This is Part Two in a series on open booking. Open booking has clear advantages. Proponents of open booking, aka Travel 2.0, point out that allowing travelers to book through non-program channels, ...

Q: Four years ago, you stirred up controversy in a series of columns on the trend toward so-called open booking, which was a new kind of corporate travel policy that let travelers book through any ...

In a ground-breaking move for open booking, Concur and Egencia announced a global partnership this morning to link Concur’s expense reporting platform and Egencia’s TMC services. The deal brings the ...

Q: Travel management consultants and other experts have been predicting that, in the coming years, corporate travelers and their employers will embrace "open booking" or "Managed Travel 2.0." One ...

In December 2012, a few months before embarking on an "open booking" trial, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. manager of corporate travel services Carol McDowell joked with attendees at an ...

You say you want to go on a cruise, but you're not ready to commit to a specific vessel, itinerary, date, or time. MSC has an option for you. It’s called 'open booking,' and now you can book a trip ...

If the industry in 2012 continued to claim that travel buyers weren’t that interested in program alternatives like Concur’s Open Booking Initiative, by 2013 it would become a much harder argument to ...

Corporate travel buyers and financial leaders are under pressure to optimize business travel logistics and costs while providing duty of care for their employees. Achieving this combination is no ...

For many small- and mid-sized businesses, managing corporate travel through an open bookings model can seem like the simplest path forward. It’s intuitive, familiar and mirrors the consumer experience ...

MSC Cruises has launched a new “Open Booking” program, allowing guests to make a future cruise reservation during their current sailing without the need to commit to a particular vessel, itinerary or ...