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Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -A Delta Air Lines Airbus encountered an engine fire whilst on the ground at Orlando Airport; the flight was evacuated safely with no injuries.The US Federal Aviation Administration has mandated a $3.4 million fleet-wide fix for defective Boeing 737 lavatory door latches following multiple passenger entrapments.Trainline increases it's Spanish presence by purchasing online train and bus booking platform Trenes.comPartnership Travel Consulting, LLC can now audit airfares for both managed and unmanaged bookings made by their clients, as a result of a partnership with Traxo.Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC announces Air China as a launch customer for their wide-body aircraft, the C929.IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) teams up with popular Indian food delivery and dine-out booking provider Swiggy, allowing Bluchip members to earn points which can be redeemed to book IndiGo flights. Delta Air Lines' partnership with Uber went live this week. Pakistan closes it's airspace to Indian flight operators as a result of rising tensions between the two nations. It adds substantial flight times to as many as 100 flights a day.Extra StoriesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

A prominent businesswoman is found murdered in post-Apartheid South Africa—was it a robbery gone wrong or something far darker rooted in betrayal, racism, and a daughter's desperate revenge? Sponsors: ⁠shopify.com/casual⁠ - start your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -A deal agreed last year between Ryanair and Expedia Group to have their content distributed via the group's range of portals went live this week.Sabre Corporation and CellPoint Digital, a payment provider, sign an agreement to "Strengthen (the) Airline Payments Ecosystem".Daniel Boyle gives us a summary of the impact to the aerospace industry of the latest developments in US trade policies.Revolut receives approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate their prepayment services across all of India.American Airlines will offer free in-flight WiFi to their frequent flyers, starting in 2026.Ryanair suggest it might consider the Chinese COMAC C919 jet as a replacement for Boeing 737's.United Airlines reports record Q1 2025 revenue of $13.2b whilst also reducing domestic flight capacity by 4%.LATAM Airlines announce their latest GDS distribution fee model, also adding surcharges for some NDC fares.You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -A United Airlines flight diverted to Washington Dulles Airport on 3 April after galley oven smoke filled the cabin, marking the fifth such incident among major U.S. carriers in 2025.A wing collision at Washington's Reagan Airport on 10 April involving an American Airlines flight. This marks the third similar event at this airport since 2022.A sight seeing helicopter crashes in the Hudson River in New York, with six fatalities. Caution: distressing video in this link.Ted Christie steps down from his role as Spirit Airlines CEO. Carmen S. writes about American Airlines's move to bring airport service staff numbers down this summer, instead of up.US airlines Republic Airways and the holding company of Mesa Airlines, Inc. are combining in an all-stock deal.Greek air traffic controllers went on strike on 9 April, causing substantial flight cancellations in the area.India and China are in talks to resume direct flights between them. Virgin Australia reveals they have identified more than 60,000 customers who may have been overcharged over a five year period, and that they will be refunding those affected.You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

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Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -London's Heathrow airport is currently closed. Passengers are asked not to travel to the airport under any circumstances. The February 2025 Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) data shows a concerning decline in travel sales, and is discussed in this post by Robert W. Mann, Jr.The Austrian rail operator ÖBB joins Star Alliance as the group's second intermodal partner.Uganda Airlines announce they will start serving the Entebbe - London routes with four flights a week to Gatwick from 18 May.Travel related developments continue in Tanzania with the news that the largest conference facility in East and Central Africa will be developed in Arusha. The facility will house a 5,000-seat auditorium as well as a 500-room five-star hotel.Africa's biggest airport will be built in Ethiopia, at an estimated $7.8b cost, with the aim to provide a capacity of 60m passengers a year by 2040. You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

He claimed to be keeping the peace. In reality, he hunted Black South Africans for sport. This is the horrifying true story of Louis van Schoor—cop, vigilante, and Apartheid's deadliest killer. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - sign up for your $1 per month trial period today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -International Airlines Group (IAG) launches IAGi Ventures, with a €200m fund to "invest in high potential companies over five years".

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -Guy Fisher's post about his almost 2 hour hold with an unnamed airline to complete a simple change to his booking creates plenty of discussion.The French government's much talked about increases in taxes on flights took effect this week.Expedia Group makes a round of job cuts.Snowfall (now Junction) enters into liquidation with debts of £10.5m.The American Express Global Business Travel / CWT deal receives approval from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.Jay Shabat provides a graph comparing Q4 2024 operating margins amongst major airlines, highlighting by how much International Airlines Group (IAG) outperformed both Air France-KLM and Lufthansa.American Express announces the acquisition of payment and expense tech provider Center (getcenter.com).Shortly after Pieter Elbers reveals that he wishes IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) could fly to Amsterdam, they announce two new long haul routes: Manchester and Amsterdam. They will start serving these destinations in July with a Boeing Dreamliner wet leased from Norse Atlantic Airways.Extra StoriesSpace News!You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -"No more tiers" - easyJet tries to lure some of the unhappy British Airways frequent flyer customers with discounts on their own corporate loyalty program.The Flight Centre Travel Group increased their underlying profit by 7% in 2024, boosted with a 2% increase in corporate travel transaction values. American Express Global Business Travel also reported a 10% overall increase in total transaction value in Q4 2024, resulting in a solid financial performance from the TMC.... whilst it seems different in the UK, for some. A report released by The Advantage Travel Partnership and Travelogix suggests the average TMC transaction value declined for a 3rd year in a row, being 6.8% lower in 2024. Qantas also reported on record earnings, posting a 11.2% profit jump for 2024.Qatar Airways receives approval for their desired 25% stake in Virgin Australia.The Expedia Group reaches an agreement with Southwest Airlines, making them the first major OTA to offer the airline's content.The South African domestic airline Airlink increases their alignment with Qatar Airways and can now be paid for in Avios.The Australian OTA Webjet.com.au agrees to pay AUD 9m fine and court costs relating to alleged misleading online sales practices and fee disclosures.Etihad might become the first Gulf carrier to go public in 17 years. It is currently seeking an investor to aid it's IPO ambitions. flydubai posts record profits of $674m for 2024.You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -The government of Portugal confirms it's looking for a minority investor in TAP Air Portugal.A post by Chris Kneeland about the small print on hotel shower shampoo, conditioner and bodywash bottles went viral.Dubai based LCC flydubai is planning to launch a domestic airline in India.Southwest Airlines announces a 15% reduction in their workforce, affecting 1,750 employees.A Delta Air Lines flight, using a Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft, crashes during landing at Toronto Airport, flipping upside down. All crew and passengers evacuated safely.Air France-KLM selects Amadeus Nevio to "pursue the broader transformation of its retailing capabilities".The UK Competition and Markets Authority has a change of heart about their previous decision relating to the proposed acquisition of CWT by American Express Global Business Travel.Air India Limited and Lufthansa announce codeshare agreements on 100 routes.Spirit Airlines receives approval to exit their chapter 11 bankruptcy situation to emerge as a private company.You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -An ongoing dispute between Finnair and their pilots over their contracts are escalating to a possible furlough of up to 90 pilots. Qantas, with whom Finnair recently announced some wet lease agreements, have had to make some mitigations to those arrangements to avoid disruptions.Hyatt Hotels is re-organising it's range of brands into a grouping of five portfolios....... they have also acquired Playa Hotels & Resorts for $2.6bn.Eurostar can finally restart direct Amsterdam to London services after refurbishment work at the Dutch station was completed. They've had to operate that route via Brussels since June 2024.Arcube, a post-flight loyalty and revenue optimisation solution for airlines, raised an additional $1.5m in funding.Sabre Corporation is sunsetting TripCase, and Mark Trim from Complex Travel Group is not the only TMC unhappy with how they handled that.Virgin Australia teams up with Hopper's B2B solution HTS to offer their customers "Cancel for Any Reason" flexibility.You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -Lufthansa Group airline customers can now use their Apple AirTag within the group's baggage tracing solution. This applies to Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings.United Airlines denies the rumour it might be interested in buying JetBlue. Maybe they read the result of Jay Shabat's poll on the matter. All Nippon Airways and Lufthansa start a proof of concept for One Order using the SIRAX LH platform.Avi Meir reminds us that financial success in the travel industry is possible in his post where he applauds Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's remarkable Q4 results.British Airways backtracks on some of the changes they recently announced to their frequent flyer program.Travel tech company Snowfall relaunches as Junction. Pieter Elbers would love to take IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) to his old base of Schiphol, but with the reduction of flights there, how will he find the slots? Yteke de Jong shares her conversation with him about this. (Dutch, behind a paywall).Sir Tim Clark of Emirates is once again asking Airbus to bring back the A380.Extra StoriesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -a PSA Airlines, Inc. CRJ-700 aircraft, operating as American Airlines flight 5342 collided mid-air with a US Army helicopter as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.In the largest widebody aircraft order by a US carrier in history, United Airlines places an order for 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with options for 100 more.TravelPerk raises $200m, giving them a valuation of $2.7b.... and they also purchased Yokoy, an expense management solution.an AIR BUSAN Airbus A321 caught fire whilst still on the ground at Gimhae International Airport (PUS). All 170 passengers and crew were evacuated safely via emergency slides.Frontier Airlines makes a bid for Spirit Airlines.The UK government puts their support behind a 3rd runway at Heathrow. - it is worth watching what Mr O'Leary had to say about this.Lufthansa will acquire 10% of airBaltic for €14m.You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -In a move described as "bewildering" by the UK travel industry, the fee for the newly announced ETA for the United Kingdom will be raised by 60%.American Express Global Business Travel unveils a carbon pricing solution relevant to the user's trip choice.Qantas devalues their reward program, by increasing the number of points required for reward seat redemption.A new TMC is launched in the UK - Absolute Travel Management.Kenya scraps their recently introduced ETA for almost all African country visitors.American Airlines stock fell almost 10% after their latest earnings report were released, in which a first-quarter outlook for a loss of as much as 40 cents a share was revealed.Extra StoriesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -TripStack and Aeroporti di Roma collaborate to deliver more virtual interline solutions for Rome's airports.American Express Global Business Travel proposes "remedies" to push through the CWT deal.An aircraft from the Russian airline Azimuth Airlines suffered an engine fire upon landing at Antalya airport in Türkiye. The rapid response of the airport's emergency crews contained the fire within 23 seconds and all pax evacuated safely as a result.COMAC announced that the first customer for its wide-body aircraft C929 which is still under development will be Air China.Apart from announcing a $1b retrofit program, Etihad Airways also revealed ten new routes.Qantas announces an distribution plan focused on NDC which they want to deploy from 1 July 2025, and it causes plenty of discussion. You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeart, Pandora, 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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include - The Advantage Travel Partnership forms a partnership with the UK's Rail Delivery Group to increase the focus on train travel amongst corporate travellers.In the wake of Qatar Airways' pending investment in Virgin Australia, rival airline Etihad will terminate their partnership with VA.British Airways suffered flight disruptions this week due to an "IT failure" at the airline.... and in an apparent u-turn from a previous decision announced just two weeks ago, BA has decided that flights between London and Bahrain will continue throughout 2025 after all.The India based OBT MakeMyTrip wants to strengthen its SME focused offering with the intent to buy the expense management platform HappayEstonia's fly Nordica and its subsidiary Xfly have announced their closure and will file for bankruptcy.RyanAir is looking for a beer partner, and Aoife Greene's post about this draws plenty of comments.Extra StoriesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeart, Pandora, 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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -Jeff Klee's post about his views on what challenges remain for NDC in corporate travel attracted a lot of views, comments and interactions.The challenges of IATA's One Order are explored by B Vinod in a post which raised a lot of discussion.Planes were being shot at on approach at Haiti, with a Spirit Airlines flight attendant injured. A ban on flights there for US carriers were introduced as a results.Struggling carrier Rex Airlines is offered an AU$80m financing facility by the Australian Federal Government to ensure it continues operating.After talks of a merger with Frontier Airlines broke down, it seems that bankruptcy is a reality for Spirit Airlines.Iberia makes aviation history by operating the first Airbus A321XLR commercial flight from Madrid to Boston.Extra StoriesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeart, Pandora, 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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -UK based Gray Dawes Travel continues their global expansion with the acquisition of Melbourne based Verve Travel Management (VTM).Sam Cande's sustainability consultancy company, Responsible Futures, is acquired by Greengage Solutions.Navitaire, an Amadeus company, introduces Stratos, a "suite of modern airline retailing solutions for low-cost carriers and hybrid airlines" according to Dave Evans, Navitaire CEO.Condor Flugdienst GmbH becomes the latest German airline to base their aircraft outside of Germany to avoid high domestic costs.The ITA Airways / Lufthansa deal is put on hold by the Italian treasury because of a last minute disagreement over the price.Gant Travel reminds us that the US DOT's policies requiring US airlines to issue full refunds in the event of a flight cancellation or “significant change” that is out of the customer's control went into effect on October 28, 2024. Air France-KLM temporarily reduce their GDS surcharges. The UK Competition and Markets Authority's interim report on the proposed merger between American Express Global Business Travel and CWT concludes it will “substantially lessen competition” for large global organisations.Extra StoriesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeart, Pandora, 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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -Germany has officially abolished the requirement for domestic hotel guests to fill in a registration form after lobbying from VDR - The German Business Travel Association.Maria Weber reports about the increases the French government is proposing on air departure taxes, in some cases by as much as +433%.Serko Ltd. is acquiring GetThere from Sabre Corporation.SAP Concur now offers Ryanair content via the latest Concur Travel platform.Chauffeur service provider Blacklane secures €60m in investments from TASARU Mobility Investments, which is owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.British Airways will be terminating some TMC's selected private channel agreements by the end of the year, resulting in some corporate buyers then being subject to their Distribution Technology Charge.Till Streichert, CFO at Lufthansa Group releases their quarterly results and talks more about the turnaround project for Lufthansa.Traveltek Ltd. is acquired by Juniper Group.Good Travel Management (GTM) and CT Travel Group Ltd (CTTG) have joined forces to establish a new £85m turnover travel group. Extra StoriesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeart, Pandora, 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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -RyanAir's latest OTA partnership is with the Etraveli Group.Andrew Dixon brings us an update on the incredible transport infrastructure project happening in Poland.Is the Spirit Airlines / Frontier Airlines merger back on? Alison Sider from The Wall Street Journal posts about this.Whilst Edward Russell reports about the reductions in fleet and routes Spirit is making."To fly. To starve". In one of the most active posts this week, Oliver Ranson tells us why British Airways' decision to reduce their meal services on long haul flights departing before/after certain hours is bad news for themQatar Airways rolls out high speed in-flight internet with the world's first Boeing 777 Starlink-equipped flight.In continued bad news for Boeing as well, their workers reject a new proposed contract and continue with their strikes.Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -The World Travel & Tourism Council is projecting that total global business travel spending will reach $1.5 trillion this year.British Airways has been forced to cancel hundreds of long-haul flights over the coming months due to delays in the delivery of engines from Rolls-Royce.Virgin Australia reports an earnings increase of 18% and a profit margin of almost 10%.In a very strange and sudden move, IATA advises agents in South Africa carrier fare calculations will be in USD. Amadeus reverses this a few days later.A new high-speed rail service will start between Barcelona and Toulouse in 2025.Talma Travel Solutions adds UK based Blue Cube Travel Ltd to their portfolio. Uber might be interested in buying Expedia Group.Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is facing a "painful" €450m restructuring.The European Commission has launched a public consultation into a new EU Flight Emissions Label, which aims to provide airline passengers with “trustworthy and harmonized environmental information” about flights.SkyTeam expands on their air/rail intermodal aspirations by agreeing on an intermodal deal with Trenitalia.PLAY airlines has expanded its network by adding easyJet to the PLAY Connect platform, powered by Dohop's alternative interlining technology.Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into Ryanair's use of facial recognition technology as part of its online customer verification process for bookings from third parties.The industry mourns the loss of a legend - the founder of Tata Group, Ratan Tata, who passed away this week.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!Support the show

A new ballet company here in Cape Town is called Cape Ballet Africa and they've just had their inaugural season at the Baxter called SALT. Diane van Schoor has been appointed Guest Teacher and Patron of the new company and she brings a life of experience as a ballet dancer and now teacher who has won many awards, including the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Cecchetti Council of America.

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -Qatar Airways pax can now earn Avios points on Deutsche Bahn with DB rail bookings made using a QR flight number.The South African airline Airlink creates a codeshare with Qantas. I find this interesting as recently QR took a stake in Airlink.The intentions of QR to invest in Virgin Australia become a reality, with the news they will own a 25% stake.Southwest Airlines gets an interesting shareholder in the form of the original IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal, who bought $100m worth of shares in the airline.Lufthansa Group blames .... Lufthansa. During a recent media briefing, group CEO Carsten Spohrt referred to LH as the “problem child” within the company's diverse airline portfolio.Spirit Airlines are considering a possible chapter 11 bankruptcy approach. Ryanair will eliminate paper boarding passes.Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include - Air Canada faces a potential shut down as it can't reach an agreement with their pilots union.Wouter Dewulf provides us with a fantastic infographic on the current Boeing and Airbus order backlogs.Elliott Investment Management L.P. finally achieves some of what it wanted at Southwest Airlines with the news that six board members are leaving, whilst Bob Jordan stays, for now.The Vistara and Air India Limited merge becomes real with the last bookings on Vistara made on 3 September.Kenyan aviation workers are on strike over the government's plan to lease the country's main airport to Indian firm Adani Group for 30 years, and CNN's Larry Madowo shows us what that means for queues at NBO's airport. Lufthansa's investment hunger is not over, as it is reported they are interested in a piece of Air Baltic ahead of their IPO.IranAir is set to be banned from EU airspace soon.A Delta Air Lines A350 pushing back on the tarmac at Atlanta airport collides with an Endeavor Air CRJ900, ripping it's tailfin off.Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -American Express Global Business Travel is keen to shed the "legacy TMC" label.Martijn V.'s post about his recent airline booking experience generates quite a bit of talk.The US announces $291m in fresh grants for airline decarbonization projects.Ryanair cuts capacity at Berlin Brandenburg airport by 20% as they fail to agree on airport and infrastructure fees.... whilst their latest OTA partner is Trip.com Group.Air France-KLM completes their non-controlling almost 20% stake in SAS - Scandinavian Airlines.... just as SAS announced their exit from chapter 11 bankruptcy. Flight Centre Travel Group reports record 2024 profits.Qantas feels the effect of their reputational damage on their bottom line as profits drop.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!Support the show

Send us a textLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -Istanbul now has the world's most connected airport. https://lnkd.in/d-3mwikiThe 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 AirlinesExtra StoriesSpace NewsYou 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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -Event and activities ticketing platform CORAS raises €1.3m towards scaling their tickets API offering.Qatar Airways rolls out a caviar service in their business class cabin.Air India Express and Scoot work together on virtual interlining for their joint customers, courtesy of Dohop.Delta Air Lines now provides free wi-fi on international flights. Wizz Air launches an unlimited flights subscription service for €499/year - with a few twists.The World Health Organization declares a current MPOX outbreak in Africa a global health emergency.Ryanair's latest OTA partner is .... not eDreams.SAP reduces their commitment to offer/order.easyJet and Kiwi.com sign an integration agreement.Bonus Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -Paul Abbott announces a strong quarterly performance for American Express Global Business Travel. Tripadvisor teams up with Hopper to enable hotel bookings from within their app.Airbnb will relaunch "experiences" next year.Travel technology company FLYR raises $295m.British Airways announces the suspension of their Beijing route.Extra StoriesAnd Space News!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!Support the Show.

Robert concludes the story of Louis van Schoor and the surprise tale of his daughter, Sabrina.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -German rail operator Deutsche Bahn will cut up to 30,000 jobs over the next five years after posting a net loss of €1.2 billion for the first half of 2024.Ryanair announced distribution agreements with two major providers this week.SeatBoost integrates with Accelya Group, making their service available to airlines on the Accelya FLX Platform.Whilst still hoping to be carbon neutral by 2050, Air New Zealand withdrew from a previous plan to reduce their emissions by nearly 29% by 2030.Australian carrier Rex Airlines goes into administration.AirAsia reports an impressive 42% YoY passenger growth in Q2 2024.Ethiopian Airlines revenue increased by 14% to $7b in 2023/2024 on the back of a 23% jump in passenger numbers.Spanish regulators fine Booking.com nearly €414m for "abusing their dominant position".The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority is referring the American Express Global Business Travel acquisition of CWT for further scrutiny. 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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -Ryanair reports a quarterly drop of 46% in profits - resulting in a 12.5% decline of it's share price - which it blames on "lower than expected fares".... whilst easyJet profits jump.Ryanair wins another court case against eDreams, this time in Germany. Travelport's new State of Modern Retailing report suggests that 58% of travellers are "overwhelmed" with too many travel offers.Turkish Airlines reveals they will be building their own seats, as current suppliers can't keep up with the demand.End of an era: Southwest Airlines stop their 53 year old practise of open seating.Dohop delivers more intermodal capabilities for Air France and rail provider SBB CFF FFS.Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the Show.

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Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Mass killer Louis van Schoor tells BBC of police collusion Joe Biden drops out of election, upending race for White House Couple found dead weeks after setting off on trip across Atlantic Who can replace Joe Biden as Democratic presidential nominee Hollywood stars praise Joe Biden and rally round Kamala Harris Bidens closely held decision took White House by surprise Who is Kamala Harris, the VP who Biden is backing for president New Prince George photo released on his 11th birthday What Biden quitting means for Harris, the Democrats and Trump Nipah virus Kerala state issues alert after 14 year old dies

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Hollywood stars praise Joe Biden and rally round Kamala Harris Nipah virus Kerala state issues alert after 14 year old dies New Prince George photo released on his 11th birthday Mass killer Louis van Schoor tells BBC of police collusion Who can replace Joe Biden as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden drops out of election, upending race for White House Couple found dead weeks after setting off on trip across Atlantic Who is Kamala Harris, the VP who Biden is backing for president What Biden quitting means for Harris, the Democrats and Trump Bidens closely held decision took White House by surprise

What do we know about US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is thought most likely to win the Democratic Party nomination after the withdrawal of Joe Biden? What are her strengths - what are her weaknesses - and does she have a path to victory? Also in the programme: the battles between the Mexican state and the drug cartels claim yet another victim - Mexico City's police intelligence chief; and a BBC investigation tracks down one of South Africa's most notorious serial killers – Louis van Schoor – who shot dead dozens of black men and boys in the late eighties, but was controversially released from prison, and now says police colluded in his crimes.(IMAGE: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during an event with the women and men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Champion teams in her first public appearance since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters/Nathan Howard)

‘The Apartheid Killer' is the latest investigation from the BBC Africa Eye team. Filmed over four years, it tells the story of Louis van Schoor, an ex-police officer turned security guard who in the late 1980's terrorised and killed at least 39 people in the South African city of East London. All of his victims were black and the youngest was just 12 years old. He was finally arrested in 1991. But was released from prison after just over a decade in jail. More than 30 of Louis van Schoor's killings are still categorised as ‘justifiable homicides' by police today. In his version of events, he'd caught the people he killed breaking into the white-owned businesses he was employed to protect and says he acted “within the law.” In today's episode, Mpho Lakaje speaks to Marlene Mvumbi, the sister of a man murdered by van Schoor and the co-director of ‘The Apartheid Killer' freelance filmmaker and journalist Isa Jacobson.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour 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 StoriesYou 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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include - Air France-KLM warns that the upcoming Paris summer Olympic games might cost it €180m in lost revenue, as people avoid flying via Paris.Recently rebranded Turkish LCC AJet signs a deal with Travelport for distribution of their content.Hydrogen aviation pioneer Universal Hydrogen has dramatically collapsed, citing a lack of funding.Qatar Airways reports the strongest financial performance in its 27-year history, announcing record profits of US$1.7b for the 2023/24 financial year, on the back of a 6% increase in revenues.The European Commission finally approves the Lufthansa joint control of ITA Airways with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. Amsterdam based autonomous boat operator Roboat raises €550m in funding.Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include -The latest Advito travel price index suggests that intercontinental airfares will decline and hotel rates will stabilize in the third quarter, while domestic and regional airfares in the U.S. and Europe are on the rise.Etihad Airways launches a chatbot to assist clients with ticket, visa and other information.Lufthansa Group's news about a new environmental surcharge caused a great deal of discussion and debate.VDR - The German Business Travel Association releases a study which says that German travel managers reported a "significant" cost increase in business travel spending.Whilst we're still waiting to hear about their next African investment, Qatar Airways revealed it's also hoping to invest in the Australian market by taking a proposed 20% stake in Virgin Australia.Duetto, a hotel revenue management solution, has been acquired by GrowthCurve Capital.KAYAK launches a travel product for SMEs, with a flat $20 per booking rate. Skift releases a "fact from fiction" travel industry carbon offset report. Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include -Jeff Klee dropped the bombshell news that TravelPerk is acquiring AmTrav.Lufthansa makes even more concessions in the hope of eventually getting to own a piece of ITA Airways, with a "final decision to be made early July". Amadeus reveals it will offer TripStack's virtual interlining technology which can allow itineraries to seamlessy contain both full service airlines and LCCs. In a week full of apparent setbacks for NDC, Navan claims that 1/3 of flights booked in Europe on their platform are via NDC.Riskline reveals a post booking trip information service called TripReady, which can be accessed via an API.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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include -Scott Gillespie released a white paper on an approach to sustainability for our industry. "It's not for the faint hearted".Elliott Investment Management L.P. unveiled a $1.9 billion investment in Southwest Airlines at the start of the week, with a message to their board: "Find new leadership". Rules on hand luggage liquids have been brought back at London City Airport and five other airports in the UK which had installed new scanners. Singapore Airlines offers substantial compensation to those injured on their recent flight SQ321 which suffered catastrophic turbulence. Even those not injured will get a full refund of their fare. Spotnana teams up with Kyte, which means they will gain instant access to major European LCC content. There's potential positive news for Lufthansa about their proposed investment in ITA Airways (maybe...).Extra Stories!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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include -In a shocking development, FTI GROUP, Europe's third largest tour operator, files for insolvency. Start-up European rail operator Midnight Trains has abandoned plans to launch night services from Paris to destinations around Europe after failing to secure enough funding.The UK's competition watchdog starts an investigation into American Express Global Business Travel's planned acquisition of CWT.UK based ground transport platform Jyrney has announced a new partnership with chauffeur service provider Blacklane.Air France-KLM postpones GDS surcharges for a 4th time. Indian OTA ixigo announce an IPO, hoping to raise around $90m.Amadeus announces a partnership with hotel group Accor. PLAY airlines announce the expansion of their partnership with Dohop to launch the PLAY Connect retail platform.Spain's Consumer Protection Ministry fines four airlines (Ryanair, easyJet, Vueling Airlines and Volotea) over €150 million for allegedly "abusive" policies, including on carry-on baggage.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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include -Flight limitations at Schiphol Airport are introduced with night and "loud" flights banned... and it looks like Brussels airport might be next. This post by a Flemish government minister pleading for sanity makes for an interesting read.The news which dominated our LinkedIn feeds was of course the admittance by American Airlines CEO Robert Isom they "made errors" and "dug themselves a hole" with their distribution strategy and that CCO Vasu Raja was leaving the airline after all.Ryanair announces their latest OTA partner, Kiwi.comTo improve female traveller safety and comfort, IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) launches a "female friendly" seat selector, seating woman together. Qatar Airways shares the news they will offer complimentary ultra-fast internet access on their flights courtesy of a deal with SpaceX. Air India Limited partners with iCoupon to deliver an innovative solution for pax facing delays, in that their boarding passes carry the barcode airport suppliers can use to provide refreshments in such cases, instead of separate vouchers being issued. In a tragic accident at Schiphol airport, a person died after being sucked into the engine of an Embraer jet. Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include -American Airlines had to address strong rumours about Vasu Raja, their CCO, and his future with the airline.A Singapore Airlines flight from London experienced abnormal and severe turbulence, resulting in the death of one passenger and multiple injuries. IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) hit the headlines with three stories:- One of their flights had to return to the stand after an "extra passenger" was spotted standing at the rear of the aircraft during taxi.- They posted profits of $1 billion for 2023/2024.- They are going to launch a business class offering.Airport lounges are big business for airlines, as is revealed in a CarTrawler study. SITA acquires passenger handling system Materna IPS GmbH. Several data protection groups file complaints against Ryanair for their online biometric verification methods. Sabre Corporation launches a new offer/order solution for airlines named SabreMosaic.Southwest Airlines fares appear on Google Flights, a significant move for multiple reasons as per the team at Skift.The Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC is offered the opportunity to have an assembly line in Saudi Arabia.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!Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message.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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include -Two major carriers were in the news for record-breaking profits:- Emirates at $5.1 billion, which is a 71% surge.- Singapore Airlines at $1.9 billion (SGD2.76 billion)Both airlines paid staff generous rewards as a result, with EK paying staff a 5 month bonus, and SQ an 8 month one. Steve Hui wrote about both these, you'll find those posts on his profile.The FAA bill on how travellers in the US should be compensated for delays and other airline issues becomes law, but ASTA - American Society of Travel Advisors is very concerned language in the bill that potentially forces travel agencies to pay out refunds.The Lufthansa dream of owning part of ITA is almost certain not to happen unless they make further sacrifices to satisfy the EU Antitrust Authority.David Studden ✈ teased us this week with news of an imminent investment by Qatar Airways into a airline "in the southern part of Africa", with plenty of people guessing which airline that might be.In the end Thomas Otto MRAeS put us out of our misery by confirming it was RwandAir Ltd in which they will take a 49% stake. Interestingly they already own a 60% in the airport at Kigali. It is widely believed this move is to take on the very strong.Turkish Airlines announced an agent NDC portal which will go live in October, after which they will impose GDS surcharges. Extra StoriesYou 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!Support the Show.