Linking the Travel Industry | Etihad and Emirates Announce a Collaboration

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 real audience members.  You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com and registering for the next event.Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah.Stories covered on this session include -flydubai announced a new business product ("The Business Suite") to be rolled out on their Boeing 737-MAX aircraft initially.Etihad and Emirates announced a fresh collaboration, making it easier for passengers visiting the UAE to mix and match between these two carriers. Etihad announced their "three market focus" as part of a strategy to triple their passenger count includes a focus on #indiaVanessa Hudson will take over as CEO at Qantas when Alan Joyce retires later this year.The USA will not require inbound travelers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 anymore as of 12 May.British Airways announces an NDC distribution agreement with Amadeus, and it includes a "small fee per segment" which raised a few eyebrows. The most recent financial results from Lufthansa Group, which is not all positive news.TMC comments on the AA #ndc shift keeps hitting the news, this time from CWT CEO Patrick Andersen. Towards the end of the article in this link you'll spot his not-so-subtle comments.Plus some Extra StoriesYou can subscribe to this podcast by searching 'BusinessTravel360' on Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart, Pandora, Spotify, Alexa or your favorite podcast player.This podcast was created, edited and distributed by BusinessTravel360.  Be sure to sign up for regular updates at BusinessTravel360.com - Enjoy!Support the show