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The take-up of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is on track to fall short of the UK government’s first annual mandate, according to provisional official data, raising fresh doubts over the pace of aviation decarbonisation.
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UK sustainable aviation fuel use set to miss first mandate target

By Ana Ives · December 26, 2025
 A new study has revealed the U.S. cities set to host the highest number of business conferences in 2026, as demand for in-person events continues to rebound and corporate travel returns to growth.
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New York, Las Vegas and Chicago lead U.S. cities set to host most business conferences in 2026

By Ana Ives · December 15, 2025
 A stay in a luxury London hotel is likely to become significantly more expensive from next year, as operators grapple with sharp increases in business rates and seek to pass on higher costs to customers.
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London’s luxury hotels set to pass on steep business rates rises to guests

By Ana Ives · December 15, 2025
 Navan has unveiled a major upgrade to its business travel platform with a new multi-city booking experience designed to remove one of the industry’s biggest digital pain points: planning and ticketing complex itineraries without the help of a human agent.
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Navan launches breakthrough multi-city booking engine to simplify complex itineraries

By Ana Ives · December 10, 2025
 The Trump administration is preparing to impose one of the most stringent travel-screening requirements in modern US history, with foreign tourists set to be required to hand over five years of their social media history before they are allowed to enter the country.
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Trump to require all foreign tourists to hand over five years of social media data under sweeping new vetting plan

By Ana Ives · December 10, 2025
 Saudi Arabia has quietly taken its most significant step in decades toward easing its strict prohibition on alcohol, opening access to a specialist liquor store for a new class of wealthy foreign residents.
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Saudi Arabia quietly relaxes 70-year alcohol ban for wealthy foreign expats

By Ana Ives · December 9, 2025
 Alaska Airlines is pushing deeper into long-haul territory, confirming plans to connect Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with London Heathrow from May 2026 as part of a sweeping international expansion strategy.
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Alaska Airlines to launch Seattle–London Heathrow flights as carrier accelerates global expansion

By Ana Ives · December 9, 2025
 The Trump administration has announced a sweeping $1 billion initiative aimed at transforming the airport experience for families, promising a return to what officials described as a “Golden Age” of travel.
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Trump administration launches $1bn plan to “Make Travel Family Friendly Again”

By Ana Ives · December 9, 2025
 Smaller and medium-sized businesses across the UK and US have remained remarkably resilient through another year of economic and geopolitical uncertainty - and many are pinning their growth ambitions on business travel and face-to-face connections in 2026, according to new research from American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) and Ipsos.
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UK and US SMEs stay optimistic for 2026 but fear missing out on AI gains, Amex GBT research shows

By Ana Ives · December 3, 2025
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Expensify deepens Uber for Business integration to automate receipts

By Ana Ives · December 3, 2025
 Homeworking giant secures “gateway” into US and Canadian markets as enlarged group targets £1.5bn in annual transactions
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Travel Counsellors enters North America with acquisition of Canada’s TTAND

By Ana Ives · December 3, 2025
 Heathrow Airport has come under fire from the UK’s business travel sector after announcing a rise in its terminal drop-off charge to £7 and the introduction of a strict 10-minute limit for drop-off areas from 1 January.
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Heathrow drop-off fee hike sparks backlash from business travel chiefs

By Ana Ives · December 3, 2025