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Direct Travel News Brief

Stay on top of business travel industry news and identify trends that can affect your travel program with the Direct Travel News Brief. A new edition is published every two weeks and includes travel management best practices; airline, hotel and ground transportation news; safety and security alerts; traveler tips; meeting and incentive travel trends; and the latest DT Navigator Blog articles.

July 30, 2019

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Join Direct Travel at the GBTA Convention next week, new flight routes and discontinued services, United’s new free WI-FI, a new airport screening process is... Continue reading

July 16, 2019

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: new eco-tax on flights from France, expanded flight services, new codeshare between American and Cathay Dragon, info on facial recognition, Uber helicopters,... Continue reading

July 2, 2019

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: airline flight expansion and codesharing, travel requirements for New Zealand, Trump moves TSA agents to border, measles exposure at EWR, Hyatt unveils... Continue reading

June 18, 2019

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Deem to sunset expense tool, Cuba travel ban, Canada flight disruption compensation, the latest of the Boeing 737, no visa for Brazil, everything you need to... Continue reading

June 4, 2019

In this edition of the Direct Travel News Brief: Direct Travel Partners with Service, airlines launch new flight services, DFW terminal F, non-ticketed travelers allowed into airport terminals, TSA... Continue reading

May 21, 2019

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Approval on Tokyo flights, new flight service options, United concourse move at LGA, TSA PreCheck enrollment could expand, how to rent a car if under age 25,... Continue reading

May 7, 2019

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: The new BTN Corporate Travel Index, new airline flight services, UK opens ePassport gates, information on Real ID, a guide to TSA Pre-check renewal,... Continue reading

April 23, 2019

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: join Direct Travel in a webinar focused on “Travel Policy as an Employee Recruitment/Retention Tool,” the latest on Boeing's 737 Max grounding, airlines... Continue reading

April 9, 2019

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: BTN releases their 2019 Corporate Travel Index, travel groups unite in opposition to raising the PFC tax, more time needed for Boeing fix, expanded flight... Continue reading

March 26, 2019

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Direct Travel to resell Serko's artificial intelligence-powered Zeno booking and expense tool, 737 planes grounded, United Airlines adds 18 new routes,... Continue reading