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Travel Weekly | January 14, 2020

Direct Travel , a roll-up of travel management companies based in the Denver area, has acquired Professional Travel of Cleveland (No. 31 on the Power List). Terms of the acquisition, Direct Travel’s largest in the U.S. to date, were not disclosed. According to Direct Travel, Professional Travel has more than 175 employees with sales of $448 million. Professional Travel’s leadership team will remain in place following the acquisition. “We’re enthusiastic to begin this new ...

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CIBT | June 22, 2022

On June 21, CIBT, a global leader in mobility services, announced the launch of an advanced version of its market-leading visa and immigration software, ImmiSMART. This updated version solidifies CIBT’s commitment to technological innovation in the global mobility sector. This launch comes just four months after CIBT acquired the mobility software platform developed by Viselio. With the help of ImmiSMART, companies can align their human resources, business travel, and global...

Buying Business Travel | February 17, 2020

Wings Travel Management has signed an agreement with Sabre Corporation to enhance its multi-national content and technology capabilities. The TMC’s consultants are now able to leverage the GDS technology, data-driven insights and interface of the Sabre Red 360 travel agency desktop, which it said can help it offer a greater choice of air fares, hotel rates and booking options. According to Sabre, the platform is fully integrated with Wings’ proprietary mid and back-office system, Tra...

VisitEngland | May 22, 2020

VisitEngland has today announced that this year’s English Tourism Week to highlight the economic importance and value of tourism to local economies across England is going virtual. VisitEngland has this year asked MPs ...