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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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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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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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