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, Christopher talks about:

Who It’s For:

• Travel and HR leaders focused on sustainable performance.
• Executive travelers managing back-to-back travel cycles.
• Organizations serious about integrating wellbeing into travel policy.

Key Takeaway:

If you don’t optimize circadian health and recovery, jet stress will do it for you. The PJP rewires how your travelers move through the world.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why treating each trip as a one-off fails your travelers.
• The Three Phases of Leverage:
  • PoML (Place of Most Leverage): Home base, 48–72 hours before and after travel to tune rhythms and store vitality.
  • PoLL (Place of Least Leverage): In-flight environment focused on damage control through hydration, light, and micro-movements.
  • PoSL (Place of Some Leverage): Destination strategy to anchor circadian rhythms via light, meals, and movement alignment.
• The circadian clock system - central, gut, and peripheral, and how to realign it.
• Moving from duty of care to duty of performance for corporate travelers.
• Preview of the Perpetual Journey Planner App for organizational visibility and traveler wellbeing.
• How to get help for the number 1 jet lag travel stress your travelers face.

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This podcast was created by Christopher Babayode and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  For more information about NoJetStress, visit us at NoJetStress.com and check out the P.H.A.R.E Well Audit Checklist.

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel  podcast for Week 9 of 2026.  This weekly podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening in the world of business travel - in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we cover the following stories:

• U.S. Agency air sales top $10B in January
• U.S. llfts shelter-in-place advisory in Western Mexico
• OTAs continue heavy marketing spending
• Spirit Airlines plans exit from bankruptcy
• Booking Holdings advances “Connected Trip” strategy
• Avelo bets on fleet changes to reach profitability 
• Frontier slows growth in bid for profitability
• Elliott Investment Management trims Southwest stake
• Amadeus acquires AI Travel Assistant SkyLink
• Uber to acquire parking platform SpotHero
• WestJet and Virgin Atlantic expand loyalty partnership
• Uber integrates Joby Electric Air Taxis into app 
• World of Hyatt expands award redemption levels 
• IHG launches “Noted Collection” soft brand
• Skyscanner launches flight s.earch app in ChatGPT

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel  podcast for Week 8 of 2026.  This weekly podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening in the world of business travel - in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we cover the following stories:

• United & JetBlue expand Blue Sky partnership
• North American On-Time performance rebounds
• Air Canada reports record Q4 and strong year results
• Expedia Group leans into AI and direct booking growth
• United to acquire O’Hare Gates from Spirit
• Europe’s Entry/Exit System causes airport delays
• Air Transat exits U.S. market due to demand drop
• Navan Study highlights transparency challenges
• Ixigo launches airport cab service
• Southwest rolls out Starlink WiFi 
• Uber expands Autonomous Vehicle rollout
• Amadeus to decommission self-service developer portal
• OTAs gain share in Tours and Activities
• Sabre and WestJet extend technology partnership

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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:

• Wizz Air will start offering flights to the US, after it became known they have applied for rights to fly there but later in the week their CFO Ian Malin clarified their application related to providing charter flights for the World Cup.
• Spanish OTA DESTINIA acquired Netflights and Travel Republic, both much larger companies, from dnata.
• Emirates plans to hire 20,000 staff in the next 5 years.
• Property management company GuestReady has acquired Lightbooking and its 200 units in the Canary Islands for 1.2 million euros.
• Navan will shut down the Reed & Mackay brand and transition all customers to Navan.

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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:

• Avis Budget Group will close their Zipcar car sharing service in the UK.
• Singapore Airlines, who already holds a 25% stake in Air India Limited, signs a broader agreement between the two airlines to work even more closely together.
• Pilots and unions come out very critical about the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) fine of only US$2.4m to IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) for their recent disruptions to flights.
• Spain’s competition authority imposes fines on four TMCs for allegedly colluding in public-sector tenders for corporate travel services. 
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines starts offering free wi-fi on their inter-European flights. Marjan Rintel, CEO at KLM, talks about that.
• The hospitality property management system Mews raises US$300m, giving them a $2.5b evaluation.
• Extra Stories

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel  podcast for Week 6 of 2026.  This weekly podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening in the world of business travel - in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we cover the following stories:

• AI adoption accelerates across hotels
• WTTC issues stark warning
• Embraer to build planes in India
• Expedia Group cuts jobs
• ARC launches orders-based reporting and settlement system
• American's indirect channel share 'Fully Restored'
• Navan to end Reed & Mackay Brand
• Qantas divests its share in Jetstar Japan
• Southwest launches assigned seating
• Avelo launches credit card
• Delta launches new Delta Business site
• KLM rolls out free wifi
• American Airlines upgrades app
• Apple AirTag 2 is released
• Accor launches app in ChatGPT

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

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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:

• Heathrow Airport announces a £1.3bn investment programme for 2026.
• The Las Vegas based airline Allegiant is to acquire Sun Country Airlines in a $1.5bn cash and stock deal.
• eDreams ODIGEO and Tryp.com end up in a legal battle, raising plenty of discussion about agentic AI, screen-scraping and more.
• Google launches the Universal Commerce Protocol with a group of retailers. In a highly engaged and discussed post, Benjamin Rhatigan explores the future impact of this in how travel is bought and sold.
• Sabre Corporation invests in BizTrip AI to "bring agentic AI to corporate travel". In his post, Branko Karlezi talks about some of the results already achieved with this partnership.
• Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline decides against equipping it's fleet with Starlink internet connectivity.
• ...whilst Lufthansa Group does invest in Starlink, announcing that 850+ of the aircraft in many of their airlines will have this enabled, starting in the second half of 2026.
• China opens an antitrust probe into Trip.com Group due to alleged "monopolistic practices and abuse of its dominant market position".
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Rebecca Crook, where she talks about her frustration with the "something went wrong" message on British Airways' websites and app many of us are very familiar with.
• Extra Stories

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel  podcast for Week 4 of 2026.  This weekly podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening in the world of business travel - in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we cover the following stories:

• Allegiant Air to Acquire Sun Country Airlines in $1.5 Billion Deal
• Winter Storm Triggers Record U.S. Flight Cancellations
•  Trip.com Faces Antitrust Probe in China
• ARC Reports Record $100B in Airline Ticket Sales
• U.S. to Suspend Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries
• Delta Orders Boeing 787-10s as Business Travel Improves
• Capital One to Acquire Brex in $5.15B Deal
• Sabre Partners with BizTrip.AI
• Air India Deepens Global Reach With Expanded Partnerships
• AirAsia X to Rebrand as AirAsia Amid Restructuring
• Hilton Expands Apartment-Style Offering
• United launches advance meal purchase
• Lufthansa to Add Free Starlink Wi-Fi

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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, Christopher talks about:

Wearable Technology & Sleep Tracking (0:48 - 4:02)

• Dr. Garley's perspective on wearable sleep devices
• The limitations of heart rate variability (HRV) monitoring
• Why clinical symptoms matter more than device readings
• The trust we place in consumer technology vs. medical expertise

AI in Healthcare (4:42 - 7:35)

• The risks of self-diagnosis using AI tools
• Why AI struggles with the "gray areas" of human health
• The importance of what's unsaid in medical consultations
• Healthcare access disparities driving AI adoption

Sleep in the Corporate World (7:55 - 13:17)

• The massive hidden cost of poor sleep in organizations
• Why employees don't call in sick for sleep issues (but should)
• Sleep's impact on productivity, innovation, and workplace accidents
• Risk management and company culture considerations
• The value of anonymous sleep assessments

Workplace Sleep Strategy (10:58 - 13:17)

• Statistics: 10% of adults have chronic insomnia
• 14 additional sick days per year for those with sleep problems
• Low-hanging fruit: effective treatments that deliver results
• How better sleep improves all aspects of employee wellbeing

Better Sleep Clinic Services (14:03 - 15:35)

• Doctor-led clinic with NHS consultants and sleep specialists
• Range of sleep disorders treated: insomnia, sleep apnea, circadian rhythm disorders
• All consultations and tests available online/remotely
• Gold standard treatments including CPAP and prescription options
• Free strategy consultations for organizations

Melatonin & Jet Lag (15:32 - 18:52)

• Melatonin as a signaling molecule, not a sleeping pill
• The problem with high-dose, long-acting supplements
• How to use melatonin correctly for circadian rhythm adjustment
• The holistic approach to managing jet lag and travel fatigue

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

This podcast was created by Christopher Babayode and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  For more information about NoJetStress, visit us at NoJetStress.com and check out the P.H.A.R.E Well Audit Checklist.

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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:

• Travel industry fintech platform Travel Ledger integrates with Expedia Group's Travel Agent Affiliate Program to offer seamless reporting on virtual card spend by the agent.
• Amadeus announces that Lufthansa Group has chosen their Nevio platform for 9 of the group's airlines to "power a traveler-centric transformation toward modern airline retailing".
• Royal Schiphol Group receives plenty of criticism for a recent disruption to Schiphol airport from what appears to be a total lack of planning for adverse winter weather.
• Last month a new high-speed rail service between Doha and Riyadh was announced. Kit Aspen dives into this a bit more with his thoughts on this.
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Gilbert Ott, who recently joined oneworld Alliance as their Director of Loyalty.
• This is a special edition of the podcast. Whilst we will discuss the above, each of us have come up with a wish list item for our industry & predictions for 2026.

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel  podcast for Week 2 of 2026.  This weekly podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening in the world of business travel - in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we cover the following stories:

• Aeromexico tops 2025 On-Time performance
• Hawaiian Airlines to invest $600M
• Avelo will downsize
• REAL ID deadline nears
• Hilton cuts ties with Minnesota hotel
• BCD Travel & Delta Air Lines forge strategic partnership
• Lufthansa & Amadeus partner
• Etraveli Group acquires Wenrix
• Air India & AirBaltic enter codeshare agreement
• TSA expanding PreCheck touchless ID to 50 new airports
• Alaska Airlines places its largest aircraft order
• Air India expands its European footprint
• American launches Free Wi-Fi

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 podcast episode include:

• American Airlines stops awarding miles and status points on basic economy fares.
• They have also launched a $5,000 offer which will get you immediate Gold status. This was launched so quietly earlier in December I totally missed it, but luckily I spotted Iñaki's post.
• Italy fines Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline a whopping €225m for their "abusive strategy against OTAs".
• There were 4 mergers & acquisition stories during the last 2 weeks of 2025.
• Ann's personal experiences on Brightline.

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel  podcast for Week 1 of 2026.  This weekly podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening in the world of business travel - in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we cover the following stories:

• The World’s Best Business Class for 2025
• Spirit emerges & Delta holds top spot
• JFK-LAX is the top U.S. domestic route for 2025
• Italian antitrust regulator fines Ryanair
• American acquires stake in Republic
• Cvent acquires ON24
• Volaris & Viva Aerobus strike merger agreement
• IHCL & Millennium Hotels enter loyalty p.artnership
• Expedia to integrate with Alexa+
• Lyft & Uber to introduce Baidu robotaxis
• Royal Air Maroc to launch Los Angeles route
• Hyatt's Alila brand makes its Latin America debut
• Marriott hits 200 hotel mark in India
• Park Hyatt brand makes Mexico debut

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

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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:

• Air Albania ceases flight operations.
• Croatia Airlines is getting a government bailout to the tune of €150m.
• Frontier Airlines replaces their CEO Barry Biffle after 11 years.
• And it looks like Frontier and Spirit Airlines might end up merging.
• Amtrak content becomes available in Travelport via SilverRail.
• Finnair makes a surprise route announcement with services to Melbourne (via BKK) to start late next year from Helsinki.
• Former Qantas executives and board members who hold life-time travel perks with the airline have been told they won't be able to utilize those in first class on their ultra long-haul project Sunrise flights.
• Which companies got mentioned the most in these weekly summaries during 2025? Which stories stood out for us during the #LTTI recordings?
• What are our predictions for 2026?

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 51 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:

• Spirit is in merger talks with Frontier
• Gov't admits role in helicopter-plane collision
• FAA accelerates $6B Air Traffic Control upgrade
• ARC: November Air Sales decline
• November airfares fell more than 5%
• Spain fines Airbnb
• Air India partners with Singapore’s Scoot
• CCRA acquires ABC Global Services
• Southwest adds Turkish Airlines
• American Airlines limits perks
• Porter launches flights from Hamilton
• Hawaiian Airlines joins oneworld
• Hyatt Centric brand debuts in Puerto Rico
• United launches new AI-powered mobile app

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

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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:

• Travelport announces a strategic relationship with United Airlines with the aim of enabling new capabilities and functionality for agency and corporate buying communities.
• The risk management and crisis response solution Crisis24 shuts down OnSolve CodeRED, a voluntary, opt-in emergency notification system used by US law enforcement agencies and municipalities after a ransomware attack claimed by the INCRansom group. Millions of user's personal data is also at risk of being leaked.
• Expensify integrates with Uber for Business, automating trip receipts.
• The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) announces the creation of a unified GCC Civil Aviation Authority.
• In a major restructure, a large number of executive positions (rumours are up to 400) at Qantas are made redundant by CEO Vanessa Hudson.
• Wizz Air announces a partnership with Kyte, to open their content to third-party distribution and strengthen their presence in the corporate travel market.
• IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) is in crisis mode after a series of cancellations leaves them with their worst disruption in their 20 year history.
• Indigo published a full apology and offers of no-questions-asked refunds and hotel bookings for thousands of stranded passengers.
• Extra Stories

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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 Susan Lichtenstein, Vice President, HQ Mobility & Founder of TAMS.

An industry veteran, Susan has received numerous acknowledgements, including BTN’s 2009 Travel Manager of the Year, BTN’s 25 Most Influential in 2008, 2009 and 2020, and twice a BTN Best Practitioner for her work as a travel buyer. In 2017, she was inducted into The BTN Group Business Travel Hall of Fame.

Your host: Michelle Grant

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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, Christopher talks about:

• How treating obstructive sleep apnoea revealed, almost overnight, what happens when chronically sleep‑deprived people finally rest well , and why they can look like a “different person” in days.
• Why most patients don’t complain about “sleep” itself, but about memory, focus, mood, and low daytime energy.
• The crucial difference between sleep and circadian rhythms, and why they can’t be understood in isolation.
• What Formula One teams can teach global teams about maintaining performance across time zones.
• How “weekend catch‑up sleep” and social jet lag quietly erode consistency, even for high achievers.
• Why naps, used strategically, can be a performance tool rather than a guilty pleasure.
• The mindset shift from “sleep is for wimps” to “sleep as a primary recovery technology” — on par with exercise and nutrition.

Then we open the business travel chapter:

• How much disruption you should really expect when travelling.
• Why worrying about sleep can sometimes do more harm than the sleep loss itself.
• The mental reframe that helps you perform even when your sleep isn’t perfect.

Tune in to hear:

• How Dr. Garley breaks performance into physical, cognitive, and emotional domains.
• The evidence‑based insights drawn from both clinical practice and elite sport.
• Our exchange on circadian health, jet lag, and sustainable performance on the road.

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

This podcast was created by Christopher Babayode and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  For more information about NoJetStress, visit us at NoJetStress.com and check out the P.H.A.R.E Well Audit Checklist.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 50 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:

• Airline Industry tops $1T in 2025
• US proposes social media inspections on visitors
• Amex tops in J.D. Power Airport Lounge study
• DOT waives Southwest's fine
• Airlines unlikely to hit 2030 SAF goals
• CTM to be dropped from ASX 200 Index
• Government mandates cuts for Indigo
• United & Delta take stakes in Republic
• Pegasus Airlines acquires two Czech airlines
• Turkish & South African agree to codeshare
• South African Airways enters codeshare with TAAG
• JetBlue opens first-ever lounge
• Uber announces plans for an airport kiosk
• Southwest pursuing network of airport lounges
• Korean Air to add Starlink Wi-Fi
• Trainline adds disruption features

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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:

• Airbus warning causes global disruptions
• Aer Lingus is considering closing it's Manchester base.
• The BTA welcomes the UK government's decision to freeze rail fares in England next year.
• Two more airlines cease to operate this week:
  ❌ Latvia'a SmartLynx Airlines Ltd
  ❌ Anchorage based New Pacific Airlines
• American Express Global Business Travel is exploring the possibility of a sale.
• The Venezuelan government revokes the operating licenses of six major international airlines.
• Ryanair shuts down their Prime membership after it costs them more than they earned from it.
• The most engaged post of the week is by Dennis Schaal about Capital One wanting to acquire the software that Hopper uses to power Capital One Travel, and to then expand their travel offering.
• 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 episode, Clive and Andrew dive into several key developments shaping UK travel and mobility. They break down how the new Visitor Levy will be used to fund infrastructure improvements and discuss the UK government's sweeping rail project freeze and its implications. The hosts also recap insights from the recent Mobility Conference and share early details about the upcoming Spring Conference, including when and where it will be held. And, of course, Clive weighs in on one of his favorite recurring topic, the ever-controversial drop-off charges at Heathrow.

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

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 49 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:

• IndiGo’s crew mismanagement caused airport chaos
• CTM reveals major accounting errors
• Delta forecasts a $200 million hit
• FAA launches $12B modernization plan
• TSA introduces a new $45 Fee
• Lufthansa Group hikes GDS booking fee
• Bolivia drops Visa requirements
• Vietnam Airlines & Etihad launch codeshare
• SAS & Aeromexico launch codeshare
• Southwest & Condor partner on transatlantic
• Delta revises SkyMiles
• United makes changes to MileagePlus
• Delta & Uber debut Express Drop-Off 
• American Airlines introduces AAdvantage Pass
• 'Otto The Agent' launches
• Spotnana integrates with Booking.com
• Expensify integrates with Uber

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 48 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:

• Thanksgiving breaks TSA's all-time traveler record
• Airlines are sued for selling windowless seats
• Iberia hacked, exposing customer data
• Airline tests humanoid robot as a Flight Attendant
• Airbus warning causes global disruptions
• Iberia & TAP Air Portugal cancel flights to Venezuela
• ARC: October sales down once again
• Revolut enters payments partnership with Booking.com
• Air Canada & Emirates extend partnership through 2032
• Air India reinstates codeshare with Air Canada
• Hilton revamps its Hilton Honors loyalty program
• Maldives premium airline BeOnd plans U.S. service
• Southwest expands Touchless ID
• Sabre launches gen AI chat solution for airlines
• Hotel, flight bookings coming to Google's AI Mode

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

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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:

• UK airline Blue Islands collapses, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. 
• Hilton revamps their Honors loyalty scheme - Rob Burgess talks us through the changes.
• Rob also brings us news about Marriott Hotels launching two new payment cards in the UK, linked to their Bonvoy reward scheme: 
• Google's new AI travel search function drives down the share prices in major OTAs.
• Russian hackers clone more than 4,300 travel sites in attempts to steal payment and other customer data.
• In Australia, Helloworld Travel Limited makes an aggressive bid for Webjet.com.au.
• The German government will reduce air taxes in 2026. 
• Airlines are clamping down on the use of power banks on flights.
• Space News!

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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 episode:  Clive and Andrew update listeners on BTA events, industry challenges, government engagement, and travel trends, highlighting mobility and rail conferences while urging member involvement as the business travel sector prepares for 2026.

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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:

• Rumours abound that LOT Polish Airlines is nearing their completion of the acquisition of Smartwings, the largest airline in the Czech Republic.
• Marriott Hotels' "bespoke stay" partnership with Sonder Inc. comes to an abrupt halt, and 48 hours later, Sonder files for bankruptcy. I saw many chaotic stories of travellers having to cut their stay short and being left without accommodation.
• Ethiopian Airlines becomes the latest airline to sign up for Sabre Corporation's Mosaic platform.
• BCD Travel and Conferma partner to launch a virtual card acceptance rating, with which travellers and travel managers can see how well a hotel is able to process virtual cards.
• Virgin Atlantic shakes up their loyalty program with an initiative called "High Five". Rob Burgess explains what it is about here, and why he thinks they've been a bit too generous.
• A financing deal done by Virgin Atlantic reveals their Heathrow slots are worth $745M.
• Revolut has partnered with SAS - Scandinavian Airlines to let EuroBonus members convert their RevPoints into EuroBonus points.
• The most engaged post of the week by miles goes to Avi Meir from Perk on his views about having a work/life balance.
• 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.

Perpetual Journey Planner Recap:

• POML (Home): Place of Most Leverage – the planning phase
• POLL (Plane): Place of Least Leverage – the survival phase
• POSL (Destination): Place of Some Leverage – the adjustment phase

The Arrival Focus:

• How to own your first 12 hours after landing and convert preparation into performance
• Why acclimatization at your destination is critical

Strategy 1: Core Temperature Reset

• Do 30–45 minutes of brisk aerobic exercise ASAP after arrival
• Ground yourself barefoot for 30–45 minutes
• Don’t collapse into bed, prioritize temperature reset to flip your body clock

Strategy 2: Strategic Zeitgeber Alignment

• Eat at local meal times, 
• Expose yourself to natural daylight for at least 15 minutes, no sunglasses
• Avoid sleeping pills and unnecessary melatonin, opt for natural sources like tart cherries or walnuts if you must

Bottom Line:

• Acclimatize INTENTIONALLY
• Turn preparation into performance and presence
• Close the deal, deliver your best, and reduce jet lag

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 46 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 announces end to all flight restrictions
• STR again pares 2025-26 hotel forecast
• Amex GBT forecasts stable airfares in 2026
• European Business Travel spend to exceed $400B in 2026
• Apple launches digital ID feature
• Sonder winds down and liquidates
• LATAM cancels 173 flights
• Lyft partners with United Airlines
• CTM taps DerbySoft
• SilverDoor to offer IHG properties
• Etihad & Hong Kong Airlines launch codeshare
• Waymo expands service into airports
• Marriott launches City Express in Japan
• Southwest & United revive debit card rewards
• PredictX adds alert capabilities
• Amex GBT launches platform for EMM Clients

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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.
• Extra Stories

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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

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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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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:

• Eastern Airways (UK) Ltd goes into administration, with all flight operations cancelled.
• Air France-KLM buys a minority stake in WestJet.
• IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) launch their Delhi - Guangzhou and Mumbai–London routes.
• With Riyadh Air | طيران الرياض's inaugural London flights came some posts about how they are doing things differently. Me and some others asked more questions about the phrase "Delivery with Order" and Benjamin Waymark from INKdid a great job at explaining these in more detail. 
• Two major incidents of bad behaviour on flights this week:
  📌 A United Airlines flight was delayed for more than 4 hours after an onboard dispute broke out between two flight attendants before departure.
  📌A Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Frankfurt was forced to divert to Boston after a passenger allegedly stabbed two teenagers with a metal fork and assaulted another traveler mid-flight.
• Richard Branson's post about Virgin being given the OK to launch a competitor service to Eurostar through the Channel Tunnel is met with huge applause by thousands.
• Extra Stories
  • British Airways & Qatar snafu
  • United announces amazing Q3 results in premium
  • JetBlue & United go live with Blue Skies

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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.

The Aircraft: Place of Least Leverage (POLL)

• Mindset Shift: Once you’re airborne, control is out of your hands—accept and adapt.
• The Cabin as a Desert: Dry air, lower pressure, radiation, and zero control make the cabin a challenging environment.

Hostile Elements at Altitude

• Low Humidity → Rapid dehydration risk
• Low Pressure → Less oxygen, more fatigue
• Radiation Exposure → Increased risk at cruise altitude
• Lack of Control → Unpredictable schedules, cabin noise, and food quality

In-Flight Defensive Strategy

• Focus: What you CAN control—your micro-environment.
• “Defend, hydrate, insulate” is the policy.

Actionable Takeaways

• Hydrate Relentlessly: Bring a 1L water bottle, fill it after security, and aim for 1L per 4 hours in the air. Judge hydration by urine color.
• Protect Your Senses: Use noise-canceling headphones to reduce engine hum; eye mask to block light and preserve melatonin (and quality rest).
• Ditch Diuretics: Avoid coffee, sodas, and alcohol—choose water at every opportunity.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 44 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:

• Navan shares open on Nasdaq, Price drops
• Hotel industry implores Congress to end the shutdown
• Air Traffic Controllers miss 1st full paycheck
• JetBlue Q3 yields up in Q3
• Alaska Q3 corporate revenue up
• DOT terminates 13 Mexican routes to US
• Airlines close deal for shares of WestJet
• Southwest raises international profile
• Alaska & Hawaiian secure a single operating certificate
• Avis Budget pledges 'hard reset'
• Wizz Air revives $580 Pass 
• IndiGo’s India-China flight takes off
• Cornerstone launches Upstream
• Amex GBT launches 'Freemium' consulting for SMEs
• Amadeus Cytric launches 'Prime' TMC Partnership Program

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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:

• An Air China flight encounters a burning lithium battery in an overhead baggage compartment, and is forced to divert. Petter Hörnfeldt calls this the biggest threat to aviation today, and I agree.
• An in-flight cockpit intercom issue on an American Airlines flight cause the pilots to think there is a cockpit intrusion happening, prompting the flight to return to it's originating airport.
• After entering voluntary administration in July 2024, Australian airline Rex Airlines might have a new lifeline in the form of an acquisition by US based Air T, Inc.
• A British Airways flight from London to Kuala Lumpur got cancelled after a ground vehicle became lodged beneath the aircraft.
• The partnership between Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways takes off with news of a codeshare between the two airlines on 19 routes.
• Bennett Jordan reminds us why it's a very bad idea to post images of your boarding pass on social media.
• Extra Stories
  • Is the PNR destined to disappear?
  • Lyft acquires TBR Global Chauffeuring
  • ASTA launches tool to address late hotel commissions

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 43 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:

• Domestic airfares are getting cheaper in 2025
• US Passport falls out of Top 10
• Amazon Web Services outage hits airlines
• Hotels push live ChatGPT integrations
• Surge in premium revenue propels United Airlines
• Enterprise Mobility reports FY25
• JetBlue & United begin reciprocal loyalty benefits
• Qatar Airways & Kenya Airways expand partnership
• Yatra partners With Amadeus
• JetBlue adds new Mosaic benefits in 2026
• Wyndham launches travel subscription service
• Breeze Airways creates status program
• American changes AAdvantage Business calendar & guidelines

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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 -

• Virgin Atlantic has confirmed that their CEO Shai Weiss is leaving the company. He's been in that role since 2019.
• Navan sets a valuation of up to $6.45 billion and plans to raise about $960 million in its initial public offering.
• Revolut acquires AI travel agent startup Swifty.
• The travel technology publication Travolution.com is acquired by travel tech firm Travelsoft.
• Shares in easyJet jumped by as much as 12% after reports that MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company was considering a takeover of the airline.
• The most engaged post of the week goes the one by Erika Armstrong, in which the truth behind the "close door" sign in US elevators is revealed.
• Extra Stories:
  • Finnair washes plane with water?
  • Enterprise Wins the JD Power Survey
  • Delta has a great Q3 performance 

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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 episode is about The POML Principle: Why Your Jet Lag Strategy Begins Before You Even Pack.

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

• Navan reports $6.45B Valuation Ahead of IPO
• Delta’s Amex Income Keeps Growing
• Air Ticket Sales Hit Record $8.7 Billion
• Europe saw 50% rise in flight cancellations
• Delta, Aeromexico Challenge DOT Order
• Vietnam Airlines reports a customer data breach
• EU’s Entry-Exit System starts long-awaited implementation
• Lyft Acquires TBR Global Chauffeuring
• Juno partners with Direct Travel
• Revolut acquires Swifty 
• Cathay Pacific to Expand Free Wi-Fi
• British Airways Debuts Lounges
• ASTA launches tool to address late hotel commissions
• Southwest Airlines debuts new aircraft interior
• Kayak rolls out AI Mode

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The Ben's Big Deal Podcast is for anyone interested in getting a great deal with an airline, hotel or credit card.

Ben Komenkul is a points & miles expert and shares the latest offers so that you can take advantage of all the big deals out there and become a points master.

In this episode,  Ben discusses -

• Everything you want to know about the changes coming to the Amex Platinum Card.
• How to maximize the bonus transfer window to unlock value.
• Rakuten & Bilt Rewards have partnered.  Now what?

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This podcast was created by Ben Komenkul and was edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  For more information about Ben's Big Deal visit BensBigDeal.com.

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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 big news from this week is the SAP Concur / American Express Global Business Travel partnership.
• Another collaboration which was announced is between Accelya and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) is going to launch a London Heathrow - Mumbai route.
• Qatar Airways faces a lawsuit following the death of a passenger after a wrong meal was served to them.
• The Irish government’s decision to progress legislation aimed at removing the passenger cap at Dublin Airport is welcomed by Beyond Business Travel.
• The US government shutdown is costing the travel industry $1bn a week already.
• Extra Stories
  • What was Ann's biggest takeaway from the World Aviation Festival?
  • Space News

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 41 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 -

• Air travel holds steady despite shutdown
• Essential Air Service gets $41 Million
• Enterprise tops JD Power's Car Rental Satisfaction Survey
• IMEX America 2025 draws record attendance
• Strong performance by Delta in Q3
• AmexGBT and SAP Concur form strategic alliance
• Brussels Airlines joins Lufthansa-Singapore JV
• Hilton unveils new brand Outset
• United adds 4 new 2026 European destinations
• Riyadh Air sets start date
• Flights resume from Delhi to Tokyo & Melbourne
• Itilite launches AI Analytics Tool - Iris
• DerbySoft launches Global Data Network
• ChatGPT brings apps into chat

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

Stories covered on this podcast episode include -

• Icelandic low cost carrier PLAY airlines cease operations.
• Swedish carrier Braathens accelerate their plans to shut down their international services, focusing instead on their regional turboprop business.
• Schiphol airport is reconsidering their planned additional airline fees for 2026.
• In US TMC acquisition news, Globespan Travel Management /ALTOUR Canada acquires Key Travel.
• Gray Dawes Travel expand their global footprint by establishing a presence in New Zealand.
• Andrew Sullivan reports on Emirates taking a firmer stand on portable power banks.
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Michael Peterson at Deutsche Bahn, where he talks about how their app now offers extended international rail options as well.
• Extra Stories
  • US Government shut down impact to travel
  • American Airlines codeshares with Porter
  • Air India partners with Zomato

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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 -

• Navi Mumbai Airport opens
• Flight Operations beings at Noida Airport
• India Plans 50 New Airports in 5 Years
• Air India codeshares with Kenya Airways and Virgin Australia
• Ixigo’s strong quarterly gains
• SpiceJet re-Inducts grounded 737 MAX
• Japan sees surge in arrivals from India
• Dubai hits record breaking traffic

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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 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.

Clive & Andrew provide some insights into the upcoming "The BTA Autumn Conference 2025 - Let's Get to Work" in Munich, a snapshot of what’s been happening — and what’s next.

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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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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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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.
• Extra Stories

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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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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 episode includes the following rundown:

What Is the Circadian Economy?
Discover how this new wave of products, services, and technologies helps modern travelers align with their body’s natural rhythms for better health and top performance.

Expert Insights:
Hear lessons learned from leading advocates and innovators in circadian science:
• Mickey Beyer-Clausen, co-founder of TimeShifter
• Dr. Martin Moore-Ede, founder of CIRCADIAN
• Alexander Dimitrov, chief scientific officer at AYO

Tools & Technology for the Road:
Get the inside scoop on wearables and apps helping globetrotters get in sync:
• AYO Circadian Glasses
• TimeShifter App
• CIRCADIAN
• Vire Health and the innovative Vire Clip

Why Circadian Health Beats Sleep Alone: Understand why sleep is just one section of the orchestra and your body clock is the conductor.
Business Impact: How companies investing in circadian wellbeing see gains in productivity, creativity, and resilience among their traveling teams.

Looking Forward: Imagine a future of personalized travel where your hotel, flight, and routines adapt to your unique circadian needs.
Take Action: Christopher wraps with three simple questions to jumpstart your circadian upgrade on your next trip.

Guest Links & Mentions:

• TimeShifter – The jet lag app - TimeShifter.com
• AYO Circadian Glasses - Wearable light therapy for adjusting your body clock - GoAyo.com.
• CIRCADIAN – Leaders in circadian workforce strategies and education - Circadian.com.
• Vire Health + Vire Clip - Pioneers in body clock tracking technology - VireHealth.com.
• Dr David Garley - thebettersleepclinic.co.uk

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Have a question or want your circadian hack featured? Reach out to Christopher on LinkedIn or your favorite platform.  Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a five-star review, and share the episode with a business traveler or leader ready to join the circadian revolution

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 35 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 -

• Airlines targeted in cyberattacks
• Google is required to share data with competitors
• Labor Day 2025 passenger numbers sets record
• Passenger compensation plan dropped
• Southwest adopts secondary cockpit barrier
• Spirit Airlines axes flights in 12 cities
• AmexGBT completes CWT acquisition
• WestJet places record order with Boeing
• Zipcar partners With Uber
• American takes delivery of 1,000th aircraft
• Wheels Up launches membership program
• Southwest to launch free Wi-Fi
• JetBlue signs as Amazon’s 1st airline customer
• Concur Travel integrates HotelHub
• American Airlines introduces AI System

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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 - 

• Korean Air is to purchase 103 Boeing aircraft in a deal worth approximately $36.2 billion.
• The OpenTravel Alliance becomes a member of Overture Maps Foundation, giving them access to the newly released Global Entity Reference System (GERS) to address standards for location data in travel distribution.
• In a heavily critiqued move, Tanzania introduces hefty passenger levies for travel to and from their country.
• Mexico city restores flight slots to US carriers, reversing a 2022 policy which favoured Mexican carriers.
• Ryanair increases staff rewards for catching passengers with oversized cabin bags.
• They are also not expanding on their presence in Belgium following a 150% increase in Belgian aviation tax.
• Air New Zealand reports a 14% drop in profits.
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Richard Valtr, founder at Mews, where he talks about how they now offer hotels a property management system which enables guests to use both Apple Wallet and Google Wallet as their room key.
• Extra Stories & Space News

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 34 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 -

• New $250 US visa fee to launch
• Delta to pay $79M to settle lawsuit
• Business travel gets a boost in Australia
• Korean Air places $36B order with Boeing
• Frontier takes aim at Spirit
• Delta Air Lines Medallion Status Requirements for 2027
• Singapore Airlines makes changes to KrisFlyer
• Turkish Airlines acquires stake in Air Europa
• JetBlue adds Condor to TrueBlue
• TPConnects partners with Lufthansa City Center
• Southwest makes EVA Air its 3rd International partner
• CTM enhances UK rail booking capabilities in Lightning
• Way expands Hyatt ancillary& loyalty partnership
• Google expands AI Mode

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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 - 

• Qantas gets fined $90m for the illegal dismissal of 1,800+ staff during the pandemic.
• What are you most frustrating issues when staying in hotels? Robert Kiernan's post about this got some interesting comments.
• Wizz Air teams up with Travelfusion to target the corporate market.
• The U.S. Department of Transportation unveils a new website where you can lodge complaints against airlines. https://lnkd.in/dqCV-Ghs
• Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are facing class action lawsuits after passengers who paid for window seats were placed next to solid cabin walls with no windows.
• Webjet Group buys corporate OBT Locomote for $17M.
• A post by Elias Gezahegn from Ethiopian Airlines about NDC test case scenarios proves popular.
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Rafat Ali and his post about Skift's role in the industry. He mentions a particular recent case which illustrates the difficult position of reporting facts or news - it's not always popular.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 33 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 - 

• Alaska debuts New 'Atmos Rewards'
• Major US Airlines sued over extra fees
• GSA holds 2026 Per Diem
• ARC warns of new threats
• United sues Kiwi.com
• Booking Holdings agrees to $9.5M settlement
• TSA partners with Clear on eGates
• American Airlines partners with Starlux
• Sabre renews Prism partnership
• Webjet Group buys Locomote
• Qatar to open 1st US Lounge
• Southwest launches its own flight-hotel packager
• Yatra launches AI assistant DIYA
• Delta launches reimagined digital platform

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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 - 

• Air France launch a “Short Connection Pass,” service at Paris CDG, enabling their customers in transit at the airport with a short connection to benefit from a fast-track service, triggered automatically.
• Qantas will now show you, in their app, detailed information about the exact aircraft you'll be flying on, including what type of power sockets are available at your seat.
• Robert Kiernan's post about his struggles with name change on air bookings, despite it being 2025, got a lot of attention and comments.
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Felix Dannegger, one of a series he is doing on the possible future of, or next steps for, Sabre Corporation.
• In an unexpected turn, Gaya's new airport can keep the code GAY after all.
• Riyaz Ahamed's post about the incredible complexities of cross-border travel payments in APAC is worth a read.
• Extra Stories

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 32 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 -

• Emburse shows increasing airfare discounts
• Delta tops On-Time performance
• Air Canada strike ends
• DOJ sides with DOT on revoking Delta-Aeromexico immunity
• Spirit Airlines appears to be on borrowed time
• DOT launches faster, more secure system for airline complaints
• Hawaiian suspends 3 'Underperforming' routes
• U.S. Bank acquires Travel Expense Platform TravelBank
• SilverDoor and Synergy merge
• United invests in Dfinitiv
• Airbnb launches ‘Reserve Now, Pay Later’ option
• Allegiant reaches for premium seats
• Emirates bans inflight use of power banks
• Google adds Flights Deals to AI line-up

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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 - 

• Lufthansa abandons plans to acquire a stake in Air Europa. Just last week, Air France-KLM also withdrew from negotiations with UX.
• Ann Cederhall's post about how bad the user experience is on the SJ AB Swedish rail website sparked a lot of comments.
• United Airlines suffers a "tech disruption", with many of their flights grounded for a while.
• Sabre Corporation's earnings call disappoints and their share price takes a beating.
• Two industry related posts who achieved more than 1,200 likes and interactions:
  🥇 Simon Hawkins posting about his new role as MD, International Sales at American Airlines
  🥇Daniel Underwood posted about why a rail ticket between Manchester and London costing £386 is a grave cause of concern for businesses in the UK.

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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 episode of the BTA Pulse, Clive Wratten and Andrew Clarke reconnect after Andrew’s Greek island-hopping break to unpack the latest from the Business Travel Association.  They share stories about stepping out of comfort zones, reflect on the buzz from the Generation BTA event at Birmingham Airport, and look ahead to the upcoming autumn conference. With lively conversation and industry insights, it’s a snapshot of what’s been happening — and what’s next.

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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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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 episode includes the following rundown:

• 00:00 Introduction to Dr. Martin Moore-Ede
• 01:42 Dr. Moore-Ede's Journey into Circadian Research
• 03:29 The Importance of Light in Circadian Health
• 03:55 Future of Circadian Health and Economy
• 07:12 Understanding Circadian Clocks and Light Interaction
• 20:41 Circadian Health Beyond the Body Clock
• 24:20 Circadian Health in Aviation
• 33:28 Personal Insights and Final Thoughts

Dr Martin also addresses practical applications, such as how airlines can manage light exposure for crew and passengers to minimize jet lag and maximize performance. Dr. Moore-Ede further discusses his book, 'The Light Doctor', which offers guidance on managing light to improve health. Tune in for a deep dive into the science of circadian rhythms and how to maintain your health in a 24/7 world.

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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 What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 31 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 -

• GBTA softens global spend outlook
• Air Canada revamps the Aeroplan loyalty program
• IATA report shows rise of premium class travel
• Sabre loses over $250M in Q2
• Air France, KLM say hackers accessed customer data
• United tech issue disrupts over 1,000 flights
• Delta's use of AI airfare tool sparks scrutiny
• Southwest and Booking Holdings reach distribution deal
• Turo acquires select assets from Kyte
• IndiGo & Jetstar forge codeshare partnership
• OYO acquires MadeComfy & expands in US
• Alaska Airlines to debut new livery
• Uber to match Women Riders and Drivers
• Lyft to deploy driverless vehicles in EU
• JetBlue expands Fort Lauderdale operations

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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 - 

• Australian OTA Webjet will pay $9 million in penalties after admitting to making false or misleading statements between 2018-2023, when it advertised airfares that excluded compulsory fees.
• The U.S. Department of Justice drops their anti-trust investigation into the proposed American Express Global Business Travel / CWT merger.
• The UK air traffic control service experiences a system failure, causing major disruption.
• In one of the most engaged posts of the week, Felix Shpilman is skeptical about AI's ability to book travel in this post.
• A runner-up for most engaged post also related to AI, where Jeff Klee asks if he should thank the AI bots for their service.
• Extra Stories

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 30 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 -

• US DOT greenlights 'Blue Sky'
• DOJ drops Amex GBT-CWT Antitrust Suit
• Inside India’s $38 Billion Business Travel Market
• Booking Holdings reports strong Q2 results
• United Airlines Flight Attendants reject contract offer
• Spirit Airlines to lay off & demote hundreds of Pilots
• Accelya, Amex GBT and Sabre partner
• Etihad Guest partners with Revolut
• IHG & Emirates agree to collaborate on SME
• Europe relaxes liquid rules
• A new Southwest Airlines takes off
• American Airlines rolls out premium economy
• Apple AirTag expands to 30 airlines
• ARC adds Branded Fares
• TMC Teplis selects Spotnana platform

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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 - 

• Alaska Airlines experienced a significant IT outage this week.
• Some airlines are starting to impose look-to-book ratios in their agency NDC channels. 
• London based Intello AI raises more than €575k for their AI-driven hotel concierge platform.
• American Express Global Business Travel launches a platform which allows managers and event organisers to create events, invite guests and set parameters around travel for non-employees while tracking expenses.
• Cory Garner's analysis of a recent Sabre Corporation survey highlighting that content fragmentation is worse than ever before sparks a lot of conversation and is this week's winner for the most divisive post. 
• The most popular post this week is about 4 guys having a meal at a random restaurant.
• There is no winner in the "the one who got away" category except in my opinion, maybe this could go to the "no major announcements" at GBTA Convention in Denver? Or did I miss something?

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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 - 

• Dutch startup GeniusTravel.M.E. raise €2M to grow its AI-powered travel planning app.
• Wizz Air pulls out of Abu Dhabi.
• Airlines for Europe (A4E) condemns a proposal by European Parliament MEPs to remove consumer choice and impose a mandatory trolley cabin bag on all passengers.
• Most engaged post of the week, Alexandra Vukolova explores the strange seatmap of China Southern Airlines’s Airbus A321 Neo aircraft.
• Most divisive post of the week: Delta Air Lines' announcement that their AI driven pricing model is working well and they will be deploying it across 20% of their domestic network by the end of this year.
• The most unnoticed, but should-have-been-noticed post of the week: Qatar Airways launched a subscription plan for their frequent flyer program.
• Extra Stories & Space News

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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 episode includes the following rundown:

• Personalization in Air Travel: How airlines use data to create tailored passenger experiences (0:18)
• AI's Role in Aviation: Current applications and future possibilities for artificial intelligence in air travel (6:22)
• Airport Lounge Wellness: How these spaces are evolving to support traveler health and comfort (10:44)
• Cabin Crew Impact on Wellbeing: The vital role flight attendants play in passenger experience (17:57)
• Customer Feedback Mechanisms: How airlines collect and implement passenger suggestions (28:28)
• The Sky Lounge Podcast: Alex discusses her own podcast focused on aviation (32:39)
• Travel Destination Favorites: Personal recommendations from a seasoned traveler (35:10)

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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 What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 28 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 -

• Delta encouraged by early results of AI pricing
• June ARC Corporate Trips decline slows
• Liquid carry-on limits may be eliminated
• Avelo Airlines to cease West Coast operations
• Hawaiian announces layoffs
• Delta expands Elite SkyMiles for Business Services
• TAP Air Portugal launches 'TAP ForBiz'
• Wyndham & Grubhub partner on delivery
• Uber & Baidu partner to deploy robotaxis globally
• IndiGo codeshares with Jetstar
• Breeze Airways starts services from Burbank
• A new Hyatt Regency Times Square opens
• The Waldorf Astoria New York is back
• BCD expands partnership for Agentic AI
• Kayak for Business integrates with HQ
• Traxo adds 6 new partners to Marketplace

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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 - 

• Clive Wratten exposes the true income Heathrow makes from parking charges, at a whopping £171m. He also explains to us why it failed to deliver any of the benefits propagated by the airport.
• In a move heavily criticised by airlines and IATA, 8 countries propose an ‘aviation solidarity coalition on premium flyers’, a tax on premium cabin travellers.
• Ethiopian Airlines plans to launch an Addis Ababa to Australia route.
• CWT adds a natural language query tool to their travel data analytics platform, which they claim “mirrors a real conversation” by allowing follow-up questions to give clients a deeper insight into their travel data.
• Pieter Elbers calls out Europe's obsession with green issues, saying it was hurting its airlines and holding back economies.
• The EU announces plans to spend €2.8 billion on 94 transport projects, with rail projects accounting for 77 per cent of the total spending.
• Virgin Atlantic announces major overhauls on it's products including fully refurbishing their Boeing 787 aircraft, with the end of 'coffin class', in a move that will see the number of economy seats slashed. 
• Congratulations to Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline, on marking their 40th anniversary since their first-ever flight.
• Extra Stories

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 27 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 -

• $12B allocated to improve ATC system
• Global Business Travel spend to reach $2.9T by 2029
• Bryan Bedford confirmed as FAA administrator
• TSA ends 'Shoes-Off' policy
• Increase in hotel cyberattacks expected
• Air India leaves Gatwick
• American creates AAdvantage Business tier
• Air France-KLM takes majority stake in SAS
• Qantas & Air France-KLM expand codeshare
• Allegiant reaches deal
• Clear expands and rebrands 
• Charter carrier JSX launches loyalty program
• Hilton opens first LivSmart property
• Wyndham Hotels to open 100th hotel in India
• Oneworld playing catch-up in tech integration

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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 - 

• Free breakfast and other frequent traveler perks are being stripped back by big hotel brands according to Pedro Colaco.
• Tony Fernandes at AirAsia wants to do "what no other low-cost carrier has done" with their plans to open a connecting hub in the Middle East, which will enable them to offer services from Asia to Europe on their own (narrow body) planes. 
• BCD Travel has agreed a partnership with AI corporate travel assistant SkyLink to offer users a “fully autonomous and touchless travel experience”.
• Cabin baggage could soon become a legal right within the EU, and Mark Kubatov discusses this in more detail in a much commented upon post.
• Qantas admits that a “significant” number of a possible 6 million customers have had their data stolen, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers in a cyber attack. 
• Airline direct connect API provider Kyte signs a distribution agreement with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays.
• Extra Stories

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 26 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 -

• Corporations to cut perks not travel
• Global leisure travel market to hit $15 Trillion
• Wizz Air & Frontier top airline emissions rankings
• Qantas confirms data breach
• Supreme Court rejects American's appeal
• Hawaiian Airlines And JetBlue To End Partnership
• Oman Air joins Oneworld Alliance
• Hyatt to sell all its Playa real estate
• Condor adds three new European routes
• SAS orders 55 Embraer aircraft
• Turkish Airlines adds London Stansted service
• Jet2.com to distribute content through Kyte
• BCD Travel partners with SkyLink

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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 -

• As part of a restructure, JetBlue stops serving Miami.
• Qatar Airways receives plenty of praise for the way in which it handled the airspace closure incident, with thousands of passengers affected. Their CEO posted an open letter about the event.
• Barcelona's airport receives a $3.7b fund to expand, despite a local community heavily opposed to "overtourism".
• The yearly business and TravelTech Show in London concludes, with no major announcements.
• At the North American Open Source Summit held this week, Google announced they will be donating their Agent2Agent protocol to The Linux Foundation. This has huge implications for travel according to the OpenTravel Alliance.
• UK hotel chain Travelodge Hotels Limited partners with Katanox to improve their bookability amongst TMCs.
• SAS - Scandinavian Airlines returns to India after 17 years, with a Copenhagen - Mumbai flight planned from June.....next year.
• Extra Stories & Space News! 

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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 episode includes the following rundown:

• Alex's Aviation Journey (01:15) - Discover how Alex transformed from a nervous traveler into an aviation expert and podcast host.
• Frequent Flyer Wisdom (03:07) - Valuable insights for those who regularly take to the skies.
• Innovation in Passenger Experience (04:46) - How airlines are evolving to improve comfort and satisfaction.
• Airline Responsibility for Wellbeing (09:01) - A deep dive into what airlines can and should do to support passenger health.
• Essential Travel Wellness Tips (21:58) - Alex shares her personal rituals and strategies for staying healthy during travel.
• Business vs. Leisure Travel (33:20) - Different approaches to wellbeing depending on your travel purpose.

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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 What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 25 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 -

• Over 72M people expected to travel
• Travel Weekly releases its Powerlist 2025
• Hawaiian Airlines impacted by cybersecurity incident
• Delta Airlines cancels almost 1,000 Ffights
• JetBlue to decrease operations
• Hyatt lays off 30% of support staff
• MakeMyTrip raises $2.6B
• airBaltic expands codeshare with Turkish Airlines
• Revenue Analytics acquires Climber
• Global Hotel Alliance on track to exceed 1,000 hotels
• United rolls out new app features
• JetBlue adds bag tracking features
• DerbySoft launches flight technology solution
• Mindtrip launches mobile app
• Hubli launches ‘EasyPay’ with Conferma

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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 -

• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is starting a trial on two short-haul routes where it will introduce a higher charge to pay for the use of alternative aviation fuels to find out “whether passengers are willing to pay more for SAF when it’s already included in the ticket price”.
• The Munich based holiday homes letting platform Holidu has raised €46 million and acquired Cybevasion, the operator of Gites.fr and Chambres-hotes.fr.
• American Airlines is launching "Instant Upgrades" moving away from its traditional mileage upgrade award chart in favour of a more dynamic, real-time system.
• Riyadh Air | طيران الرياض has inked 10 airline partnerships, and in his post Abdulwahab Hammoudah does an analysis of the possible route implications it could have.
• Stripe is adding more crypto abilities to it's offering with the acquisition of Privy.
• Off LinkedIn but still interesting, in the latest edition of Turning Left for Less they talk about British Airways conducting a two-week trial where they will have no individual water bottles available on board for customers.
• Extra Stories 

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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 Alice Ferrari, CEO at Kyte

Alice is the CEO & Co-Founder of Kyte, a modern API platform streamlining how travel companies collaborate with LCC and NDC carriers. She is passionate about building solutions that help airlines develop their operational and customer propositions.

Alice spent her entire professional life working in the airline industry, having started her career at easyJet in operations strategy and subsequently developing travel tech startups for Founders Factory, easyJet's partner venture studio. 

Your host: Riaan van Schoor

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 24 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 - 

• World’s best airline for 2025 named by Skytrax
• US investigators urge action on Boeing 737 Max engine
• American Express GBT launches ad campaign
• Hyatt completes $2.6 Billion Playa acquisition
• US air sales continue decline
• JetBlue to reduce flights
• Air India scales back international flights
• Hilton to open 100+ new hotels
• Southwest plans flights to Reykjavik
• Air New Zealand adds more premium seats
• Groupize rebrands with an AI-first strategy
• Thrust Carbon launches NetZero Forecaster
• Apple adds passports to Apple Wallet
• Zeno integrates Amadeus NDC Content

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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 -

• Jetstar Asia Airways will cease operations by 31 July after a decision by their owner Qantas.
• Apple made two big announcements about their support for digital identities, and it has huge potential impacts on passport and other identity processes in travel.
• Eurostar announced plans to operate new rail services between London and Frankfurt as well as Geneva.
• An American Airlines flight to Naples had to divert to Rome during the flight as it was discovered the aircraft type was not catered for in the airport's Rescue and Fire Fighting Services certification category.
• Silver Airways ends all their operations.
• Air India Limited flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London crashes shortly after take-off, with one known survivor only.
• Escalating conflict between Israel and Iran closes airspace over them as well as lraq and Jordan.
• Extra Stories
• Space News!

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 23 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 -

• London bound Air India flight crashes
• PwC tempers 2025 Hotel Forecast
• FAA caps flights at Newark Airport
• Path cleared for Overland Supersonic
• Jetstar Asia is set to close this summer
• Silver Airways ceases operations
• Icelandic Carrier PLAY Airlines Drops All U.S. Flights
• SAS, WestJet to Launch Codeshare
• Lufthansa, ITA Airways to Expand Codeshare
• Etihad and Ethiopian Airlines’ codeshare agreement takes off
• American introduces Instant Upgrade
• Marriott introduces Marriott Media
• Alaska to Expand 737 Premium Seating, Features
• Alaska Airlines plans first Europe route
• Porter Airlines Launches Four New Routes

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