Latest (worldwide) travel news. Read the latest worldwide travel news, right here, in peace. (If you can't see the travel news below, try turning off ad blockers). refresh. Spotnana announces capabilities for airline credit name changes. Fully automates unused NDC ticket solution via name change with United Airlines NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Spotnana, a leading provider of modern travel infrastructure, today announced a powerful enhancement that automates the lifecycle of unused airline ticket credits, including the ability for companies to move eligible unused credits into a company pool and make them available for use by other travelers. "While 96% of unused credits are currently redeemed through Spotnana prior to expiration, our latest enhancements aim to get this as close to 100% as possible," said Seth Anagnostis, Senior Director of Content and Distribution at Spotnana. "Spotnana's new capability allows corporate travel programs to reallocate unused credits into a shared company pool, reducing manual processing, maximizing credit utilization, and optimizing overall travel spend." Traditionally, applying unused ticket credits to another traveler was a manual, error-prone process. Spotnana's travel platform now automates name changes for NDC and EDIFACT unused ticket credits. Travel managers can now select eligible unused credits that are assigned to a specific traveler and move them into a company pool where they can be used by other employees. In a future release, travel managers will be able to create rules that automate this transfer process based on specific criteria. After credits have been moved into the company pool, they can be redeemed by another traveler, within the same company, entirely through Spotnana's self-service booking flow, without agent intervention. For most airlines, a task is created in Spotnana's Agent Desktop to complete the name change process. With United Airlines NDC credits, Spotnana fully automates the name change workflow end-to-end. "The process of reassigning credits to other employees has been complex and time-consuming," said Jeff Christensen, Managing Director, Global Distribution Strategy at United Airlines. "Spotnana is the first technology platform to fully automate United NDC name changes and enable corporate travelers to redeem eligible United NDC tickets that have been allocated to a company pool." This enhancement represents a major step forward in helping companies manage and maximize the value of unused ticket credits. As corporate travel programs continue to focus on cost control and operational efficiency, these credits are an important source of savings. About Spotnana Spotnana is modernizing the infrastructure of the travel industry. It's its vision to power the perfect trip for travelers everywhere. Its open Travel-as-a-Service platform improves corporate and leisure traveler experiences, helps TMCs increase revenue and efficiency, enables travel providers to deliver personalized offers, and empowers any company to sell travel to their customers. To learn more, visit spotnana.com. SOURCE Spotnana

Hyatt redesigns Leverage business travel portal with Spotnana for smaller companies. The hotel-only platform centralises bookings and expense oversight across more than 1,300 Hyatt properties, with a temporary waiver of the standard 2026 room-night threshold. Key takeaways. * Hyatt has redesigned Hyatt Leverage with Spotnana technology for eligible small and midsize companies. * The hotel-only portal offers centralised booking and spending tools and preferred rates at more than 1,300 Hyatt properties. * The standard 50-room-night annual requirement is waived for 2026; Hyatt may resume evaluations in 2027. * Participation is free but requires eligibility and direct Hyatt Leverage bookings rather than travel-agency channels. (NEWS) CHICAGO, Illinois, United States, 2026-Nov-03 - /Travel PR News/ - Smaller companies organising staff trips now have a redesigned way to handle hotel reservations and monitor spending within the Hyatt portfolio. Hyatt Hotels Corporation has overhauled Hyatt Leverage, its business travel programme for eligible small and midsize organisations, combining a new booking interface with management tools and preferred hotel rates at more than 1,300 properties. Announced on 30 October 2026, the upgrade is powered by travel technology company Spotnana. Rather than relying on separate booking and reporting processes, participating businesses can use one portal to search for eligible Hyatt rooms, manage reservations and view company travel activity. Spotnana says the system is integrated with Hyatt's reservation infrastructure and the World of Hyatt loyalty programme. A central view of hotel spending. The redesigned Hyatt Leverage platform gives authorised employees the ability to make and modify eligible hotel reservations, while company administrators can review bookings, payments and travel expenditure. Hyatt says preferred rates are offered across its five brand portfolios, spanning full-service hotels and extended-stay options. Individual properties decide whether and when to offer a discounted rate, so availability and savings vary by booking. Hyatt's programme information advertises savings of up to 15% against standard rates at participating hotels, rather than a guaranteed discount on every stay. The programme is free to join, and eligible travellers can continue to earn applicable World of Hyatt points and benefits. The programme's loyalty rules distinguish earning rewards from redeeming points for hotel nights: existing points cannot be used to pay for reservations made through Hyatt Leverage. The company is positioning the redesign as a response to the needs of smaller employers, whose travel administrators may juggle reservations and expenses without a large corporate travel department. Alice Harrington-Caravello, Hyatt's senior vice president for global sales and Americas commercial services, said the changes followed customer feedback on demand for easier booking and greater personalisation. Hyatt cited participating organisations including Brixmor Property Group and Quantbot Technologies in describing how businesses use the service. Eligibility and the transition to the new portal. Companies must be legally established in their home jurisdiction and satisfy Hyatt's small-or-midsize business eligibility criteria. The standard participation requirement is at least 50 qualifying room nights annually. However, Hyatt's current programme guidance says that minimum is waived for the 2026 calendar year while customers move to the upgraded system; from 2027, Hyatt may again assess accounts against the usual threshold. World of Hyatt membership is required for authorised users. Reservations for this programme must be made through the Hyatt Leverage portal; bookings through travel agencies, consortia or other online booking tools do not qualify. The new service focuses on Hyatt hotel reservations, not airline tickets, rail journeys or car hire. Some existing customers have already moved to the new platform, and Hyatt says older bookings made outside the new portal will not automatically appear there. For businesses comparing corporate hotel options, the practical appeal is a consolidated view of bookings and spending alongside access to negotiated-style programme rates. Whether a particular trip qualifies still depends on the participating property, available room inventory and the programme's conditions. Details, eligibility information and applications are available through Hyatt Leverage, with further background in Hyatt's official announcement and Spotnana's technology update.