What's Up in Business Travel | Google buys Spirit Airlines Data for $10M

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel  podcast for Week 34 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:

• Google bids $10 million for Spirit data
• Baggage mishandling drops sharply
• Business trip costs jump 35%
• Global airline capacity grows despite regional disruption
• U.S. hotel outlook gets another upgrade
• ETIAS delayed again with no firm launch date
• United changes agency seat requests
• Derek Jeter invests in college-town hospitality
• Korean Air and Asiana approve merger
• Etihad and Starlux expand loyalty partnership
• Delta expands AI assistant to all SkyMiles members
• Clear launches corporate travel memberships
• American operates first U.S. commercial eSAF flight
• Air Canada unbundles premium fares
• Navan connects directly to Singapore Airlines NDC
• SAP Concur links meetings with Groupize
• Amex GBT brings AI into managed travel

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