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January 6, 2023

News to Know


Business Travel Is Booming with
52 Per Cent Growth

(SOURCE: TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA)

Business travel is well and truly back on the agenda as Travel Counsellors, one of the UK’s leading independent travel companies, has reported bumper corporate transactions, with sales for the new financial year (November-December) up by 52 per cent on pre pandemic levels (2019).

Furthermore, corporate sales are 73 per cent up compared to the same period for the previous year (2021), showing that business travellers are continuing to put their trust in Travel Counsellors for business travel bookings.

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AVIATION

Grab My Bag Offers Transparency in Luggage Delivery Service Straight from Baggage Claim (TRAVEL DAILY NEWS)

CAA Puts Forward Proposals to Improve UK Airspace Change Process (ADS ADVANCE)

What to Expect from Airbus In 2023 (SIMPLE FLYING)

HOSPITALITY

Key Components of Modern Hotel Technology and Revenue Strategies (PHOCUSWIRE)

SUSTAINABILITY

Internova Travel Group on the Path to Carbon Neutral in 2023 (TRAVEL DAILY NEWS)

OTHER INDUSTRIES

Simplifying Corporate Rail Travel Is an Environmental and Business Imperative (PHOCUSWIRE)

Airline Organizations Criticize EU Guidance on Arrivals from China (BTN EUROPE) – FEATURES GBTA

Business Travel Assistance App Development (ITIJ)

Industry Spotlight


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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Canada - Light Rail Transit disruptions are ongoing in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, early Jan. 6 due to freezing rain.

Mexico - Multiple airports in Sinaloa and Sonora states, Mexico, closed as of Jan. 5 amid violence following arrest of Ovidio Guzman. Seek shelter.

Papua New Guinea - Normal flight operations resume at airports in Papua New Guinea as of Jan. 6. Lingering flight disruptions possible. Reconfirm flights.

Ukraine - Military operations continue in southern and eastern regions of Ukraine as of Jan. 5. Russia announces 36-hour ceasefire from 12:00 Jan. 6.

Western, Central, and Southern Europe - European Union recommends COVID-19-related travel restrictions for arrivals from China; several countries introducing measures as of Jan. 5.

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Travel Risk Management Bootcamp Understanding and Implementing ISO31030
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