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CWT Launches AI-Enhanced Analytics Tool for Real-Time, Natural Language Travel Data Insights

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(IN SHORT) CWT has upgraded its Analytics platform with AI-driven features from ThoughtSpot, enabling users to ask data-related questions in natural language and receive instant insights in visual formats. The tool can interpret real-time data changes, explain their impacts on key metrics, and refine responses based on user feedback. This enhancement simplifies travel data analysis,… Read the full press release

Demographic Changes and Global Instability Set to Transform Business Travel Landscape by 2040

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(IN SHORT) The business travel industry is set for major transformations by 2040, influenced by technological advancements, sustainability demands, and demographic shifts, as highlighted in the new supplement 2040: Baseline, Boom, or Bust by CWT and the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). This report outlines three potential scenarios: the Base Case, which predicts moderate growth… Read the full press release

CWT Appointed as Corporate Travel Management Partner for Antengene Corporation Limited in Asia Pacific and North America

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2023-Mar-09 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT today (March 08, 2023) announced that it has been appointed by biopharmaceutical company Antengene Corporation Limited (Antengene) as its corporate travel management partner for Asia Pacific and North America, following a competitive two-month RFP process. Founded in Shanghai in 2017, Antengene now has branch offices in… Read the full press release

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Awards Global Travel and Meetings & Events Management to CWT

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2023-Jan-22 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT today (January 19, 2023) announces that Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, a global market leader for renewable energies, has awarded CWT the management of its global travel and meetings & events program, following a competitive request for proposal (RFP) pitch process. After a five-year Spanish corporate travel… Read the full press release

CWT appoints Richard Thompson as its Global Head of ESG and Employee Experience

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2023-Jan-14 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform today (January 12, 2023) announces it has appointed Richard Thompson as its Global Head of ESG and Employee Experience. Formerly CWT’s Vice President, Global Internal Communication & Culture, Richard will lead the company’s responsible business activities and continue to oversee… Read the full press release

2023 Brings Hope for In-Person Interactions and Sustainable Events: Industry Insights on Rebuilding Culture, Managing Costs and Embracing Virtual Attendance

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2023-Jan-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The past year has given us countless trends and cultural shifts in the way we work, travel, and meet colleagues and clients. From the rise of buzzword terms like quiet quitting to rising costs and speculation over the permanence of virtual meetings and what jobs AI would… Read the full press release

Top Trends to Expect in the Travel and Events Industry in 2023

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2023-Jan-10 — /Travel PR News/ — The past year has given us countless trends and cultural shifts in the way we work, travel, and meet colleagues and clients. From the rise of buzzword terms like quiet quitting to rising costs and speculation over the permanence of virtual meetings and what jobs AI would… Read the full press release

CWT welcomes Janet Wu Nuckles as Vice President, Tax

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022-Sep-29 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform today (September 27, 2022) announces the appointment of Janet Wu Nuckles, Vice President, Tax reporting directly to Judy Hendrick, CWT’s Chief Financial Officer. “One of the reasons I decided to move from interim to permanent CFO after a month of… Read the full press release

CWT announces the appointment of Patrick Andersen as President and Chief Executive Officer

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022-Apr-28 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, announces that Michelle McKinney Frymire has decided to step down from her roles at the Company. As part of the Company’s long-term succession planning process, the Board of Directors has appointed President and Chief Commercial Officer Patrick Andersen as its… Read the full press release

CWT surpasses 200,000 followers on LinkedIn

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022-Feb-10 — /Travel PR News/ — As CWT celebrates its 150th year – tracing its heritage back to 1872 and the introduction of the first sleeper car to European railways – and its part in making travel more accessible to millions of people, here we celebrate the achievement of being the first travel management… Read the full press release

Rachael Sullivan named Vice President, Human Resources at CWT

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022-Feb-07 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, has appointed Rachael Sullivan as Vice President, Human Resources. Based in Minneapolis and reporting to Consuelo Corridori, CWT’s Senior Vice President of HR, Rachael will be the global HR business partner for CWT’s Finance and Commercial teams, helping them to… Read the full press release

CWT announces leadership team for its global customer team

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform today (January 27, 2022) announces the strategic aims and leadership team for its global customer team, under the newly appointed leadership of Nick Vournakis, EVP and Chief Customer Officer. With overall responsibility for delivering CWT’s B2B4E experience to its business… Read the full press release

CWT announces the appointment of Belinda Hindmarsh as SVP, Chief Operating Officer of RoomIt and China

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022-Jan-28 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform announces the  appointment of Belinda Hindmarsh as SVP, Chief Operating Officer of RoomIt and China, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Belinda will spearhead commercial development of RoomIt, CWT’s global hotel distribution division, and of CWT’s operations in China… Read the full press release

CWT announces the winners of its 2021 Business Travel Journalism Awards

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021-Nov-26 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, proudly announces the winners of its 2021 Business Travel Journalism Awards (BTJAs), honoring exceptional journalists and editors from national, consumer, broadcast, and trade media worldwide. Out of hundreds of entries, an independent BTJA judging panel unanimously selected eleven winners for… Read the full press release

CWT announces the appointment of Laura Wang as Director of Global Supplier Management (GSM) China

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021-Oct-28 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, has appointed Laura Wang as Director of Global Supplier Management (GSM) China. In this role, Laura will lead the negotiation and implementation of air, ground transportation and hotel agreements to ensure robust, broad and value-optimized business travel products and services for… Read the full press release

CWT welcomes Cristina Scott as Head of its Financial Services

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021-Oct-10 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today (5 October, 2021) announces the appointment of Cristina Scott as Head of its Financial Services unit effectively immediately. Based in Southlake, Texas, Cristina will report to Nick Vournakis, Head of the CWT Global Customer Group. Prior to her appointment,… Read the full press release

B2B4E travel management platform CWT integrates Amadeus’ booking and fulfilment platform

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021-Sep-09 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today (September 07, 2021) announces that it has successfully integrated Amadeus’ booking and fulfilment platform, Selling Platform Connect, into its European global servicing hubs, as part of its continued 2021 technological investment plans to achieve true follow the sun customer… Read the full press release

CWT announces the appointment of Ian Cummings as Global Head of CWT Meetings & Events

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021-Sep-07 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today (1 September, 2021) announces the appointment of Ian Cummings as Global Head of CWT Meetings & Events, the award-winning global corporate meetings & events management service. Based in London, Ian will report to Niklas Andreen, CWT’s Chief Operating Officer… Read the full press release

CWT welcomes Cheng Meng Hwang as Head of Global Market Management & Development

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021-Aug-13 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, has appointed Cheng Meng, Hwang as Head of Global Market Management & Development (GMD), to its dedicated APAC Leadership team. Based in Singapore and reporting into Belinda Hindmarsh, SVP, Head of Global Market Management & Development, Hwang will be responsible for… Read the full press release

CWT announces first American Airlines production NDC booking via Amadeus cytric

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021-Feb-25 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today (23 February, 2021) announces the successful creation of its first-ever GDS sourced New Distribution Capability (NDC) transaction in production via Amadeus cytric Travel & Expense booking tool for American Airlines. “Another innovative milestone successfully completed with our partners, and… Read the full press release

CWT announces leadership team for its newly created RoomIt & Commercial business unit

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Sep-23 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today announces the strategic aims and leadership team for its newly created RoomIt & Commercial business unit. Headed by President, RoomIt & Commercial, Patrick Andersen, the newly formed unit will maintain the continued growth of CWT’s innovative hotel and business… Read the full press release

CWT Solutions Group helps companies look beyond compliance and cost management through new responsible travel consulting framework

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Sep-17 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT Solutions Group, the consulting arm of CWT , the B2B4E travel management platform, has created a new responsible travel consulting framework to help companies look beyond compliance and cost management, and build more balanced travel programs that also align with other important objectives. Using its new… Read the full press release

CWT announces leadership team and strategic priorities for newly created Strategy & Transformation business unit

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Sep-17 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today (Sep 15, 2020) announces the leadership team and strategic priorities for its newly created Strategy & Transformation business unit. Headed by President, Strategy & Transformation and CFO, Michelle McKinney Frymire, the newly formed unit will ensure that the company… Read the full press release

CWT announces new operating structure to accelerate innovation, transformation and growth

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Sep-03 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today (September 2020) announces a new operating structure aimed to accelerate innovation, transformation and growth. With immediate effect, Patrick Andersen is appointed President, RoomIt & Commercial, Niklas Andréen is appointed President, Traveler Experience & Customer, and Michelle McKinney Frymire is appointed President, Strategy & Transformation,… Read the full press release

CWT earns Platinum status by EcoVadis

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Apr-23 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, has been awarded Platinum status by EcoVadis, the independent corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating agency. In the fourth consecutive year of being rated in the top category for its responsible business practices, CWT is among the first group of recipients to… Read the full press release

CWT and GBTA publish ‘The Big Idea: How Can We Make Business Travel More Sustainable?’ report

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Feb-27 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, and GBTA have published today (Feb 26, 2020) ‘The Big Idea: How Can We Make Business Travel More Sustainable?’. The report’s findings stem from a large-scale brainstorm session on this topic, hosted during the GBTA Conference 2019 Munich and attended by… Read the full press release

CWT welcomes Linda Creighton as Vice President, Business Finance for its Customer Organization

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Feb-20 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, has appointed Linda Creighton as Vice President, Business Finance for its Customer Organization. In her newly expanded role, Linda and her team will be responsible for driving improvements not only to CWT’s business support activities, but also in the elevation and… Read the full press release

CWT announces the appointment of Erica Antony as Chief Product Officer

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Feb-20 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, announces the appointment of Erica Antony as Chief Product Officer. In this newly created role, Erica will provide dedicated leadership and focus to drive CWT’s product strategy and offerings in the market. She will report to Patrick Andersen, US EVP &… Read the full press release

CWT announces the appointment of Laura Watterson as Senior Vice President, Global Talent & Rewards

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Feb-12 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, has appointed Laura Watterson as Senior Vice President, Global Talent & Rewards. In this newly created role, Laura and her team will provide enterprise-wide thought leadership and counsel to senior executives on talent acquisition, talent management, learning and development, as well… Read the full press release

CWT appoints Richard Thompson Vice President, Global Internal Communication & Culture

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020-Jan-30 — /Travel PR News/ — CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, has appointed Richard Thompson Vice President, Global Internal Communication & Culture. In his newly expanded role, Richard and his team will be responsible for development of CWT culture, employee engagement, people strategy and HR analytics, in addition to continuing his charge… Read the full press release