Linking the Travel Industry | Airlines Reporting Corporation Data Shows a Concerning Decline

Send us Fan MailLinking 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.comYour Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash ShravahStories covered on this session include -London's Heathrow airport is currently closed. Passengers are asked not to travel to the airport under any circumstances. The February 2025 Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) data shows a concerning decline in travel sales, and is discussed in this post by Robert W. Mann, Jr.The Austrian rail operator ÖBB joins Star Alliance as the group's second intermodal partner.Uganda Airlines announce they will start serving the Entebbe - London routes with four flights a week to Gatwick from 18 May.Travel related developments continue in Tanzania with the news that the largest conference facility in East and Central Africa will be developed in Arusha. The facility will house a 5,000-seat auditorium as well as a 500-room five-star hotel.Africa's biggest airport will be built in Ethiopia, at an estimated $7.8b cost, with the aim to provide a capacity of 60m passengers a year by 2040. You can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on your favorite podcast player or visiting BusinessTravel360.comThis podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show