Linking the Travel Industry - Week 42

Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members.  We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with real audience members.  You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com and registering for the next event.

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.

Stories covered on this session include -

• Daniel from Oystin shares news about Travelport introducing changes in their agency commercial model when it comes to #ndc content. Is this the shift we've been waiting for? https://lnkd.in/eHMfk7Ri
• Emirates' Sir Tim Clark calls for the CEO of Heathrow to resign. https://lnkd.in/eeUebvSy
• United Airlines once again appeared in my feed several times this week. 
  • They posted better than expected financial results. https://lnkd.in/egpC5JzS
  • Steve Glenn from Executive Travel Inc. writes about how United is expanding aggressively internationally, whilst other airlines might be holding back. https://lnkd.in/en-ewuTk
  • They had a "snake on a plane" incident which had pax screaming and lifting their legs up in horror - just Google that one...
• Portugal aims to have the first all electrical airline. https://lnkd.in/eniSrvWy
• Despite cost of living concerns, UK travellers are buying plenty of holidays, with Travel Counsellors reporting superb results. Robert Kiernan tells us more here. https://lnkd.in/e-gWJUdP
• Featured story: Andrew Crawley from American Express Global Business Travel urges airlines to be mindful of the needs of corporate clients in their pursuit of #ndc. He sends a very strong message. https://lnkd.in/eSH46a5z
• Bonus Stories

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Chapters

• 1:19 Travelport introducing changes in their agency commercial model when it comes to #ndc content
• 8:16 Emirates' Sir Tim Clark calls for the CEO of Heathrow to resign
• 9:37 United Airlines posted better than expected financial results and much more
• 15:32 Portugal aims to have the first all electrical airline
• 17:53 UK travellers are buying plenty of holidays and Travel Counsellors reporting superb results
• 18:51 Featured story: Andrew Crawley from American Express Global Business Travel urges airlines to be mindful and he sends a very strong message
• 22:37 Bonus Stories