American Express

Skift | September 20, 2019

American Express Global Business Travel announced Paul Abbott as the company’s new CEO, a sign that it plans to focus more aggressively on tech development.Abbott, who currently serves as chief commercial officer of global account services for American Express, will replace CEO Doug Anderson on October 1. Over the past two years, Abbott has led the growth of American Express’ business-to-business payment system, introducing new online and mobile products.In its announcement, American...

Conference News | September 04, 2019

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has completed the acquisition of DER Business Travel (DER BT).Elyes Mrad, GBTs senior vice president and managing director, International, says GBTs scale and world-class technology combined with DER BTs expertise and relationships in Germany creates a new and stronger value proposition for German businesses.He said: “DER Business Travel has been a highly-regarded travel management company in Germany for many years. The acquisition expands GBT&...

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Carillon Miami Wellness Resort | March 22, 2022

Carillon Miami Wellness Resort is pleased to announce it has been awarded distinguished membership in American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR), offering Amex consumer, business, and corporate Platinum Card holders and Centurion members unmatched value and access to exclusive benefits. "This is a major accomplishment for our team, residents, and owners, and we are excited and appreciative to now join American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts®, one of the lead...

Travel Trends Today | January 16, 2020

EbixCash, a fully owned subsidiary of Ebix, announced a strategic travel technology partnership with Amadeus to grow its footprint across the Asia Pacific region and UAE and become a one-stop shop for travel. The partnership will provide EbixCash’s online websites, travel agents and corporations in Asia Pacific and UAE with greater access to the unrivalled breadth of content offered by the Amadeus Travel Platform, enabling EbixCash to better serve its customers. Built on fully open systems...