Mon.Jan 03, 2022

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Electra and Flyv Partner for On-Demand Air Mobility

Business Traveler USA

Electra.aero, a US-based clean aviation technology company, and Flyv, a German start-up airline specializing in on-demand air mobility, have partnered to employ a new generation of hybrid-electric aircraft in underserved regional travel markets in Europe. The ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) fixed-wing plane uses quiet distributed electric propulsion and sustainable flight technology to take off and land on spaces “as small as rooftops, parking lots and soccer fields,” according to the co

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The True Cost of Travel

Fox World Travel

Now more than ever, organizations are critical of their travel budgets. Determining the seemingly mythical “true cost of a travel” has long been a goal of TMCs, travel managers and accounting teams everywhere. The mental gymnastics, endless expense report sorting and sometimes even guess work has allowed us to get close to this number. Still, […].

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Postcards from the Galapagos Islands: Do the fittest really survive?

EHL Insights

When thinking of the Galapagos Islands the first images that we may conjure up are of giant tortoises, marine iguanas, sharks, beautiful tropical beaches, and a laid-back lifestyle where troubles of the outside world are non-existent and one’s daily ‘responsibility’ is to swim with the dolphins. This could have been the case in the past, but not in 2020!

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Travel Industry Reacts to Bans on South African Countries Being Lifted

Travel Pulse

The U.S. was one of several countries to lift restrictions on South African nations.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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AIME confirms Australian Convention Bureaux for 2022 Event

Travel Daily Media

The post AIME confirms Australian Convention Bureaux for 2022 Event appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME), the leading meetings and conventions event in the Asia Pacific region, has today revealed that almost all of Australia’s Convention Bureaux will be participating in AIME 2022, taking place on 21–23 March in person and 28 March–1 April online.

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France Expands Quarantine Rules for Unvaccinated American Travelers

Travel Pulse

U.S. travelers must show proof of vaccination.

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Solving the Tesla Powerwall frequency problem

Conferences that Work

TLDR: Useful if Tesla Powerwall frequency shifting during outages is affecting appliances like clocks, furnaces, uninterruptible power sources (UPS), etc. Want to skip right to fixing the Tesla Powerwall frequency problem? Click here. In February 2018, we installed a Tesla Powerwall 2.0 on our Vermont home. We get around thirty outages a year, and for the last 4 years this device has provided us with a reliable automatic backup electricity source capable of running our home through outages of up

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Hilton Marks Opening of 400th Chinese Property

Business Traveler USA

Hilton has announced the opening of the Hilton Lanzhou City Center, marking its 400th property in China. The hotel is the first under the Hilton Hotels and Resorts brand in the northeastern city of Lanzhou in Gansu Province. The hotel is located in the city’s central business district and features a top floor lobby with views of the Yellow River. Amenities include JCH restaurant serving Xi Bei province cuisine, and Yun all-day-dining buffet restaurant.

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The Five 2022 Travel Trends You Should Act On Now

Dana Communications

If you’re only going to read a single trends blog this month, make sure it’s this one. Because we’re not just listing our educated prognostications—we’re deconstructing the five 2022 travel trends resorts and destinations should act on right now…. Responsible Roaming. More than ever before, today’s travelers are conscious about their impact on a destination and the world at large.

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