What's Up in Business Travel - Oct 4, 2021

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the BT360 Podcast: What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 39 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 -Domestic flyers may need to show proof of vaccinationWhite House pushes U.S. airlines to mandate vaccines by Dec. 8European Airlines agree to provide refunds due to cancellations during the pandemicCWT readies prepackaged Chapter 11 filingNew Zealand declares vaccination will become requirement for non-citizensAir New Zealand mandates vaccines for international flightsUnited says the number of employees facing firings has declinedIreland drops mandatory hotel quarantineTwo of the largest US Hotel Management Companies are mergingUATP and Uber sign partnershipBolt expands ride-sharing serviceSouth African Airways & Emirates restart partnershipMGM Resorts buys the Cosmopolitan for $1.6 BillionUnited to codeshare with AirlinkAmerican & IndiGo announce codeshareStar Alliance Member SAS is introducing two new airlinesTravelPerk buys sustainability consultancy SusterraCTM unveils Duty-Of-Care and approval workflowsEgencia launches AI-powered hotel rate cap featureSabre launches SynXis Property HubTune 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!Support the show