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March 12, 2025

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How the Rise of Women in Business Is Reshaping the Corporate Travel Industry for the Better
(SOURCE: HR NEWS, GBTA FEATURED)

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March is ‘Accelerate Action’, and in the business world, women are already making impressive leaps forward.

Over the past decade, the UK has seen a remarkable rise in women holding senior positions in business. Women now hold a record 42% of board positions in the FTSE 350. Female entrepreneurs also are establishing record numbers of new businesses; in 2022, for instance, women in the UK launched 151,603 companies – more than twice the number of 2018.

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AVIATION

US Airlines Slash Earnings Forecasts as Economic Concerns Grow (REUTERS)

British Airways-Parent IAG Plans €200M Investment in Airline Innovation (PHOCUSWIRE)

Singapore Airlines & Scoot Ban On-Board Power Bank Use From April 1, 2025 (LOYALTY LOBBY)

A Big Chunk of India's Corporate Flyers Are Women, New Data Signals Opportunity (CNBC TV18)

HOSPITALITY

Short-Term Rentals Reshaping UAE Hospitality (HOSPITALITY TODAY)

NDC for Lodging: A New Era of Hotel Distribution? (HOSPITALITY TODAY)

SUSTAINABILITY

United CEO expects US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credits to Survive (REUTERS)

70 Companies Demand Intervention to Urgently Scale up SAF Production (ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL)

OTHER SECTORS

Travelogix Partners for Dynamic Reporting Solution (BUSINESS TRAVEL MAGAZINE)

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Australia - Heatwave to persist over central, southern, and southeastern Australia through March 16. Increased risk of bushfires in affected areas.

Germany - Unionized transport personnel conducting labor strikes in Dusselfdorf, Cologne, and Bonn, Germany, as of March 11. Disruptions likely.

Mexico - High temperatures forecast across much of Mexico through at least March 15. Transport and utility disruptions possible.

United States - Adverse winter weather forecast over elevated parts of the western US through at least March 17. Hazardous travel conditions likely.

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