What's Up in Business Travel | Global Business Travel Tops $1.7 Trillion

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel  podcast for Week 32 of 2026.  This weekly podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening in the world of business travel - in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we cover the following stories:

• Global business travel tops $1.7 trillion
• On-time performance slips across North America
• Bleisure demand continues to grow
• FAA orders inspections of Boeing 737 MAX fleet
• Southwest ships its own jet fuel
• WestJet strike comes to an end
• Southwest accelerates corporate travel strategy
• Frontier gains after Spirit exit
• Apollo seals EasyJet takeover
• Gray Dawes expands in North America
• Engine acquires Options Travel
•  Southwest expands international partnerships
• JetBlue unveils BlueFirst
• Perk simplifies visa applications
• American Airlines expands digital travel tools
• Allegiant adds first-class cabins

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