HSBC Chooses Expedia

HSBC is moving its North American travel management to Expedia Corporate Travel, joining a short list of huge accounts that have selected online-originating agencies for at least part of their corporate travel programs. After sources told The Beat that HSBC would end its North American agreement with WorldTravel BTI on December 31, an Expedia official confirmed that HSBC plans to use ECT for 'online, agent-assisted reservations and VIP support.'