In the recent PA Life Summer 2026 Issue we cover two leading corporate travel service providers; Blacklane who’ve taken their chauffeur driven service global. We also hear from Clarity, another global player who recognise that travel and meeting management overlap and should therefore be aligned better…
Blacklane unveils new brand and enhanced corporate booking platform
Blacklane has unveiled a newly evolved modern luxury brand identity as the global chauffeur service eyes increased global expansion and reinforces its commitment to exceptional hospitality and business travel.
As part of the evolved new look, the dedicated bookers portal – a platform dedicated to those who book travel for someone else – has been enhanced to make executive travel smoother and more intuitive for PAs and EAs.
Rooted in ensuring that the journey is as important as the destination, Blacklane’s evolved brand embodies the concept of ‘flow’ – the state of deep focus, clarity, and purpose that drives creativity and performance, so travellers arrive in the right frame of mind for the work ahead.
This comes to life through the redesigned website and app all offering a more streamlined, user-friendly experience from search and booking to post-trip feedback. For travellers, it reinforces Blacklane’s promise of thoughtful, detail-driven service across airport transfers, city-to-city journeys, and hourly bookings.
Together, these changes strengthen Blacklane’s position as the trusted global chauffeur service for corporate travel, combining human care, consistency, and seamless execution for both travellers and the professionals who book for them every day with confidence at every touchpoint.
Find our more about Blacklane’s corporate booking platform and service.
https://www.blacklane.com/en/corporations/bookers/
Clarity is reshaping business travel, bringing travel and meetings management together
Travel and meetings management is changing: What this means for PAs?
AI is reshaping business travel and meetings management, and for PAs and EAs it’s unlocking something long overdue: genuine time and control.
It’s fair to question whether AI really belongs in a world of complex itineraries, shifting priorities and executive expectations. But the most effective change isn’t happening where technology replaces human judgement. It’s happening where intelligent technology removes the admin that gets in the way of it. The searching. The cross‑referencing. The chasing. The spreadsheets.
Nowhere is this more powerful than where travel and meetings overlap. Too often, the two are managed in isolation – separate tools, separate workflows, separate organisations. But real‑world trips don’t work like that. They’re connected by nature: flights, venues, attendees, agendas, approvals. AI‑enabled platforms can bring these elements together, creating joined‑up itineraries, streamlining approvals and surfacing the best options instantly.
When technology does the heavy lifting, PAs stay firmly in control, supported by the human experts of their TMC – using insight, judgement and relationships to ensure nothing falls through the gaps, especially when plans change.
This combination of AI‑powered technology and expert human service now defines great travel and meetings management. Clarity is at the forefront of this shift, with ClarityGo and MeetingsPro bringing travel and meetings together as one connected experience – backed by specialists who understand both.
Discover how travel and meetings work better together.
https://www.claritybusinesstravel.com/
