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Airlines Evolve to Cater to Groups

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Airlines are updating their business travel programs to be friendlier for groups struggling with last-minute changes, rising costs and reporting requirements. They can be used for travel on United’s partner airlines as well, making connecting flights easier. Old-school seat-blocking didn’t work for airlines or travelers.

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TWT: American Airlines Is in the Money, Sonic ‘Boom’ at United

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American Airlines Claims Return to Profitability. In its second-quarter 2022 financial statement, American Airlines reported a historic return to profit, based on a second-quarter net income of $476 million and second-quarter revenue of $13.4 increase over the same period in 2019, despite flying with what American says was 8.5%

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TWT: Business Travel Rebounds, New Sustainability Tool for CVBs

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In a public report on second quarter financials, American Express (AmEx) Global Travel has cited a strong and sustained recovery in business travel in both hotels and airline sectors as a driver in the company’s gains. airlines” shows that in the second quarter of 2022, “the demand for business travel is very strong.”.

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WTTC Survey Assesses Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Growth

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Sustainability efforts are key to keep the travel and tourism train going. In a report by World Travel & Tourism Council and JLL, “ Destination 2030: Global Cities’ Readiness For Sustainable Tourism Growth ,” the two organizations take a look at the cities making tourism sustainable. Concentration. Copenhagen.

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75% of travel managers in Europe expect 2022 business travel volume to surpass 2019 levels according to new Cvent report

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Three quarters (75%) of respondents expect their organisation’s 2022 travel volume to eclipse 2019 levels, with more than a third (32%) citing they expect volumes to “increase significantly”. Areas that have increased in importance include vendor flexibility, environmental sustainability, and traveller preferences, among others.

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TWT: Mirage Isn’t Closing…Yet

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Sustainability: IATA Teams with Travalyst, Radisson Joins GSTC. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it is partnering with Travalyst, the not-for-profit sustainability in tourism industry organization founded by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, in 2019. Air Canada Inaugurates Flights at JFK.

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Flight shaming in the events industry

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In December 2019 I travelled to Madrid to attend the Sustainable Innovation Summit, an official side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference. I was very keen to find out what sustainability professionals thought about flight shaming. degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. But really what did anyone expect?