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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 19 of 2024. This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, 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 -

• Senate passes FAA reauthorization bill
• Delta & Southwest lead J.D. Power Airline Study
• SpaceX’s Starlink projects revenue of $6.6B
• Brightline West breaks ground
• US OTAS cross $100B in revenue
• IAG posts solid Q1 results
• Hyatt's Q1 'Extraordinarily Encouraging'
• JetBlue & Etihad launch partnership
• Etihad launches 5 interline partnerships
• ITG Business Travel joins Focus Travel Partnership
• JetBlue expands Mint
• Spirit Airlines to launch higher-end products
• IndiGo adds flights to Thailand
• Expensify launches a new travel platform
• HQ adds Amex virtual card capabilities
• Delta revamps App

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update. We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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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 -

• Emirates announced a new airport for Dubai (which will be the world's biggest) being planned to accommodate up to 260m pax per year. This will eventually mean the closure of the current DXB airport.
• The European Commission is concerned about International Airlines Group (IAG)'s proposed acquisition of Air Europa.
• The same commission is also investigating 20 European airlines for potential greenwashing and telling them to bring their messaging in line with EU consumer law within 30 days or substantiate their claims based on sound scientific evidence.
• Sad news from Australia - the recently launched airline Bonza stopped operating whilst assessing a way to survive, which seems unlikely.
• This left a lot of passengers stranded, but Jetstar Airways and Qantas stepped in and offered free flights to those, where there is space available.
• Staying down under, Qantas app users reported seeing other people’s boarding passes and information within the app.
• Airsiders reported this week of their success in implementing an industry first virtual interline check-through solution at Düsseldorf Airport.
• Hays Travel in the UK acquires all 19 branches of Miles Morgan Travel.
• Outpayce from Amadeus has received an eMoney institution license from the Bank of Spain, which gives it a regulatory greenlight to begin issuing virtual cards.
• Extra Stories

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 18 of 2024. This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, 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 -

• Congress agrees on FAA reauthorization bill
• Second Boeing Whistleblower dies unexpectedly
• Air Canada's Q1 positions it for strong 2024
• Southwest begins to offer DOT-Required vouchers
• Australian airline Bonza collapses
• Air Canada drops free seat selection
• Avis Budget reports Q1 Loss
• Air France-KLM reports Q1 Loss
• Hyatt forges Peloton partnership
• Guesty acquires Rentals United
• Clear to provide TSA PreCheck enrollment
• Hyatt members to earn at Mr & Mrs Smith
• State Bank of India launches first travel credit card
• IHG reaches 1,000-hotel milestone in APAC
• Alaska Airlines launches generative AI for flight searches
• Southwest launches Travel Track
• Serko integrates Sabre NDC Content into Zeno

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update. We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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 -

• China Eastern becomes the first mainland Chinese airline to sign a deal with Amadeus for it's international expansion, specifically focusing on NDC via Amadeus.
• AI travel planning tech startup Stippl raise €575k in investment.
• American Airlines delay their planned "preferred agency" plans as well as changes in their loyalty program, from 1 May to 1 July.
• An ITM | Institute of Travel Management survey reveals corporate booking tools are still falling short of user needs and expectations.
• CWT adds Slack messaging support for their customers.
• The U.S. Department of Transportation announced new rules which will require airlines to provide automatic cash refunds to passengers around delays and cancellations, and protect consumers from costly hidden airline fees.

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The NoJetStress Podcast is a traveler wellbeing podcast for frequent business travelers covering health and peak performance on the road as well as to help business travelers maintain optimal health and avoid burnout no matter how much they travel. Christopher Babayode, a Corporate Travel Wellness Expert shares his insights on Traveler Wellness.

This is episode, Christopher discusses -

• The Go Running Tours Value to business travel
• How not running in Mumbai became the business launch pad
• The struggle is real, stats that show travellers aversion to exercise on business
• How Go Running Tours fits in with Bleisure Travel
• Go Running Tours not just about running
• Myths busting about the benefits of Go Running Tours
• How Go Running Tours encourage healthy habits and patterns

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

This podcast was created by Christopher Babayode and distributed by BusinessTravel360. For more information about NoJetStress, visit us at NoJetStress.com

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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.

In their latest conversation Clive Wratten and Andrew Clarke after discussing the weather both in the south and north of the UK look back and forward to what’s been happening at BTA Towers. They reflect on the recent team meeting held in Luxembourg, the BTA On The Road event in Glasgow, the ITM Conference in Brighton and Andrew’s visit to Eccles Sixth College where he spoke to students on the tourism & hospitality course. They also looked forward to the next BTA Breakfast taking place in London and the M&E conference in May. There was of course a little reflection as the football season comes to end and Andrew’s fear of being caught on the Match of the Day singing about his beloved team.

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

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 17 of 2024. This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, 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 -

• American postpones 'Preferred' Agency Deadline
• DOT announces Airline Ancillary Fee & Refund Rules
• Canadian Business Travel to return to pre-pandemic levels
• Boeing slows 737 Max production & pays airlines
• Southwest pulls out of 4 airports
• Hertz sells another 10K EVs
• WestJet expands Korean Air codeshare
• ANA & Air India to launch codeshare partnership
• IndiGo inks 1st order with Airbus
• Southwest flight attendants get new contract
• Alaska Airlines adds 3 new routes
• Delta Air Lines drops bag recheck
• Lufthansa Allegris cabins to launch
• American Airlines creates Flagship Suite Preferred product
• Delta Raises pay for 80K employees
• Amtrak TripLink integration goes live
• Spotnana connects with Copa NDC API

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update. We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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 -

• DerbySoft, a tech company mostly in the hotel distribution space, steps into airline tech with the acquisition of PKFARE.
• Airline Weekly reveals the most (and least) profitable airlines in 2023.
• The recent strikes cost Lufthansa Group a cool €350M.
• British Airways selects the Amadeus Nevio platform to venture into Offer/Order.
• Dubai receives the equivalent of two year's of rainfall in a day, experiencing severe flooding and causing flight delays and cancellations at one of the world's busiest airports. FL360aero posted videos of some of the incredible scenes which unfolded.
• After terminating their Barbados route, Norse Atlantic Airways surprise many by announcing a London Gatwick / Cape Town route starting soon.
• Extra Stories

You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.

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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