American Express Global Business Travel
Recent events
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2021
American Express Global Business Travel completes Egencia acquisition
American Express Global Business Travel completed its acquisition of travel management platform Egencia. Expedia Group became a shareholder in GBT as part of the transaction.
2021
Expedia Group agrees to provide lodging supply to GBT
Expedia Group entered into a long-term agreement to provide accommodations supply to American Express Global Business Travel.
2021
Shell Aviation and American Express GBT form SAF partnership
Shell Aviation and American Express Global Business Travel formed a partnership to make sustainable aviation fuel available and develop a model to increase its supply and use.
2021
GBT makes binding offer to acquire Egencia
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) made a binding offer to acquire Egencia, Expedia Group’s business-travel brand. The report also says Expedia Group would become a GBT shareholder and enter a long-term strategic commercial agreement with GBT as part of the transaction.
2021
American Express GBT acquires Ovation Travel Group
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) announced that it had acquired Ovation Travel Group. The deal terms were undisclosed; Ovation's brands were to remain in place, and the agency and its employees would become a division of GBT's Global Customer Partnerships organization.
2020
Neo adds carbon emissions filter
American Express Global Business Travel announced that its Neo travel and expense management software added a carbon emissions filter that lets travelers sort flight and train search results by emissions when booking.
2019
American Express Global Business Travel appoints Paul Abbott as CEO
American Express Global Business Travel appointed Paul Abbott as chief executive officer, effective 1 October 2019, replacing Doug Anderson, who was stepping down after three years in the role.