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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 36 of 2025. 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 under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we covered the following stories -

• OTAs spend over $5B in Q2 marketing spend
• FAA ‘safety alert’ warns airlines
• Judge grants Spirit access to emergency funding
• U.S. to increase ESTA Fee
• JetBlue targets struggling Spirit
• Avelo places order for 50 planes
• United & ITA codesharing begins
• Amadeus and BAGTAG partner for EBT updates
• Alaska Airlines and Icelandair expand codeshare
• SpiceJet signs Interline Agreement with Gulf Air
• Air India partners with Avis India
• Uber app to get Blade electric air taxis
• Amazon launches its Robotaxi Service in Las Vegas
• Air France starts free Wi-Fi rollout

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Linking 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.com

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah

Stories covered on this podcast episode include -

• The American Express Global Business Travel / CWT deal concludes.
• Johnny Thorsen joins the board of Kyte.
• TAAG-Linhas Aereas de Angola's inaugural flight between Luanda and Nairobi takes places.
• Austrian Airlines is going to test a seasonal route between Vienna and Dubai from December this year.
• Southwest Airlines frequent flyer members will enjoy free, unlimited wifi on-board with T-Mobile.
• The TSA has officially launched its One Stop Security (OSS) pilot program, allowing select international passengers to skip re-screening when connecting in the U.S.
• Ryanair introduces a cabin bag size allowance which is 33% bigger than the EU standard.
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Gaurav Bhatnagar in his announcement of TBO.COM's acquisition of Classic Vacations.

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The NoJetStress Podcast is a traveler wellbeing podcast for frequent business travelers covering health and peak performance on the road as well as to help business travelers maintain optimal health and avoid burnout no matter how much they travel. Christopher Babayode, a Corporate Travel Wellness Expert shares his insights on Traveler Wellness.

This episode includes the following rundown:

What Is the Circadian Economy?
Discover how this new wave of products, services, and technologies helps modern travelers align with their body’s natural rhythms for better health and top performance.

Expert Insights:
Hear lessons learned from leading advocates and innovators in circadian science:
• Mickey Beyer-Clausen, co-founder of TimeShifter
• Dr. Martin Moore-Ede, founder of CIRCADIAN
• Alexander Dimitrov, chief scientific officer at AYO

Tools & Technology for the Road:
Get the inside scoop on wearables and apps helping globetrotters get in sync:
• AYO Circadian Glasses
• TimeShifter App
• CIRCADIAN
• Vire Health and the innovative Vire Clip

Why Circadian Health Beats Sleep Alone: Understand why sleep is just one section of the orchestra and your body clock is the conductor.
Business Impact: How companies investing in circadian wellbeing see gains in productivity, creativity, and resilience among their traveling teams.

Looking Forward: Imagine a future of personalized travel where your hotel, flight, and routines adapt to your unique circadian needs.
Take Action: Christopher wraps with three simple questions to jumpstart your circadian upgrade on your next trip.

Guest Links & Mentions:

• TimeShifter – The jet lag app - TimeShifter.com
• AYO Circadian Glasses - Wearable light therapy for adjusting your body clock - GoAyo.com.
• CIRCADIAN – Leaders in circadian workforce strategies and education - Circadian.com.
• Vire Health + Vire Clip - Pioneers in body clock tracking technology - VireHealth.com.
• Dr David Garley - thebettersleepclinic.co.uk

Follow and Connect:
NoJetStress.com for more tips, guides, and episodes.
Have a question or want your circadian hack featured? Reach out to Christopher on LinkedIn or your favorite platform. Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a five-star review, and share the episode with a business traveler or leader ready to join the circadian revolution

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This podcast was created by Christopher Babayode and distributed by BusinessTravel360. For more information about NoJetStress, visit us at NoJetStress.com

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