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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.

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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

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