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TWT: AGs Demand Government Hold Airlines Accountable

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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. Since Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has failed to protect air travelers during this summer of endless flight disruptions, state enforcers should be empowered to do so.

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U.S. Travel Urges Government to Improve the Air Travel Experience

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Are your meetings attendees deterred by the hassles of air travel? Travel Association released new research this week that finds that people are avoiding travel because of airport irritations and flight delays. “On On average, air travelers are avoiding two trips in the next year due to air travel hassles specifically.

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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

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WTP’s Frank Harrison Shares the Top Three Business Travel Trends for the Coming Year Frank Harrison As the travel industry around the world continues to recover post-pandemic, new business travel trends have emerged that meeting professionals will have to master to optimize attendance.

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Farnborough International Airshow & ADS Group launch dedicated UK Government Hub

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The post Farnborough International Airshow & ADS Group launch dedicated UK Government Hub appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The Hub provides a dedicated platform for 10 government departments and agencies to collaborate directly with UK businesses.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: U.S. Travel Association Calls Out ‘Sub-Par’ Airlines

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Travel Association Says Airlines in the United States Are Sub-Par In a new quarterly press conference launched today , the U.S. Travel President and CEO, Geoff Freeman. Travel National Chair and Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta. Freeman was joined on the presentation by incoming U.S. Other issues that U.S.

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Thai PM, Embassies, Government and Private Food Sectors Collaborate with AWC to Launch ‘Phenix,’ a World-Class Food Hub in Bangkok.

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The post Thai PM, Embassies, Government and Private Food Sectors Collaborate with AWC to Launch ‘Phenix,’ a World-Class Food Hub in Bangkok. appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. appeared first on Travel Daily Media.

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7 Business Travel Trends Set to Shape 2022

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There simply aren’t enough cars to meet corporate demand,” says Sesilia Kalss, senior consulting manager of Global Business Consulting for American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) in the company’s latest white paper, Business Travel in 2022. The Travel Manager’s Role Is Changing. Travelers Need Confidence.

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