Week in Review

As Taiwan braced for the impact of Typhoon Maria on Tuesday, Reuters reports hundreds of flights were cancelled and schools were shut down. Weather officials warned of landslides and flooding on the island.

A new study revealed Miami International Airport was the top-ranked airport in Florida for business travelers, TravelPulse notes.

According to Business Traveller, Singapore’s Changi Airport will soon become the first airport in Southeast Asia to accept payments through WeChat Pay.

Ryanair was forced to ground dozens of flights on Thursday after a pilot walkout, Skift writes. This is the biggest strike that the airline has faced to date.

Corporate Travel Management acquired Hong-Kong based travel agency Lotus Travel Group in a $37.4 million USD deal, Travel Weekly notes.

Also on the acquisition front, Buying Business Travel reports Booking Holdings will buy hotel Australian metasearch site Hotelscombined.

On this week’s podcast, we discuss how to tune up your travel policy. The conversation focused on identifying cost-savings opportunities, finding the balance between cost-savings and traveler productivity, and addressing shared economy options.

According to Buying Business Travel, UK airports are “failing” disabled passengers. The Civil Aviation Authority came out with a ranking of the region’s 30 busiest airports based on their ability to provide disabled passengers with assistance.

U.S. airlines are increasingly putting smaller bathrooms on planes, Los Angeles Times notes.

According to Forbes, the percentage of women traveling for business is rising, and as such, so are their unique travel safety risks.

Business shares tips on how to deal with employees who go rogue while booking business travel.

Following a trial period, Buying Business Travel reports Carlson Wagonlit is rolling out its Price Tracking technology worldwide. The technology continuously monitors flight and hotel prices and checks them against existing bookings.

As Google places a bigger emphasis on its mobile-first initiative, HotelMarketing’com discusses how hoteliers must adapt their digital presence and marketing.

According to USA TODAY, American Airlines plans to eliminate plastic straws and stir sticks from its flights and lounges. As a result, the airline predicts its use of plastic will lessen by 71,000 pounds a year.