As United Airlines celebrates its landmark 100th anniversary in 2026, the carrier is doing more than reflecting on a century of history: it is redefining the future of flight. Driven by their mantra of Good Leads the Way, United is executing a vision that moves beyond traditional routes to create a tech-forward
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel If there is one thing that can be said for the travel industry, it is resilient. Over the course of history, it has been knocked down by weather, political unrest, economic struggles and pandemics. And though bloodied at times, the industry has bounced back
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel It’s deja vu all over again. At this time last year, businesses and travel management companies were facing uncertainty as they planned hotel programs for 2021. In response, most of the contractual arrangements were rolled over by mutual agreement between properties and businesses. The
Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel You need support in your travel. With each passing day, the world is opening up to a greater degree and the number of travelers is increasing. However, we are quickly learning the return to travel is not like riding a bike. Much has changed and
Travel has become more complicated with the advent of the pandemic, but it can be executed with proper structures and processes in place; and resources to support the traveler. With the assistance of company travel administrators and Acendas Travel, support for the business traveler occurs before one leaves and extends
By Ken Augustine, Vice President of Travel Technology Several years ago in a meeting with a business prospect, one of its principals remarked that he came to the meeting thinking he was securing travel, but what he was actually doing was investing in technology. Our team looked at each other
Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel NOTE: Acendas Travel President Brent Blake and Senior Vice President Joe Curtis sat down to discuss their outlook for travel in 2021. Watch the video here. I won’t spoil it and give away all of the plot in the aforementioned video, but let’s just say
