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June 20, 2024

News to Know

Employers Told to Strengthen Support for LGBTQ+ Business Travellers
(SOURCE: HRD)

Employers are being urged to improve their support for LGBTQ+ business travellers following reports of insufficient pre-trip guidance from businesses. An Opinium survey of 1,000 US and Canadian business travellers revealed that a few employers provide LGBTQ+ rights information on the countries they are visiting.

Only 15% of US and 11% of Canadian business travellers who have disclosed they are LGBTQ+ said their employers provided information on LGBTQ+ rights of the country they're visiting. The findings are similar to LGBTQ+ business travellers who aren't out at work yet, according to the report.

AVIATION

‘Solid’ Business Travel Helps Cathay Pacific Counter May Leisure Travel Decline (TRAVEL WEEKLY)

Asia Pacific Airlines Back in Black After 3 Years in the Red (PROTCALLS)

Lufthansa City Airlines Takes Off With New Short-Haul Options in Germany (TRAVEL AND LEISURE ASIA)

Change in Airport Rules: Items That Can No Longer Be Taken on Plane (MSN)

Chinese Airlines Set to Increase Long-Haul Flights (CHINA DAILY)

SUSTAINABILITY

Twelve Launches 'Fuel for the Long Haul' Campaign (HYDROCARBON ENGINEERING)

Locally Produced SAF Will Boost Emission Reductions in Africa (TIMES AEROSPACE)

OTHER SECTORS

BCD: Changing Travel Patterns Drive Hotel Volume Rise (BTN EUROPE)

Attracting Business Travelers: Making Your Rental Business-Friendly (HEAD TOPICS)

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GBTA Convention 2024 Exhibitors

Exhibitors	Booth
305 Transportation Services LLC	4844
3Sixty	IP6
A1A Global Ground	3811
AAA Corporate Travel	4350
Accelya	IP5
Accelya - Business Lounge	BL-28
ACCOR	2322
Adyen	IP4
Aer Lingus	4410
Aerolineas Argentinas	2522a
Aeromexico	2522b
AGIA Affinity	3861

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

India - Rallies denouncing alleged exam irregularities likely in India through at least late June. Congress protests planned June 21.

Italy - Unionized public transport workers to strike in Milan, Italy, June 26. Metro, bus, and tram disruptions likely.

Kenya - Activists to protest near Parliament building in Nairobi, Kenya, June 20. Heightened security, transport disruptions likely.

Mexico and United States - TS Alberto tracking westward in the Gulf of Mexico late June 19. Landfall forecast over northern Veracruz State, Mexico, early June 20.

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