Linking the Travel Industry | Globespan & Gray Dawes Expand While Play Ceases Operations

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 audience members.  You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com

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

Stories covered on this podcast episode include -

• Icelandic low cost carrier PLAY airlines cease operations.
• Swedish carrier Braathens accelerate their plans to shut down their international services, focusing instead on their regional turboprop business.
• Schiphol airport is reconsidering their planned additional airline fees for 2026.
• In US TMC acquisition news, Globespan Travel Management /ALTOUR Canada acquires Key Travel.
• Gray Dawes Travel expand their global footprint by establishing a presence in New Zealand.
• Andrew Sullivan reports on Emirates taking a firmer stand on portable power banks.
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Michael Peterson at Deutsche Bahn, where he talks about how their app now offers extended international rail options as well.
• Extra Stories
  • US Government shut down impact to travel
  • American Airlines codeshares with Porter
  • Air India partners with Zomato

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