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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 -

• Istanbul now has the world's most connected airport. https://lnkd.in/d-3mwiki
• The EU’s much-delayed Entry-Exit System (EES) will finally be launched on 10 November.
• Qatar Airways confirms the southern African airline there've been rumoured to be investing in will be Airlink, in which they've taken a 25% stake.
• Hyatt Hotels Corporation is set to acquire Standard International, LLC, expanding their offering of "premier lifestyle" accommodation.
• Sustainable Aero Lab and Research+Attitude launch the Net-Zero Airline Ranking listings.
• Delta Air Lines renews full content agreement with the GDSs.
• Lufthansa axes two routes, Kuwait and Bahrain (having operated them for 40 and 60 years respectively) whilst there's more strike trouble looming at it's holiday subsidiary Discover Airlines
• Extra Stories
• Space News

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The Ben's Big Deal Podcast is for anyone interested in getting a great deal with an airline, hotel or credit card.

Ben Komenkul is a points & miles expert and shares the latest offers so that you can take advantage of all the big deals out there and become a points master.

In this episode, Ben discusses -

• The impact of Southwest changes for A-List members
• Is it worth it to earn elite hotel status?
• Bilt Rewards expands its offering

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 Ben Komenkul and was edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360. For more information about Ben's Big Deal visit BensBigDeal.com.

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 34 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 -

• AAA unveils top destinations for Labor Day
• AirPlus sees increase in European Business Travel
• Alaska & Hawaiian merger clears DOJ
• GSA increases lodging and meals per diem
• Zoom unveils 1 million attendee capability
• Hotels bet on direct bookings for corporate travelers
• Delta launches SkyMiles business travel perks
• Hyatt acquires Standard International
• Otto raises $6M for AI-Assisted unmanaged biz travel
• Marriott signs deal with Sonder
• Qatar Airways acquires 25% stake in Airlink
• Delta Air Lines reaches new deals with GDSs
• FCM adds Talixo's ground content
• EU declares launch date for Entry-Exit System
• Alaska Airlines partners for accommodations with Expedia
• SpaceX to bring back Boeing astronauts

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.

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, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360. Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!

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