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Send us a textWelcome 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 systemGlobal Business Travel spend to reach $2.9T by 2029Bryan Bedford confirmed as FAA administratorTSA ends 'Shoes-Off' policyIncrease in hotel cyberattacks expectedAir India leaves GatwickAmerican creates AAdvantage Business tierAir France-KLM takes majority stake in SASQantas & Air France-KLM expand codeshareAllegiant reaches dealClear expands and rebrands Charter carrier JSX launches loyalty programHilton opens first LivSmart propertyWyndham Hotels to open 100th hotel in IndiaOneworld playing catch-up in tech integrationYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories 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 StoriesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textWelcome 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 travelGlobal leisure travel market to hit $15 TrillionWizz Air & Frontier top airline emissions rankingsQantas confirms data breachSupreme Court rejects American's appealHawaiian Airlines And JetBlue To End PartnershipOman Air joins Oneworld AllianceHyatt to sell all its Playa real estateCondor adds three new European routesSAS orders 55 Embraer aircraftTurkish Airlines adds London Stansted serviceJet2.com to distribute content through KyteBCD Travel partners with SkyLinkYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories 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! You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textThe 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.You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created by Christopher Babayode and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  For more information about NoJetStress, visit us at NoJetStress.comSupport the show

Send us a textWelcome 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 travelTravel Weekly releases its Powerlist 2025Hawaiian Airlines impacted by cybersecurity incidentDelta Airlines cancels almost 1,000 FfightsJetBlue to decrease operationsHyatt lays off 30% of support staffMakeMyTrip raises $2.6BairBaltic expands codeshare with Turkish AirlinesRevenue Analytics acquires ClimberGlobal Hotel Alliance on track to exceed 1,000 hotelsUnited rolls out new app featuresJetBlue adds bag tracking featuresDerbySoft launches flight technology solutionMindtrip launches mobile appHubli launches ‘EasyPay’ with ConfermaYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories 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 You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textIn 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 KyteAlice 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 SchoorYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.This podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textWelcome 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 SkytraxUS investigators urge action on Boeing 737 Max engineAmerican Express GBT launches ad campaignHyatt completes $2.6 Billion Playa acquisitionUS air sales continue declineJetBlue to reduce flightsAir India scales back international flightsHilton to open 100+ new hotelsSouthwest plans flights to ReykjavikAir New Zealand adds more premium seatsGroupize rebrands with an AI-first strategyThrust Carbon launches NetZero ForecasterApple adds passports to Apple WalletZeno integrates Amadeus NDC ContentYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories 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 StoriesSpace News!You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show