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Business travellers flying through London Stansted over the early May bank holiday face the prospect of lengthy delays after around 100 workers who assist passengers with disabilities voted to reject a pay offer and press ahead with four days of industrial action.
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Stansted disability assistance staff to strike over May bank holiday after pay offer rejected

By Ana Ives · April 24, 2026
 British Airways has moved to shore up the size of its elite membership base by extending the status of thousands of Silver and Gold members of The British Airways Club who failed to requalify ahead of the 1st May deadline, with Travelling For Business able to reveal that the thresholds at which the carrier is granting a free additional year are startlingly low.
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British Airways quietly rolls over elite status for thousands as qualification thresholds crumble

By Ana Ives · April 23, 2026
 Corporate travel buyers face a turbulent summer schedule after Lufthansa confirmed it will cancel 20,000 intra-European flights between May and October, blaming a doubling of jet fuel prices since the outbreak of the Iran conflict for rendering large swathes of its short-haul network "unprofitable".
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Lufthansa scraps 20,000 summer flights as UK carriers press ministers for emergency jet fuel plan

By Ana Ives · April 22, 2026
 IHG Hotels & Resorts has stepped up its European growth strategy with the signing of long-term franchise agreements covering 11 hotels in Germany, Belgium and France, in a move that will significantly broaden the choice on offer to corporate travellers across the continent.
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IHG accelerates European expansion with 11-hotel deal across Germany, Belgium and France

By Ana Ives · April 22, 2026
 Emirates has dramatically expanded its accessibility programme for neurodivergent travellers, completing more than 40 bespoke "travel rehearsals" across six continents in the past 12 months and easing the journey for more than 250 families of children and young adults with autism.
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Emirates expands global travel rehearsal scheme as 250 autistic families take to the skies with new confidence

By Ana Ives · April 20, 2026
 Cathay Lounge
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Cathay Pacific reopens redesigned flagship lounge at Hong Kong Airport

By Ana Ives · April 20, 2026
 The Business Travel Association (BTA) has bolstered its Executive Board with two senior industry appointments, naming Joanna Hillman, Director of European Development at Reed & Mackay, and Claire Womersley, Director, Multinational Clients at American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), as its newest directors.
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BTA strengthens executive board with senior appointments from Reed & Mackay and Amex GBT

By Ana Ives · April 20, 2026
 The United States is at a crossroads in its tourism strategy, according to new research published on Thursday by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which warns that although America remains the world's largest travel market, it is rapidly losing ground to fast-rising Asia-Pacific rivals led by China.
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US risks losing its tourism crown as Asia-Pacific accelerates, WTTC warns

By Ana Ives · April 16, 2026
 Qatar Airways is poised to connect business travellers to more of the world this summer, with an expanded schedule taking the oneworld carrier's network to more than 150 destinations from 16 June 2026.
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Qatar Airways to serve more than 150 destinations this summer

By Ana Ives · April 16, 2026
 IEA warns stocks could hit a tipping point in June as the Strait of Hormuz remains shut, threatening flight cancellations and record fares at the peak of the corporate travel calendar.
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Europe has ‘just six weeks of jet fuel’ as business travel braces for summer turbulence

By Ana Ives · April 16, 2026
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EES border chaos sparks three-hour airport queues as industry demands power to suspend checks

By Ana Ives · April 15, 2026
 United Airlines is celebrating 35 years of transatlantic service from London Heathrow this month, marking the milestone with the imminent launch of its brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the prized London–San Francisco route.
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United toasts 35 years at Heathrow as new Dreamliner heads for San Francisco

By Ana Ives · April 10, 2026