Linking the Travel Industry | with Carolyn Pearson from Maiden Voyage

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 -A shocking story posted about by Carolyn Pearson (Carr) showing how a Hilton hotel in London treated a female customer (Helen May) trying to find a room late at night after missing her last train home. This story has gone viral on mainstream media with major consequences for the hotel group.As usual, a fantastic interview with Michael O'Leary in this post. It's really worth watching. "Consolidation in the European market will continue till there are 3 big airlines left (AF/KL, LH and BA) and the one good guy, the Irish carrier Ryanair."A law voted in two years ago banning short haul flights in France comes into effect.Is there a new UK airline coming soon?It's not groundhog day, the airline deal that feels like it never actually gets done might get done. Yes, it's the Lufthansa investment in ITA Airways, finally.American Airlines and Alaska Airlines take their partnership to the next level with cross-airline app checkin and other new features.Trivia of the week:- Why will you be hearing the phrase "cruzing onboard with Emirates" quite a lot soon?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