While growth in online bookings as a percentage of the U.S. travel market has slowed considerably, supplier websites continue to build their lead over online intermediaries.

The nation’s largest employer offered medical travel coverage for to an estimated 1.1 million employees and their dependents. Boeing Co. also added a medical travel benefit. “Walmart joins companies like PepsiCo and Loews that are looking for alternative health services for their employees,” said Anne Marie Moebes of Well-Being Travel.