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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 44 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 Airlines launches its longest flight
• Enterprise Mobility reports record FY24 revenue
• Hyatt: Q3 revenue jumps
• Alaska: 'Renewed Strength' for Q3 demand
• Spirit Airlines cuts jobs and sells planes
• Sabre sells GetThere to Serko for $12M
• Traveltek acquired by Juniper Group
• Expedia Group & Microsoft team up
• Wyndham partners with Reside
• Hyatt takes stake in Bahia Principe brand
• JetBlue adds extra-legroom seats
• United increases Status Qualification levels
• American plans Touchless ID Security option
• Ryanair goes live in Concur Travel
• Booking Holdings' connected trip transactions jump 40%

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 -

• RyanAir's latest OTA partnership is with the Etraveli Group.
• Andrew Dixon brings us an update on the incredible transport infrastructure project happening in Poland.
• Is the Spirit Airlines / Frontier Airlines merger back on? Alison Sider from The Wall Street Journal posts about this.
• Whilst Edward Russell reports about the reductions in fleet and routes Spirit is making.
• "To fly. To starve". In one of the most active posts this week, Oliver Ranson tells us why British Airways' decision to reduce their meal services on long haul flights departing before/after certain hours is bad news for them
• Qatar Airways rolls out high speed in-flight internet with the world’s first Boeing 777 Starlink-equipped flight.
• In continued bad news for Boeing as well, their workers reject a new proposed contract and continue with their strikes.
• Extra Stories

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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 this latest episode Andrew and Clive discuss the upcoming budget and possible impact of APD. They also look back on a busy few weeks at BTA Towers with the various conferences, events and catch ups with our buyer group. There’s also a look forwards to Clive’s attendance at the GEBTA conference in Seville and then the ATMC conference in Sydney, as well as the upcoming BTA Mobility Conference.

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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 43 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 -

• DOT’s New Airline Refund Rule goes into effect
• More than 70 flights in India, targeted by bomb threats
• DOT fines American Airlines with a $50M penalty
• Boeing reports a $6 Billion loss
• American encouraged by Q3 growth
• Business travelers don't prioritize sustainability
• STR: September US Occupancy slips
• Spirit-Frontier merger talks revived
• Air Canada & AirBaltic reach codeshare agreement
• Singapore Airlines & Air India add 51 codeshare destinations
• Sabre expands lodging with Premier Inn
• Rail Europe adds Deutsche Bahn rail links to Denmark
• Delta expands Digital ID to Salt Lake City
• Amadeus signs new deals with Delta and United
• American introduces new boarding technology

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 -

• The World Travel & Tourism Council is projecting that total global business travel spending will reach $1.5 trillion this year.
• British Airways has been forced to cancel hundreds of long-haul flights over the coming months due to delays in the delivery of engines from Rolls-Royce.
• Virgin Australia reports an earnings increase of 18% and a profit margin of almost 10%.
• In a very strange and sudden move, IATA advises agents in South Africa carrier fare calculations will be in USD. Amadeus reverses this a few days later.
• A new high-speed rail service will start between Barcelona and Toulouse in 2025.
• Talma Travel Solutions adds UK based Blue Cube Travel Ltd to their portfolio.
• Uber might be interested in buying Expedia Group.
• Extra Stories

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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.

In this episode Chris introduces the PHARE Well methodology for jet lag and traveller wellbeing management.

• The thinking behind the methodology
• Introducing the 6 steps to healthy jet lag management
• How they fit together as part of your travel plans
• A walk through of each step with suggestions and strategy overviews
• Specific tools travellers can use to beat the fatigue, jet lag and stress
• An infographic with an overview of the PHARE Well system

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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In Conversation With is a travel podcast where we speak with travel industry movers and shakers that are transforming business travel. Get insights into the company they represent and learn about how they are capitalizing on the future of travel.

In this episode we speak with Kathy Morgan | Senior Vice President, Product Management, Sabre

Kathy is a dynamic travel industry executive with over 30 years of experience at Sabre. She has held a variety of leadership positions at Sabre in support of the travel agency and supplier communities. In her current role as Senior Vice President of Product Management, Distribution Experience, Kathy is responsible for defining and driving several of Sabre’s transformational product initiatives, including NDC. Kathy has seen first-hand the incredible transformation that has occurred in the retailing, distribution, and fulfillment landscape of the travel industry over the years and has been an important voice in driving the product evolution needed to help Sabre lead in this space.

Your host: Riaan van Schoor

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 42 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 -

• ARC: September US ticket sales bounce back
• DOT fines Lufthansa $4M
• United Airlines' Q3 profit dips
• Skiplagged to pay American Airlines $9.4M
• Alaska Airlines enhances Mileage Plan for 2025
• American adds policy control to AAdvantage Business
• Air Canada Pilots ratify 4 year deal
• Uber looks to bid for Expedia
• SAS and Scandic Hotels partner
• Blue Cube Travel acquired by Talma Travel Solutions
• Navan teams up with Brex
• Hyatt announces partnership with Peloton
• Virgin Australia shakes up Velocity membership
• Air India rebrands loyalty to Maharaja Club
• Wyndham launches Microtel in India
• Uber introduces Black-Car experience

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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