier each…
Shortly after TravelPerk has raised an incredible USD 60 million in another financing round, the business travel start-up announces with FlexiPerk, the largest new product launch in the last 10 years: An option for the refund of cancelled tickets. If the option is chosen by customers, a 10% surcharge will be payable on each booking.…
On Thursday evening, the first Travel Start-up Night took place at a-ja Zürich City Resort. Even though the Swiss version of the Travel Industry Club (TIC) and Internet Travel Sales Association (VIR) events were co-organized by Kuoni Business Travel, the topic of “business travel” was only marginally present. In fact, start-ups from a wide range…
After his decision to leave HRG at the end of December 2018 it took only three months before Ralf Dörig is back on the stage, taking over responsibility for the business travel unit of the family business Kuster Reisen in Rapperswil. At the same time, he will act as deputy managing director in the company.…
This years Business Travel Show / Travel Technology Europe and the ITB 2019 are history. At travelBrain we now have started to focus on the planning for some the local Swiss events scheduled for the rest of the year. One of them is the ACTE Education Forum to be held for the first time in…
Once again, a proven specialist in the field of travel management decided to work with travelBrain. I am particularly pleased that with Corinna Döpkens another colleague is working under the travelBrain flag since a couple of weeks. For new and existing travelBrain customers she develops sustainable solutions and offers innovative products and services. Corinna accompanies…
Daniel Wittwer and his team at Finass Reisen in Wetzikon are once again making their mark on the local business travel market. As the first business travel specialist in Switzerland and perhaps even in Europe, Finass has fully integrated Lufthansa Group’s NDC solution into its own process landscape. This means that Finass will continue to have access to both the light fares which are currently no longer available in GDS and Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines’ so-called “Continuous Pricing”. However, the NDC connection also has its drawbacks.
With a first little highlight we are launching 2019. Gerry Schenk, a long time American Express GBT Manager and wellknown industry professional is joining the travelBrain team as a Senior Consultant in January 2019. Gerry brings a vast experience from his more than 25 years at American Express Global Business Travel. With in-depth expertise in…