What's Up in Business Travel - October 24, 2022

Welcome to the BT360 Podcast: What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 42 of 2022.  This is a weekly podcast where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in less than 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

• Spirit shareholders approve JetBlue merger
• US hotels 2022 leisure revenue beats 2019
• Airline seats could get smaller
• Premium airfares are up 36% from 2019
• American Airlines to refund $7.5 million in bag fees
• Spain suspends COVID-19 entry rules for travelers
• American Airlines drops First Class
• Travelport adds Agentivity and Navitas to agent desktop
• Marriott acquires Mexican hotel brand for $100M
• WestJet interlines with Pacific Coastal Airlines
• Founding member Maritime Travel returns to GlobalStar
• Radius Travel expands partnership with ITL World
• TravelPerk joins BTA
• Southwest launches Referral Program
• LATAM to exit bankruptcy
• Global airline capacity to recover to 87%
• British Airways returns to original requirements in 2023
• United Airlines has a big Q3
• Booking.com signs partnership with Chooose
• Reed & Mackay steps up carbon commitment

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Tune in every Monday morning to get your weekly update.  We hope you will make this a regular part of your week and listen in while you on the move or sitting back and sipping your coffee.  You can subscribe to this podcast by searching BusinessTravel360 on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora or Spotify.

Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!

Chapters

• 0:29 The Headlines
• 4:30 Changes in Travel due to the Pandemic
• 5:43 Travel Mergers & Acquisitions
• 9:14 Return to Travel News
• 12:20 Sustainable Travel News