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Q&A: Louis Magliaro
07 Oct 2024We caught up with Louis Magliaro, Group Publisher of BTN, to find out what makes Business Travel Show Asia Pacific essential for suppliers looking to connect with the region’s key travel buyers. Q: Lo ... -
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Business Travel Show APAC Advisory Board Announced
30 Aug 2024 Business Travel NewsThe Business Travel Show Asia Pacific, presented by the BTN Group, is pleased to announce the members of the inaugural Advisory Board. Comprised of key buyers, suppliers and consultants from across th ... -
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6 key takeaways from the recent Business Travel Trends & Forecasts Asia Pacific
05 Aug 2024 BTN EditorialNearly 50 corporate travel buyers collectively responsible for buying/managing over $6.4 billion in travel annually registered to attend the BTN Group’s 2nd Annual Business Travel Trends & Forecasts A ... -
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Northstar Travel Group Expands Portfolio with Launch of Business Travel Show Asia Pacific in Singapore Next Year
15 May 2024 Jonathan Carter-ChapmanNorthstar Travel Group’s BTN Group announced the launch of the Business Travel Show Asia Pacific, scheduled to take place 16-17 April 2025 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands, ...
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Indian budget hospitality giant Oyo's parent company, Oravel Stays, has finalized the $525 million a...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued its final approval of slot exemptions at Reagan Was...
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Lot Polish Airlines has opened a business lounge at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, the carr...
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Total U.S. air ticket sales in November increased 7 percent year over year to more than $7.2 billion...
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ATPCO has added a new ticket attribute category that enables travelers to see mileage accrual opport...
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The average daily U.S. hotel rate in November increased from 2023 levels, as did the occupancy rate ...
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Icelandair and Italian flag carrier ITA Airways have signed a codeshare agreement, initially on flig...
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It required no sophisticated algorithm to predict that AI would be the dominant topic at last month'...
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Travelport "in the coming months" will offer Cathay Pacific's New Distribution Capability content th...
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Delta Air Lines has opened a new Sky Club at North Carolina's Charlotte Douglas International Airpor...
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The FTC has banned bait-and-switch pricing tactics in the lodging and live events ticketing industri...
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Thiago Araujo has joined BCD Meetings & Events as global sustainability director to lead their susta...
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Mesh Payments is partnering with SoFi Bank and its Galileo Financial Technologies to accelerate grow...
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Air New Zealand has purchased 30 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel from Neste, its largest...
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Canadian city pairs took the first and 10th places for the busiest 2024 air routes in North America,...
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Following U.K.-based event design and management provider The Human Network's acquisition of Ireland...
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Travel agency technology provider Travel Technology and Solutions plans to "fully integrate" Travelp...
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Long-haul low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has partnered with air distributor Air Promotion G...
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Amadeus, in an expanded multi-year distribution agreement, will offer Latam New Distribution Capabil...
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Amadeus in the first quarter of 2025 will begin to distribute New Distribution Capability content th...
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Korean Air has finalized the acquisition of a majority stake in Asiana Airlines, completing a deal i...
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Total U.S. passenger flights operated in September were up 3.5 percent year over year but were down ...
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United Airlines has launched TSA PreCheck Touchless ID, which includes facial-recognition technology...
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Qatar Airways has launched thrice-weekly flights between Doha's Hamad International Airport and Toro...
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Lufthansa Group in January 2025 will lower the per-ticket distribution fee for EDIFACT bookings thro...
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Air Canada in May 2025 will begin to offer free Wi-Fi for North American flights, the carrier announ...
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JetBlue plans to introduce domestic first-class seating in 2026 as part of the airline's strategy to...
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Advantage Travel Partnership is partnering with Vibe to provide an online booking platform for TMCs ...
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Alaska Air Group on Tuesday unveiled a new three-year strategic plan that includes the development o...
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Sustainable aviation fuel production volume in 2024 reached 1 million metric tons, double 2023 produ...
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Total 2025 airline industry revenue for the first time should exceed $1 trillion, representing a 4.4...
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Air India has placed an order for 100 Airbus aircraft in addition to the 250 Airbus aircraft it orde...
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JetBlue on May 22, 2025, will start daily nonstop seasonal service between Boston and each Madrid an...
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The Star Alliance has named Air Canada president and CEO Michael Rousseau chairperson of its chief e...
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Amadeus in the first quarter of 2025 will begin distributing Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia's NDC...
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Choice Hotels International chief commercial officer Robert McDowell will depart the company on Jan....
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Airlines Reporting Corp. on Wednesday released a set of 20 New Distribution Capability best practice...
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Serko will provide access to Amadeus' New Distribution Capability content through its Zeno corporate...
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The founders of guest travel management app Pana are returning to the corporate travel space next ye...
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Southwest Airlines has hired former United Airlines sales executive Aileen Furlong as its new VP of ...
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Air Canada beginning April 2 will launch year-round direct service between Vancouver, B.C., and Mani...
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American Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines this week each released new fourth-quarter guidanc...
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HRS's ISO certified Green Stay initiative reveals increasing engagement in sustainability, with Gree...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched another rulemaking that would require airlines pa...
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SAS on Sept. 12, 2025, will begin a new route between Copenhagen and Seoul, South Korea, the carrier...
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Global business travel demand "peaked" in the third quarter yet appears set to continue growing into...
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Global air traffic in October increased 7.1 percent year over year, the same growth figure reported ...
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Sabre has started to distribute New Distribution Capability offers from Emirates, the technology com...
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Lyft has named former Google executive Suzie Reider as its EVP of Lyft Media and Lyft Business effec...
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Reed & Mackay has appointed Kieran Hartwell as chief revenue officer, where he will be leading and a...
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United Airlines' hub at Washington Dulles International Airport is about to get an upgrade of more t...
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Cathay Pacific in mid-2025 will introduce service between Hong Kong and Munich and resume service be...
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Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines in 2025 will introduce first-class seating as well as new l...
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Encore Corporate Travel has opened a new hub in El Salvador to drive growth in Latin America, the tr...
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TAP Air Portugal for summer 2025 will add three new seasonal routes between Portugal and the United ...
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Amadeus Cytric Easy will integrate meetings booking capabilities via a partnership with Hubli, aimin...
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Qantas plans to launch on July 1, 2025, a new distribution model that will include updated fees on b...
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Air Canada in summer 2025 will add three new routes to the United States from its Vancouver hub, the...
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Airlines Reporting Corp. has implemented All Nippon Airways' New Distribution Capability offerings i...
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Lufthansa Group beginning Dec. 4 will expand its "Green Fares" offering to its worldwide network, th...
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The European Union has granted its final approval of Korean Air's merger with Asiana Airlines now th...
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Sixt has set its sights on being a viable competitor to the major players in the United States since...
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French hotel booking platform CDS Groupe has acquired Italy-based SIAP, which provides ERP software ...
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Amtrak has named Jennifer Mitchell as EVP of strategy and planning, effective Dec. 2, the rail opera...
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Japan has joined the U.S. Global Entry program as a partner country, giving Japanese citizens access...
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Sonder Holdings has received a delinquency notice from Nasdaq for the company's failure to file a th...
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Nascent U.S. low-cost carrier Breeze Airways in recent months has expanded its distribution to some ...
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WestJet on May 11, 2025, will launch nonstop service between Vancouver, B.C., and Austin, Texas, the...
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Global airfare price increases for most regions except Australia should continue to stabilize in 202...
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British Airways has unveiled its new first-class seat that is part of the airline's Airbus A380 retr...
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The average daily U.S. hotel rate in October increased year over year, as did the occupancy rate and...
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American Express Global Business Travel has submitted a remedy proposal to address concerns by the U...
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Etihad Airways beginning July 2, 2025, will launch flights between Abu Dhabi and Atlanta, the carrie...
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EVA Air's NDC content is now available through Sabre's distribution system, enabling agencies and co...
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Oversee's AgentAI improves agent response times, handling tasks like flight status inquiries directl...
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The GBTA Foundation this month published data from its Sustainability Acceleration Challenge, co-dev...
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Norse Atlantic Airways will start twice-weekly flights between Stockholm and Bangkok on October 29, ...
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Business travel demand in 2025 at U.S. hotels should rise year over year but overall demand growth w...
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International SOS has established a strategic alliance with risk intelligence platform Factal for "c...
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October U.S. air ticket sales were up 12.1 percent year over year to nearly $8.13 billion, according...
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Travel technology provider Zenmer has developed a generative AI assistant to help business travelers...
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Star Alliance has opened its first branded lounge in Asia at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport ...
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Mexico City-based corporate expense and payment platform Mendel has launched an online booking tool ...
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American Airlines is rolling out its boarding technology platform to more than 100 airports in the U...
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Uber has launched a new larger car category and added a new Uber Reserve feature that recommends air...
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Aer Lingus has launched new benefits for its AerClub members flying American Airlines and on Dec. 2 ...
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Business travel costs are rising, but increasing opportunities for discounts, particularly in airfar...
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Alaska Airlines is launching two new year-round routes and eight new winter seasonal flights startin...
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STR and Tourism Economics have downgraded their U.S. hotel forecasts for 2024 and 2025, citing persi...
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Flight Centre Travel Group's corporate brands reported a 3 percent increase in transaction volume in...
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Cathay Pacific, HSBC Hong Kong and sustainable aviation fuel supplier EcoCeres are partnering to "fo...
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Hilton Worldwide plans to launch 150 Spark properties in India, introducing the brand to the Asia-Pa...
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will issue 65,000 additional H-2B visas for the 2025 fiscal...
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Business travelers reported experiencing more "friction" than leisure travelers in planning their jo...
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Marriott International by early January will lay off 833 employees from its Bethesda, Md., headquart...
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Travel technology provider TripStax has signed a reseller agreement with project and team travel boo...
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Etihad Airways effective June 1, 2025, will end its unilateral codeshare and bilateral frequent-flye...
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WestJet for summer 2025 will add new nonstop service between Vancouver and each Boston and Tampa, th...
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Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debt and improve financial st...
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U.S. room nights booked under corporate negotiated rates declined slightly year over year in the thi...
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Journeys will be longer but cheaper than existing high-speed options...
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Airline will operate 14 non-stop flights per day from Italy to US destinations next summer...
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Dutch carrier's Premium Comfort seats now available in all Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft...
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Lahiru Ranasinghe will oversee the airline's carbon reduction goals and lead the sustainability team...
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ACI Europe has criticised proposal for stricter rules on airports, calling it “misguided” and “ludic...
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Travelport Plus to distribute Hong Kong carrier's NDC content "in the coming months"...
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New Eurocity Direct service will cut travel time by 45 minutes...
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Private sector investment to improve services and upgrade infrastructure at the UK hub...
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European carrier adds five A350-900 aircraft to existing order, with first delivery expected in summ...
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Moderate increases in the cost of business travel are expected next year, but what else is coming ov...
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BTN Europe's renowned annual rundown of the people, products and trends driving industry change...
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More proof that business travel professionals are in fact among the most incompetent travellers...
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Thiago Araujo to lead sustainability efforts for the TMC's meetings & events division...
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New Italo-Itabus services will connect to Ljubljana and Zagreb...
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OAG study has revealed this year's top global airline routes based on total seat numbers...
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Action has been taken against the African carrier due to “safety concerns” ...
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Sales and marketing group has added three independent properties to portfolio ...
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Two internal promotions are designed to fuel growth for mobility company ...
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Agreement will make it easier for agencies to book budget airline’s flights ...
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Proposals aim to cut CO2 impact from flights without “unnecessary” price rises ...
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TMC’s business travel revenue increases despite a “contraction” in key fashion sector...
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Expanded distribution deal is part of South American airline group’s NDC rollout ...
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Changes include new flight times for services to Frankfurt and Paris ...
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Deutsche Bahn’s ICE service will complete the journey in around eight hours ...
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Move is part of a major expansion in transatlantic services by the US carrier ...
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Long-awaited merger of carriers was first announced four years ago ...
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Access to Amadeus’ NDC content via Atriis will be available from Q1 2025...
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Newly built property features 177 rooms, a rooftop bar and restaurant and meeting spaces...
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More than 70 per cent of SME travel decision makers said retaining clients depends “heavily” on abil...
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Lufthansa Group will reduce surcharge on EDIFACT tickets issued via Sabre from 1 January 2025...
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Budget carrier to launch six new routes from four UK airports...
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Garner Advisory founder underlines questions around policy, loyalty and technology that buyers will ...
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TMC consortium partners with tech firm to "level the playing field" for members...
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Caroline Chabrol to lead the group's expansion, with plans to launch domestic high-speed services fr...
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New space at The Queen’s Terminal features 90 seats, a library area and private meeting rooms...
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Dutch carrier to launch services to Ljubljana, Exeter and Biarritz...
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The Gongs In Travel 2024 – Amon Cohen's alternative industry accolades...
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IATA predicts that annual passenger numbers will reach five billion for the first time next year...
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Association has submitted recommendation to EU for a 14-day exemption period ...
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Luxury brand will take over the management of two historic properties ...
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Association says production in 2024 has been “significantly below” previous estimates...
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Proposal to raise air tax had been part of former French government’s finance bill ...
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Steve Banks understood to be joining the Human Network in a newly created position...
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Rousseau will take over position from United Airlines boss Kirby ...
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Marriott continues expansion of the lifestyle brand in Europe...
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KLM criticises latest move to reduce services at Amsterdam’s hub airport...
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Homeworking specialist has appointed Crick as corporate account manager ...
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50% of buyers feel salaries are “insufficient” for their responsibilities in BTN Europe survey...
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Budget carrier adding services from the UK, Finland and Sweden ...
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German airline announces plans for “explicitly responsible” managers at both airports...
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Former Grand Hotel Astoria has undergone extensive renovation ...
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New direct route from Tokyo Haneda operates three times a week...
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The average salary is up 3% but European travel managers feel increasingly undervalued...
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Average business class airfares up 6 per cent year-on-year, around a $137 hike...
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Spanish rail operator aims to operate regional routes in Piedmont from January 2025, with plans for ...
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New framework to assess risk management practices in line with the ISO 31030 Standard...
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South Western Railways will become first operator to be renationalised following new legislation...
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Additions include flights from Porto to Boston and Lisbon to Los Angeles...
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New four-times-weekly flights operate via Kuala Lumpur but non-stop services are planned...
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TMC will also take part in a beta group testing new AI-based integration ...
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Hartwell joins from Travel Counsellors for Business where he became the corporate division’s first m...
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Marriott’s new midscale brand expands in the UK capital ...
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Deprez joins the company from Microsoft-backed tech startup Leapwork...
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Latest report shows ‘diverging’ performance at airports across the continent ...
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UK-based association aims to help buyers improve inclusion and accessibility ...
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But most airlines have not made “serious plans” to transition to greener fuels ...
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Hong Kong carrier will increase its European destinations to 11 next summer ...
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Property within redeveloped historic building is due to open in 2027 ...
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Inaugural event will take place in Singapore on 16-17 April 2025 ...
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Long-awaited merger now only needs approval from US authorities ...
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Users of online booking tool will also be able to select meeting venues ...
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Vroemen’s appointment comes as firm targets “strategic growth” in the region ...
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EasyJet, IAG and Air France-KLM to receive slots at Italian airports...
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A new aviation emissions label could bring consistency to corporates' carbon reporting efforts...
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Singapore firm will refurbish and rebrand the properties in 2025 ...
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Appointment is designed to help drive consortium’s “ambitious growth plans” ...
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European aviation giant first introduced sustainability-related fares in 2022 ...
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While a number of global companies are calling employees back to the office, the travel industry sho...
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Angela Lille joins taskforce for new standard being developed by the Energy and Environment Alliance...
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New deal to expand GOL's distribution through Euroairlines' network...
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Scandinavian carrier to operate up to four weekly flights to the South Korean capital...
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Budget carrier to access up to 150,000 tonnes of alternative aviation fuel from 2030...
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Newly introduced ETA scheme will be applicable to all travellers from April 2025...
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Australian carrier sharpens NDC focus with multiple booking channel options and tiered surcharges...
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UK advertising watchdog said the carrier didn't provide a clear basis for its "greenest in air trave...
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Move comes after IAG scrapped its acquisition plan due to competition concerns...
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Hotel booking platform to integrate ERP tools and strengthen foothold in Italy...
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First of 65 new aircraft to be used on medium and long-haul routes starting January 2025...
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Implementation of regulation is currently set to come into effect on 2 December ...
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Abu Dhabi carrier will launch the services between July and November ...
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Taiwan-based airline operates several long-haul routes to European destinations ...
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Secretary of state for transport Louise Haigh says expansion must meet environmental and economic te...
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Price rises are “levelling off” but travel buyers will still face challenges ...
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UK airline will introduce the new product on its Airbus A380s from 2026 ...
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TMC says portal will “streamline” the complex process of arranging crew travel ...
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Series of measures could help to allay UK regulator’s competition concerns ...
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But the business travel network wants more done to reduce “red tape” ...
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Airline industry condemns Spanish government’s move as “appalling” and against EU law...
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Long-haul budget carrier has announced plans for its first service from Sweden ...
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Jet Zero Taskforce will include CEOs of major UK-based airlines and airports ...
