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August 6, 2025

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More Gen Z Grads Are Entering the Workforce – And Their Expectations for Business Trips Might Surprise You
(SOURCE: CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER)

This summer, thousands of Gen Z grads will swap lecture halls for client meetings and airport gates - only to discover that corporate travel hasn’t quite caught up with the digital age. For a generation that grew up with seamless, tech-enabled experiences, the gap will be hard to ignore - especially with 57% of Gen Z and millennial employees seeing corporate travel as a key driver of career advancement, and 70% expecting it to grow in importance as they climb the corporate ladder.

 
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AVIATION

IATA Report Shows Rise of Premium Class Travel (THE BUSINESS TRAVEL MAGAZINE)

Alaska Airlines to Launch London, Iceland Flights, Debut New Livery for International Expansion (CNBC)

ANA Rolls Out Free Internet for International Passengers (THE BUSINESS TRAVEL MAGAZINE)

Vivid Expands Its Travel Management Tool With In-App Flight Booking for SMEs (FF NEWS)

SUSTAINABILITY

Chooose Integrates IATA CO2 Connect Emissions Data (BTN EUROPE)

SWISS Integrates First Supplies of Synhelion Solar SAF into Flight Operations (GREEN AIR)

HOSPITALITY

Travelodge Strengthens UK Presence with Four New Hotel Acquisitions as Part of Rebrand Strategy (HOSPITALITY AND CATERING NEWS)

OTHER SECTORS

‘Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo Remain MICE Powerhouses’: Vikash Kejriwal (TRAVEL DAILY MEDIA)

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Canada - Activists to stage sit-in protest in front of Colombian Consulate in Toronto, Canada, from 11:00 Aug. 7; increased security presence likely.

Colombia - Activists to stage protest marches in cities across Colombia Aug. 7 in support of former president; increased security, disruptions likely.

France - Emergency crews responding to wildfire in Ribaute, Aude Department, France, late Aug. 5. Highway closure and evacuations reported.

Spain - Unionized Ryanair ground handlers plan strike at airports nationwide across Spain, Aug. 15-17. Flight and airport disruptions likely.  

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