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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 popular airline seat map provider Seatguru shuts down.
• AirAsia might make Bahrain their Middle East hub.
• Travelperk becomes Perk.
• Ryanair has increased its profits by 42% to $2.92 billion in the first half of its financial year 2026 and grew their 12-month passenger traffic to 204.8 million, a new record.
• Not to be outdone, Emirates reported a profit before tax of US$ 3.1 billion and revenue of US$ 17.9 billion for the first six months of this year.
• Qatar Airways steps away from their investment with Cathay Pacific, with the announcement that CX will buy back QR's 9.6% shareholding for around US$897m.
• 40 major US airports are to have their flight capacity reduced by 10% under instructions from the FAA, as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. There are also reports surfacing of major delays at security lines of many airports in the US.
• International Airlines Group (IAG) signs a deal with Starlink to provide high-speed internet access across British Airways, Iberia, Vueling Airlines and LEVEL Airlines.
• The most engaged post of the week belongs to Jake Zelman, where he talks about the heartbreaking message from the Honolulu ATC tower to another UPS flight.
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India Tomorrow is your go-to podcast for everything shaping the future of travel in and around the Indian subcontinent. We will bring you the latest insights, trends, and stories defining India’s dynamic travel landscape. Whether it’s global shifts influencing Indian tourism or developments within the country that the world needs to know.

Your Hosts are Kiran Dadlani & Mohit Kumar Arora

Stories covered on this podcast episode include -

• Air India’s $10 Billion Shopping Spree
• No More Business Class for Air India Employees
• IndiGo’s Big European Plans
• India’s Domestic Travel Boom
• Skyscanner’s ‘Drops’ Feature – A Game-Changer?
• The Google Story
• United States tourism is facing a significant decline
  
  

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 45 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-mandated reductions lead to cancellations
• DOT secures $111M in additional EAS funding
• US airlines announce refund policies
• Sabre's air bookings take a hit
• Alaska Airlines to chop some routes
• Spirit Crew members agree to pay cuts
• Cathay Pacific to buy back Qatar Airways' stake
• Talma expands Into Australia with Bay Travel acquisition
• Southwest begins interlining with Philippine Airlines
• Oversee & FCM partner
• Starlink Wi-Fi coming to IAG brands
• Evolvi introduces international rail bookings for TMCs
• Delta Air Lines debuts 'Comfort Basic' fare
• TravelPerk rebrands to ‘Perk,’
• Sabre activates ANA NDC content
• Alaska Airlines hires firm to do tech audit

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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