What's Up in Business Travel | Investor Group led by Steve Singh acquires Direct Travel

Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 14 of 2024.  This is a weekly podcast from BusinessTravel360,  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 -

• Advito Q2 Index: Airfares down, hotel rates rise
• Spirit Airlines receives $200 Million
• Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160M
• Air Line Pilots Association says Pilot Shortage is Stabilizing
• United asks pilots to take time off 
• Layoffs hit Travelport's Commercial Organization
• AmTrav documents 12 months of NDC & edifact differentials
• Investor Group led by Steve Singh acquires Direct Travel
• Hilton takes majority stake in NoMad
• Malaysia Airlines and IndiGo to codeshare
• National grabs first place again
• AA loosens rules for pets
• Fee changes for Global Entry
• CLEAR expands at Boston Logan Airport
• JetBlue changes checked-bag fees

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.

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