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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel podcast for Week 38 of 2026. This weekly podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening in the world of business travel - in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we cover the following stories:

• Court saves Delta-Aeromexico partnership
• UK investigates travel pricing practices
• Amex and Capital One top lounge rankings
• Hackers steal data from millions
• CTM reaches repayment agreements
• TSA ends Gold+ screening program
• Delta expands business loyalty benefits
• Southwest adds LOT as a partner
• Marriott partners with LG Electronics
• Amadeus partners with Anthropic
• TSA opens gates to non-travelers
• United simplifies disruption standby
• Southwest enters the lounge business
• Uber launches autonomous rides in London
• Uber adds train booking in India
• PBI becomes DJT

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Welcome to The BTA Podcast. In these podcasts we will endeavour to share our thoughts, concerns, optimism and build those all-important human connections with our Partners, Members and Guests.

Episode Overview:

Clive Wratten and Andrew Clarke covered a busy period for business travel.

Air traffic control: Andrew's own trip was hit by Gulf airspace and volcanic disruption, but the main focus was NATS' latest UK failure — the third in three years. Both criticised NATS' muted response and the government's "inquiry, lessons learned" approach, noting airlines bear the cost while NATS faces none.

Heathrow charges: BTA continues backing "Heathrow Reimagined," having written to the CAA and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander over cost mechanisms that could pass development costs to travellers.

Hotel levy: Clive discussed it live on Radio 5 — reports suggest no cap on rates and a percentage rather than flat fee. Hosts rejected the "tourist tax" framing, calling it a tax on business and growth, warning it risks pricing UK cities out of major events.

Budget submission: Ahead of the October budget, BTA's asks include no further APD rises, regrading premium economy tax, and firm rail investment (HS2/Euston), coordinated with GBTA.

Upcoming events: BTA Autumn Conference in Alicante (~2 weeks, ~190 attendees, Andrew moderating) and the London Mobility Conference (next Tuesday, alongside the People Awards).

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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:

• 262 former pilots sued Ryanair and others for classifying them as self-employed contractors when they should have been employees.
• Google reveals it is testing end-to-end agentic AI hotel booking process flows.
• The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of 471 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after identifying a potential structural issue.
• The airline API platform Kyte releases access to the airline Volotea, and as a result it also becomes available to agents via AirGateway.
• Air China completes the first international flight with a Chinese COMAC C919, on a routing from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
• Extra Stories

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