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April 17, 2025

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New US Policies Prompt Business Travel Concerns
(SOURCE: THE BUSINESS TRAVEL MAGAZINE, GBTA FEATURED)

Short-term business travel to the US has become a matter of concern for most European corporate travel managers and business travellers, according to a survey by BT4Europe, the European Network of Business Travel Associations.

And a separate survey by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) found a significant portion of over 900 global industry respondents are anticipating business travel declines as a result of recent US government actions including tariffs, cross-border policies and entry restrictions.

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AVIATION

Singapore Airlines and All Nippon Airways Deepen Joint Venture (BUSINESS TRAVELLER)

With Real ID Deadline Approaching, United Airlines Is Concerned (TRAVEL WEEKLY)

This Airport Generates Its Own Power to Avoid a Blackout Like London Heathrow's (SIMPLE FLYING)

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

Lyft Enters Europe with €175M Acquisition of Ride-Hailing Provider FreeNow (PHOCUSWIRE)

HOSPITALITY

Lighthouse Adds Marketing Tech with Acquisition of The Hotels Network (PHOCUSWIRE)

The European Accessibility Act: What Hoteliers Need to Know (CENDYN)

OTHER SECTORS

GBTA: US Political Landscape Has Potential to Impact Business Travel Volume (BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS, GBTA FEATURED)

Travelling to the US? Expect to Be 'Vetted to the Maximum Degree' (BTN EUROPE)

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The 2025 GBTA Board elections are OPEN, and we want YOUR voice in the mix. Nominate yourself or a colleague who's ready to shape the future of GBTA, its members, and the entire travel industry.  Nomination period closes on April 25, 2025 

Vacancies for the 2025 GBTA Board of Directors:  

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Australia - TC Errol tracking west-southwestward in the eastern Indian Ocean April 16. Landfall forecast over northern Western Australia April 19.

Congo, The Republic of - Severe weather forecast across central parts of the Republic of Congo through at least April 22. Flooding and disruptions possible.

South Africa - Severe weather forecast over KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa, through April 18. Flooding and disruptions possible.

United Kingdom - Sudanese diaspora activists to gather and march from Marble Arch to Downing Street, London, UK, 13:00 April 19. Increased security likely.

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