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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 40 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.

On this week's podcast, we covered the following stories -

• Government shutdown could cost industry $1 billion a week
• TSA still operating during the shutdown
• WTTC: Travel is booming but workers needed
• Icelandic Airline Play ceases operations
• Lufthansa to cut 4,000 jobs by 2030
• FAA extends flight limit order at Newark
• Waymo launches corporate program
• American & Porter launch codeshare agreement
• Qatar expands IAG codeshares on US routes
• Gol calls off merger talks with Azul
• Starlux codeshares with Alaska Airlines
• Air India partners With Zomato
• Breeze Airways is going international
• United's first flight with free Starlink WiFi
• Enterprise Mobility expands to Taiwan
• Southwest adds Alaska to network
• United Airlines eliminates bag re-check

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 39 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.

On this week's podcast, we covered the following stories -

• FAA instructs airlines to re-evaluate evacuation procedures
• US economy expands
• Airport cyberattack disrupts flights across Europe
• Alaska & Hawaiian launch Business Travel Loyalty Program
• August US hotel occupancy drops
• Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 Flight Attendants
• Direct Travel acquires ATPI
• Air France-KLM & SAS expand codeshare
• Singapore Airlines & Vietnam Airlines sign codeshare
• Marriott brings Series brand to US
• IHG plans to introduce Ruby in US
• Brightline enhances premium
• Sabre launches agentic AI solutions
• ATPCO broadens airline Routehappy access
• Airbnb to launch hotel interface

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Welcome to The BTA Podcast. In these podcasts we will endeavour to share our thoughts, concerns, optimism and build those all-important human connections with our Partners, Members and Guests.

Join Clive Wratten, CEO, and Andrew Clarke, Commercial Director, as they dive into our recent white paper Beyond the Boardroom and recap key sector events—including Accommodation, Meetings & Events, Aviation Conference, and The Business Travel Show. Plus, get the scoop on our upcoming Summer BBQ and Annual Autumn Conference in Munich.

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This podcast was created by The BTA and edited & distributed by BusinessTravel360. For more information about The BTA visit us at TheBTA.org.uk

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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 podcast episode include -

• The U.S. Department of Transportation orders Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to end their 8-year long joint venture.
• Amadeus and Lufthansa start tests with the EU Digital Identity Wallet.
• Michael J. Goldrich's post about Tripadvisor's AI strategy attracts a lot of comments.
• American Express (card/financial services) launches a travel app.
• Corporate Travel Management (CTM) UK/EU has again postponed releasing its 2025 full year accounts, following last month's trading suspension on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) due to financial accounting errors.
• Dohop and Citilink Indonesia team up with a new alternative interline platform that opens up 47 new destinations and 86 unique connections for travellers through partnerships with Scoot and Air India Express.
• Kirill Stati's post about the sad state of corporate OBTs sparks plenty of discussion.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 37 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.

On this week's podcast, we covered the following stories -

• JD Power reports high satisfaction with American airports
• The FAA seeks $3.1 million in fines from Boeing
• Air India crash victim families sue Boeing
• ARC reports August Air Trips decline again
• DOT terminates Delta & Aeromexico Joint Venture
• Deloitte reports a mixed outlook for business travel
• Booking.com for Business partners with Bizly
• Qantas & Malaysia Airlines codeshare
• Globespan acquires US Division of Key Travel
• Air India Express becomes member of IATA
• Sports Illustrated resort coming to Chicago
• Amex to launch travel app

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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 podcast episode include -

• United Airlines and ITA Airways (inspired by Alitalia) will start a loyalty and codeshare partnership on Sep 15th.
• Amadeus partners with electronic bag tag provider BAGTAG.
• Skift's research into US traveller's use of #AI for trip planning confirms what we thought.
• China's COMAC aircraft gains more use outside of China.
• The post that got away. Read Martin Soler's reflection on the self-service culture in travel today.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 36 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.

On this week's podcast, we covered the following stories -

• OTAs spend over $5B in Q2 marketing spend
• FAA ‘safety alert’ warns airlines
• Judge grants Spirit access to emergency funding
• U.S. to increase ESTA Fee
• JetBlue targets struggling Spirit
• Avelo places order for 50 planes
• United & ITA codesharing begins
• Amadeus and BAGTAG partner for EBT updates
• Alaska Airlines and Icelandair expand codeshare
• SpiceJet signs Interline Agreement with Gulf Air
• Air India partners with Avis India
• Uber app to get Blade electric air taxis
• Amazon launches its Robotaxi Service in Las Vegas
• Air France starts free Wi-Fi rollout

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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 podcast episode include -

• The American Express Global Business Travel / CWT deal concludes.
• Johnny Thorsen joins the board of Kyte.
• TAAG-Linhas Aereas de Angola's inaugural flight between Luanda and Nairobi takes places.
• Austrian Airlines is going to test a seasonal route between Vienna and Dubai from December this year.
• Southwest Airlines frequent flyer members will enjoy free, unlimited wifi on-board with T-Mobile.
• The TSA has officially launched its One Stop Security (OSS) pilot program, allowing select international passengers to skip re-screening when connecting in the U.S.
• Ryanair introduces a cabin bag size allowance which is 33% bigger than the EU standard.
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Gaurav Bhatnagar in his announcement of TBO.COM's acquisition of Classic Vacations.

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