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Like many organizations with managed travel programs, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation amid the Covid-19 pandemic found itself with an excess of unused air tickets far outweighing its travel needs for the foreseeable future. Asking for refunds, however, didn’t...

Delta Air Lines has been working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to turn unused airline tickets by the organization into donations to a variety of charities, the carrier said today. Because of the coronavirus pandemic and a severe reduction in business...

For any supplier, unlocking the massive potential of the Chinese market requires serving travelers there on their own terms—especially when it comes to payments, with ubiquitous mobile payment services like Alipay, WeChat Pay and China UnionPay occupying central roles...

For the 10th year in a row, travel buyers rated Delta Air Lines as the top carrier in BTN’s Airline Survey, atop a tide of improved buyer satisfaction with airlines even as they faced a near total evaporation of corporate travel demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic....

UATP, a payments processor for multiple airlines, said it has linked with installment-payments provider Fly Now Pay Later to allow passengers to buy tickets in installments. Card-present and card-not-present transactions for small businesses in the CardFlight Small...

Where are the opportunities and how will travel managers need to work with their airline partners moving into 2021? One thing is sure, historical data isn’t the answer. In addition, airlines have changed key policies and will be flexible with buyers who can offer...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on corporate travel has been seismic, to say the least. The landscape has shifted suddenly and the ecosystem—more fragile than anyone anticipated—has been severely disrupted. Business travel and procurement professionals have been...

UATP has announced that the national flag carrier of China, Air China, has joined the Network as a UATP Issuer and will accept all UATP accounts as a form of payment. Air China, the sole flag carrier of China, was established in 1988 and is a member of the Star...

Travel card issuer UATP said Air China joined the network as an issuer and will accept all UATP accounts as a form of payment. Kallpod LLC announced its Kontactless Quick Response code-based payment service is now available at select Hyatt, Courtyard Marriott, and...

Air China Enhances UATP Network As Newest Airline Issuer The flag carrier will offer superior payment solutions to corporate travelers in the world's largest travel market UATP announced today that the national flag carrier of China, Air China, has joined the Network...