Before joining Conrad Chicago, Jenkins was the Director of Business Travel at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago.
Bleisure is going mainstream: Airbnb business travel study
Airbnb shares data on top destinations and travel habits resulting from the rise in mixing business and leisure travel.
Business travel spending in China continues to grow as country settles into a ‘new normal’
The 2015 China Business Travel Survey by CITS American Express Global Business Travel indicates an increase of results-driven business travel spending and a further reliance on technology.
European business travel spending ”gathering steam”
After 2014 proved to be a bounce-back year for Western European business travel, the recovery continues to pick up the pace in 2015 with Germany, the UK and Spain leading the way, according to the GBTA BTI™ Outlook – Western Europe report.
How hotels in high risk countries can tap into the international executive travel market
Hotels in high risk countries should note that international corporations only select those hotels that meet global hotel security standards or corporate safety & security standards as part of their travel risk mitigation strategy.
Acomodeo: The first global booking engine for serviced apartments
Acomodeo is launching an independent booking platform to pool global inventory from more than 100,000 serviced apartments in 106 countries and make it searchable as well as directly bookable.
500 new companies sign to Airbnb for Business program within 24 hours of launch
The company claims that there are now more than one thousand businesses from over 35 countries around the world who are formally making Airbnb part of their corporate travel programs.
AccorHotels in Australia achieves 100 per cent sign up for fast commission service
Its FASTcom automatic commission payment system is designed to show support for AccorHotel’s travel agent partners through prompt commission payment.
How business travelers treat themselves to “me time”
Going incognito and singing karaoke top the list of ways business travelers use small indulgences to escape from the monotony of the day-to-day routine.
Growth expected for Western Europe business travel
Business travel in Western Europe is finally standing on solid ground, but companies are still showing a penchant toward saving for the future in case the economy backslides.