American Airlines is making changes to its corporate travel loyalty program for small businesses – the airline said Monday the newly launched AAdvantage Business would replace Business Extra.
27.09.2023 - 16:13 / skift.com / Mark Hoplamazian / Hyatt Hotels / Josh Corder
Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian has grown more positive about business travel in recent weeks, now saying he is seeing a business transient and corporate booking business returning to his properties. Hoplamazian confirmed that business transient bookings are up in New York City, while corporate bookings, in everywhere but Asia, are “booming.”
“Our business transient booking levels in New York are 20% over 2019 levels for October. We all know one month does not a trend make. I’m not going to pretend it will look like that forever. But neither is it true that business travel be permanently reduced by 50% for all major corporations in the U.S.,” said Hopamazian at the Skift Global Forum 2023 on Wednesday.
Historically, Hyatt had seen around 75% of its business from corporate travel and the rest from leisure. As leisure development, especially in five-star properties has surged, Hyatt has moved with the times. This tried-and-true corporate guest base is still the lifeblood of Hyatt for now, Hoplamazian believes.
He said: “Group bookings are booming at this point. That’s happening in so many companies. The power of human connection cannot be underestimated. Human-to-human connections makes creativity work, it elevates the human spirit. That will sustain travel.”
American Airlines is making changes to its corporate travel loyalty program for small businesses – the airline said Monday the newly launched AAdvantage Business would replace Business Extra.
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