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MMGY Global | July 20, 2020

MMGY Global has released the sixth wave of its ongoing Travel Safety Barometer survey. The most recent research shows that Americans’ perception of travel is holding steady despite a rise in COVID-19 cases. Out of a scale from 1-100, domestic travel scores a 46, up two points from 44 in the fifth wave of the survey. International travel remains in the low 30s, dropping a point from the June survey to 31....

BUSINESS TRAVEL

Hyatt Hotels Corporation | August 16, 2021

Hyatt Hotels Corporation today announced that Hyatt has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apple Leisure Group (ALG), a leading luxury resort-management services, travel and hospitality group, from affiliates of each of KKR and KSL Capital Partners, LLC for $2.7 billion in cash. The transaction is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. ALG’s resort brand management platform AMResorts® provides management s...

TravelDailyNews International | February 20, 2020

ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, has signed an agreement to acquire Traveller Statistics from The NPD Group, a leading global information company. Under the agreement, on May 1, 2020 ForwardKeys will take over direct responsibility for providing information on travellers and on travel trends to former NPD clients in the travel retail niche....

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Corporate Traveler | September 22, 2021

Ahead of the predicted boost in business travel demand, Corporate Traveler, the only global TMC catering exclusively for start-ups to mid-market businesses, has unveiled Melon – its new proprietary travel management platform. Launching in the US and Canada , Melon's intuitive design and simple navigation belies a host of innovative features developed in response to the evolving expectations of an increasingly travel hungry, tech-savvy and budget conscious workforce. Comm...