What's Up in Business Travel - Aug 2, 2021

Business Travel 360

Welcome to the BT360 Podcast: What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 30 of 2021. 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 -

• American Express Travel: Bookings at 95% of 2019 levels
• Study finds booking decisions not driven by price
• Save the date for "The Beat Live"
• England opens to American travelers
• USA international travel restrictions remain in place
• Las Vegas ' mask mandate is back
• Disney parks require masks again
• Germany requires covid tests for unvaccinated travelers
• South Africa's Mango Airlines suspends operations
• WestJet expands codeshare with KLM
• Virgin Atlantic and MEA in codeshare deal
• World Travel Protection expands into the UK
• American Adds low cost airline Jetsmart as a partner
• Delta SkyMiles extends status for another year
• United extends status for Global Services
• Etihad adds IATA Travel Pass to 7 more routes
• Southwest goes live for corporate bookings in Sabre
• Travelport signs agreement to bypass Emirates GDS Fee

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.
You can always find more information at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!

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