Week in Review
Happy New Year! The Week in Review is back in action to inform you of the latest news and trends in business travel.
Happy New Year! The Week in Review is back in action to inform you of the latest news and trends in business travel.
30K.com CEO Alex Jawad sat down with GBTA’s Heather Haley and Travel Leaders Group’s Gabe Rizzi at our Broadcast Studio to discuss the personalization experience as it pertains to the business travel space.
Will unintended consequences of removing regulations like net neutrality and fee transparency requirements for airfares hurt businesses in the longrun?
Catch up on the latest news in business travel for the week of Sunday, December 24.
More than a year has passed since Brexit negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom officially started, which gave both the EU and the UK until March of 2019 to decide on the conditions of the UK’s departure from the EU. Following numerous negotiation rounds between both governments, it seems that a way forward has finally been found on phase 1 issues, namely Citizens’ rights, the Northern Ireland border and the financial settlement.
During the late November GBTA Conference 2017 Frankfurt in partnership with VDR, a dozen suppliers announced breaking industry news at a special Media Cocktail hour preceding the event.
According to Bloomberg, Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson says Trump’s divisive languages and policies are pushing travelers to Canada. Business Traveler notes Air Canada now offers alternative payment options for its international customers. 4Hoteliers reports Singapore Changi Airport’s new Terminal 4 debuted this week. According to Skift, Storm Herwart’s high winds disrupted travel across Central Europe…
Today, the Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, announced a new initiative to support military veterans as they prepare for careers as airline pilots. Forces to Flyers is a three-year program aimed at helping our veterans receive the training they need to become certified as new commercial pilots, preserving and increasing air service to rural and…
A federal appeals court in California allowed the Trump administration’s third travel ban to go into partial effect on Monday, NPR reports. The government may now bar foreign nationals from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the country if they have no ties to the United States. In other policy news, Business Traveller reports Trump has…
Last week, a federal judge in Hawaii blocked the third iteration of Trump’s travel ban. According to Skift, the Trump administration is now appealing the judge’s order. NPR reports passengers flying to the U.S. will face heightened security screenings and new questionnaires. LCT Magazine notes Marcou Transportation Group, owner of Dav El | BostonCoach, acquired…