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Former Altour executive Lee Thomas last week filed a motion to dismiss his former employer's lawsuit over startup travel agency NousTravel. Altour and parent company Internova Travel Group in February filed separate lawsuits against Thomas and another former exec, Barry Noskeau, over this year's launch of the rival agency.

BCD Travel CEO Stephan Baars took the stage at The Beat Live in New York this month. He spoke with The Beat editor-in-chief Jay Boehmer about the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's review of American Express Global Business Travel's deal to acquire CWT, the evolving competitive landscape, buyer trust and what differentiates BCD.

1 day ago · Among the dizzying blitz of orders and directives that marked President Trump's return to the White House was an executive order on his first day in office that revoked a dozen Biden-era actions on sustainability, climate and energy. With the stroke of his pen, President Trump on Jan. 20 rescinded a 2021 executive order that underpinned Biden-era directives on sustainable travel for federal ...

Welcome to Guest Editor, where The Beat invites industry figures to share and comment on articles of their choosing from around the web. Today's guest is Festive Road managing partner Caroline Strachan, who considers unconventional meeting sites, contemplates Barbie and gender equality, considers the possible image problem of travel management, envisions purposeful travel and dreams of a chat ...

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Jan 31, 2025 · Two hundred and forty-one days. That's how long it will take for the U.S. Department of Justice's case against American Express Global Business Travel and CWT on their would-be merger to proceed to trial from the day the suit was filed. In CWT's view, justice delayed is justice denied, according to court filings this week in which it begged for the court's reconsideration of case timelines "to ...

Jan 9, 2025 · The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to file a lawsuit as soon as this week to block American Express Global Business Travel's planned acquisition of CWT, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. DOJ intervention in the transaction, if it comes to pass, would follow the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's merger review and set the stage for a harried January in the deal's evolution.

Dec 20, 2024 · BCD Travel CEO Stephan Baars took the stage at The Beat Live in New York this month. He spoke with The Beat editor-in-chief Jay Boehmer about the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's review of American Express Global Business Travel's deal to acquire CWT, the evolving competitive landscape, buyer trust and what differentiates BCD.

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