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London Gatwick adds flights to Frankfurt and Paris
14+ hour, 10+ min ago (136+ words) Convene 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York - April 20, German carrier Condor on Wednesday (1 April) commenced flights between London Gatwick and Frankfurt. The new service, first announced last November, will operate three times per day, and marks the first time that Condor has…...
Acai adds Lumo predictive capabilities to AI agent
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (196+ words) Convene 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York - April 20, AI platform Acai Travel has integrated disruption prediction capabilities into its AI Travel Agent via a partnership with Lumo, the companies announced. With the integration, travel management companies can identify which travellers are most…...
Virgin Atlantic launches Seoul flights but axes Riyadh route
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (230+ words) Convene 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York - April 20, Virgin Atlantic has launched its long-awaited new flights between London Heathrow and the South Korean capital Seoul. The UK carrier's daily service to Seoul's Incheon Airport started on Sunday (29 March). The route has been…...
Sunways Business Travel acquires fellow UK TMC Gem Travel
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (204+ words) Convene 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York - April 20, UK travel management company Sunways Business Travel has announced its acquisition of Gem Travel. Both companies are based in the UK and are members of the Focus Travel Partnership TMC network. Financial terms of…...
SAS launches route between Copenhagen and Istanbul
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (160+ words) Convene 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York - April 20, The Nordic carrier is operating the daily service to Turkey's largest airport using Airbus A320neo'aircraft with a 180-seat capacity across its SAS Plus (premium economy) and SAS Go (economy) cabins. Henrik Winell, SAS's vice…...
Nordic business travel sector navigates global turbulence
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (1180+ words) Convene 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York - April 20, "Agile" " that's how Nordic business travel association leaders from Sweden, Denmark and Finland described the state of the industry as they gathered in Gothenburg this month for the annual Nordic Business Travel Summit. The…...
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3+ day, 7+ hour ago (11+ words) Airport waiting times "deteriorate" as EES deadline approaches'Business Travel News Europe...
MCP: Managed travel's next transformation catalyst
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (1369+ words) Convene 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York - April 20, In the already crowded field of corporate travel industry acronyms, MCP is one travel managers should learn quickly. Model Context Protocol might not roll off the tongue easily, but it stands to reshape corporate…...
Lufthansa Group agrees pay deal with ground workers union
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (250+ words) Convene 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York - April 20, Airline giant Lufthansa Group has announced a new collective bargaining deal with the union representing more than 20,000 ground staff. The company said that 26-month pay deal with the Verdi union would see workers in…...
Uber agrees to acquire Blacklane
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (166+ words) Convene 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York - April 20, Uber plans to move deeper into the premium and corporate segments with an agreement to acquire chauffeured transportation platform Blacklane, the company announced on Monday (30 March). Financial details of the deal were not immediately…...