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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 29 of 2024. This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360, 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 -

• Severe technical issue by CrowdStrike disrupts flights globally
• US air travel hit record in 1st half of 2024
• Delta & United post $1.3B profits for Q2
• ARC: June NDC transaction share exceeds 20%
• 2 out of 3 business travelers book outside travel policy
• AAdvantage Business welcomes travel agency bookings
• Groupize acquires The Vendry
• Ryanair partners with Expedia Group
• Southwest & Archer partner for air taxis
• Air France-KLM partners with Uber
• Apollo acquires The Travel Corporation
• CLEAR adds lanes at Honolulu International Airport
• Alaska to launch Premium classes
• Qantas starts flights between Paris and Perth
• Sabre launches Air Canada NDC content
• Kayak for Business ads air APIs
• Hubli & Radisson enable real-time meetings bookings

Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update. We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.

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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 -

• Aer Lingus cancels more flights to deal with ongoing industrial strike action.
• In an attempt to get tourists to rather spend more money at their destinations, Thailand will soon shut down duty free upon arrival at most of their airports.
• Amadeus adds more UK rail content to the Cytric booking tool.
• Byway, a UK travel startup with a focus on sustainable, flight-free holidays, raises £5m in series A funding.
• ISON Travel acquires GLOBAL EXCELLENCE INC.
• TPConnects Technologies becomes the next Kyte API customer and adds more LCC content to their offering as a result.
• Qantas starts selling monthly lounge access for $99.
• Travelport adds AI to their trip search capabilities.
• Marriott International uses Spotnana tech to deploy a travel booking portal for SMEs.
• Traxo reports on a strong rise in corporate airline direct bookings in the first half of this year.
• 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.

This is episode, Christopher busts myths in Business Travel -

Myth No 1. Jet lag is unavoidable
Myth No 2. Alcohol helps you sleep on flights
Myth No 3. You can't maintain a healthy diet while traveling
Myth No 4. Exercise is impossible during business trips
Myth No 5. Business travel is always exciting and glamorous
Myth No 6. Productivity automatically increases when traveling
Myth No 7. Sleep deprivation is a normal part of business travel
Myth No 8. You can't get sick from airplane air
Myth No 9. Staying connected 24/7 is necessary
Myth No 10. It's best to work through meals to save time
Myth No 11. Loyalty programs always benefit the traveler
Myth No 12. Business class is always worth the extra cost

We explore the myths and some solutions with reference research to support decisions for better business traveller wellbeing outcomes.

You 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 by Christopher Babayode and distributed by BusinessTravel360. For more information about NoJetStress, visit us at NoJetStress.com

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