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Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members. We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with audience members. You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah

Stories covered on this session include -

• A deal agreed last year between Ryanair and Expedia Group to have their content distributed via the group's range of portals went live this week.
• Sabre Corporation and CellPoint Digital, a payment provider, sign an agreement to "Strengthen (the) Airline Payments Ecosystem".
• Daniel Boyle gives us a summary of the impact to the aerospace industry of the latest developments in US trade policies.
• Revolut receives approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate their prepayment services across all of India.
• American Airlines will offer free in-flight WiFi to their frequent flyers, starting in 2026.
• Ryanair suggest it might consider the Chinese COMAC C919 jet as a replacement for Boeing 737's.
• United Airlines reports record Q1 2025 revenue of $13.2b whilst also reducing domestic flight capacity by 4%.
• LATAM Airlines announce their latest GDS distribution fee model, also adding surcharges for some NDC fares.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 16 of 2025. This is a weekly podcast where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel. This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Gunmen kill at least 26 tourists in India
• March US Hotel Rates increase again
• Tourism associations report decline
• FTC sues Uber
• Omni launches SME Business Travel Program
• Gov't Hotel demand drops
• Latam Airlines adjusts GDS surcharges
• United invests in JetZero
• Trainline acquires Trenes
• JetBlue & JAL add reciprocal point redemption
• BermudAir launches flights from Charleston
• Alaska & Hawaiian to Co-Locate
• American Airlines unveils redesigned mobile app
• Alaska Airlines increases San Diego service by 30%
• Mesh adds Sabre NDC Content
• Mobile biz travel card allows visa-free entry to 19 APEC states
• ATPCO envisions Product Catalog

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.com

This podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360. Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!

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Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members. We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with audience members. You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah

Stories covered on this session include -

• A United Airlines flight diverted to Washington Dulles Airport on 3 April after galley oven smoke filled the cabin, marking the fifth such incident among major U.S. carriers in 2025.
• A wing collision at Washington's Reagan Airport on 10 April involving an American Airlines flight. This marks the third similar event at this airport since 2022.
• A sight seeing helicopter crashes in the Hudson River in New York, with six fatalities. Caution: distressing video in this link.
• Ted Christie steps down from his role as Spirit Airlines CEO.
• Carmen S. writes about American Airlines's move to bring airport service staff numbers down this summer, instead of up.
• US airlines Republic Airways and the holding company of Mesa Airlines, Inc. are combining in an all-stock deal.
• Greek air traffic controllers went on strike on 9 April, causing substantial flight cancellations in the area.
• India and China are in talks to resume direct flights between them.
• Virgin Australia reveals they have identified more than 60,000 customers who may have been overcharged over a five year period, and that they will be refunding those affected.

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This podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360. Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!

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