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Lufthansa’s Eurowings sees positive operating result in FY 23
Date: August 14, 2023
Lufthansa’s Eurowings sees positive operating result in FY 23 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa’s budget subsidiary Eurowings expects a positive operating result this year, chief executive Jens Bischof said on Monday, adding that the company expects the return of business travel in the autumn. (Reporting by Ilona Wissenbach, Writing by Rachel More, Editing by Miranda...
2023: Capitalising on a year of change in international payments
Date: January 17, 2023
By Ray Shinzawa, Managing Director, JCB International (Europe) Ltd The past two years have been tumultuous, with COVID lockdowns – both domestic and international – driving massive changes to the way in which businesses operate, primarily influenced by changing consumer behaviours. What we can see globally during the latter half of 2022 is a gradual...
The business travel trends that every business should know
Date: October 25, 2022
By Nina Herold, Executive Vice President and GM of Travel of TripActions Travel is back and not just for holiday-goers. TripActions recorded that global business travel bookings have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Business is done better in person, and post pandemic, that spark of human connection is valued by employees more than ever. As the...
Foreign business travel missing ingredient for Irish hotel recovery – Dalata
Date: August 31, 2022
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Executives at Ireland’s large hub of multinational companies are still only going on a small fraction of the foreign business trips they made before the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the country’s largest hotel operator said. Dalata Hotel Group, which has the Maldron and Clayton brands, said on Wednesday...
Is sustainability the secret to a brighter future?
Date: August 19, 2022
By Matt Clementson, Enterprise Head of Sales UKI, SAP Concur Now that business travel has resumed, sustainability is top of mind for travel managers. As demand for higher levels of sustainability grows, businesses will be further interrogated about sustainability policies from third parties, management and employees to supply chain partners and external stakeholders. Fortunately, UK...
London City Airport brings forward net zero target to 2030
Date: May 18, 2022
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – London’s City Airport has vowed to become net zero by 2030, accelerating an original goal of 2050 to get ahead of what it believes will be a move by large corporations to cut flying to reduce emissions, threatening its business travel. Located beside former dockyards a few miles east...