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Smart Travel: New Alaska Airlines Rewards Coming, New Campaign Attracts Tourists to Japan’s ‘Hidden Gems,’ Uber Considers Expedia Takeover and More

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Alaska Airlines’ new offers might maximize your benefits. We’re here to catch you up on all of that, plus a potential takeover riling up the travel sector, the latest on World Travel Awards’ global competition and how Jamaica is celebrating new improvements to tourists’ travel experiences.

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Smart Travel: MICE Industry’s Positive Impact on Business Travel, Wynn Resorts’ Bigger Better UAE Plans Revealed, Indigenous Tourism Booms and More

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and China Drive Business Travel Recovery A new report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) predicts business travel spending will reach a new height of $1.5 and China, whose business travel markets have expanded 13.4% trillion by the end of 2024. trillion by the end of 2024. Key players are the U.S.

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Smart Travel: Chase and Travelport Team Up, Ottawa Airport and Light Rail Transit Connect, New Security Screening Wows in Frankfurt and More

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Getting lost in the sea of travel booking platforms? As always, Smart Travel is here to bring you the latest cant-miss news in tourism and travel. This agreement grants Chase Travel Group access to Travelports advanced retailing technology and multi-source travel content via the Travelport+ platform.

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Smart Travel: Japan Airlines Hit by Cyberattack, Transylvania Opens Hotel of Ice, UN Tourism’s Collaboration with Austria Deepens and More

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Japan Airlines, however, wont be sharing the sentiment after this weeks cyberattack. Read on for Smart Travels latest cant-miss headlines. At one point, an estimated 2,500 workers at Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott International hotels affected 27% of San Franciscos hotel inventory, deeply impacting the citys travel sector.

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Airlines Evolve to Cater to Groups

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Airlines are updating their business travel programs to be friendlier for groups struggling with last-minute changes, rising costs and reporting requirements. Recent enhancements make managing travel and redeeming rewards for meetings and events quicker and more streamlined. Simpler, more flexible and discounted. Saving Time.

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TWT: ‘Ka-Ching’ Say Airline Earnings Calls, Sully Warns of Inexperienced Pilots

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Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. ‘It Pays to Travel,’ Say Airlines’ Third Quarter Earnings Calls. United Airlines said that its third-quarter results, “solidly beat expectations.”.

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This Week in Travel: Denver Ditches Mask Mandates

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In one of the biggest travel stories of the week, Denver has announced that the city’s face covering order will expire on Thursday, Feb. Read More Travel News. “We No More Testing Requirements for Vaccinated Passengers Traveling to the US, Pleads Airline Industry. Airlines for America (A4A) and U.S. Rachel Bendick.

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