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What's Up in Business Travel | OTAs Spend $17B on Marketing in 2024

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 8 of 2025.  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 under 15 minutes.

Topics covered during this podcast -

  • DOT announces Air Traffic Controller hring plan
  • OTAs spent $17.8B on marketing in 2024
  • Airline IT spend hits $37 billion in 2024
  • IATA: Global passenger demand up 10% in January
  • Southwest flights now on Expedia
  • Spirit Airlines charges change fees again
  • Qatar takes 25% stake in Virgin Australia
  • Silver Airways cancels all flights & files bankruptcy
  • Emirates and Garuda Indonesia expand partnership
  • Akasa Air launches direct flights from Bengaluru to UAE
  • Hyatt introduces Hyatt Select
  • WestJet revamps loyalty program
  • Expensify expands travel tool to full metwork
  • TravelPerk adds Airbnb
  • Alexa’s AI Upgrade: Book Uber Rides and Plan Travel

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