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Buying Business Travel | February 03, 2020

TAG has announced the acquisition of Los Angeles-based touring and entertainment specialist TMC. Leeds Enterprises. Founder Andy Leeds (pictured, middle) started the company as Leeds Entertainment Travel in 1983 in conjunction with Leeds Rehearsal Studio, which opened in 1977 and was the home to big-name artists such as The Jacksons’ ‘Victory Tour’ and Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin Tour’. At the time, Leeds said he saw the need for a travel agency that catered to t...

Destination and Tourism, Airlines and Airports

Spotnana and American Airlines | September 12, 2022

Spotnana, the modern infrastructure for the travel industry, announced it has developed an advanced integration into American Airlines direct channels that supports personalized travel offers. Travelers booking trips through Spotnana’s Travel-as-a-Service Platform can now access NDC enhanced offerings for greater selections including additional booking flexibility and conveniences as well as seamless loyalty program enrollment and membership benefits We’re excited to partner wi...

Travel Technology

Google | November 18, 2020

Travel innovation organizations are pushing for the European Commission to address Google's act of presenting its own administrations as a rule search. In a letter to Margrethe Vestager, magistrate for rivalry, 130 organizations and 28 industry associations, over various areas, request that the Commission "enforce its 2017 abuse of dominance decision." The letter says that Google doesn't contend reasonably in search and has not accomplished by &quo...

CBP | July 02, 2020

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that trusted traveler program enrollment centers will remain temporarily closed until at least August 10. Prior to Wednesday's postponement, Global Entry and other trusted traveler program enrollment centers were scheduled to reopen on Monday, July 6. The decision comes amid a recent rise in COVID-19 cases in several states....