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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel podcast for Week 11 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:

• Rising fuel costs and disruptions pressure airlines
• Global Entry reopens amid DHS shutdown
• Boeing flags 737 MAX wiring issue, delays deliveries
• IndiGo surpasses 1,000 women pilots milestone
• Sabre adopts poison pill amid constellation stake
• Air France-KLM misses emissions targets, faces penalties
• Qantas settles COVID flight credits class action
• AmexGBT growth driven by CWT acquisition
• Zoox and Uber partner to launch robotaxis
• Bilt acquires Sion to expand travel advisor capabilities
• ITA Airways and Trenitalia partner
• Archer Aviation partners with Starlink
• FAA greenlights eVTOL pilot program
• Plaza Premium launches first U.S. ultra-luxury lounge
• India introduces more flexible air ticket refund rules
• Toronto City Airport launches U.S. preclearance facility
• Sixt rolls out new global loyalty 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:

• In a world first, Frankfurt airport deploys bluetooth audio technology which can broadcast gate announcements straight to a user's headset, earbuds or hearing aids.
• SAS - Scandinavian Airlines returns to Dubai for the first time in 15 years.
• The European consumer right's group euroconsumers celebrate a Belgian court's ruling against Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline which orders the airline to "stop multiple misleading pricing practices and restore transparency".
• Qantas is selling it's entire 33% stake in ジェットスター (Jetstar Japan).
• A post by Lee Sprung about how he experienced flying British Airways vs Virgin Atlantic draws a lot of attention.
• Scott Kirby's post about United Airlines final cutover from mainframe to cloud computing is the most engaged one of the week.
• Extra Stories

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

In this episode, 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.

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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