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The NoJetStress Podcast is a traveler wellbeing podcast for frequent business travelers covering health and peak performance on the road as well as to help business travelers maintain optimal health and avoid burnout no matter how much they travel. Christopher Babayode, a Corporate Travel Wellness Expert shares his insights on Traveler Wellness.

In this episode, Christopher talks about:

Wearable Technology & Sleep Tracking (0:48 - 4:02)

• Dr. Garley's perspective on wearable sleep devices
• The limitations of heart rate variability (HRV) monitoring
• Why clinical symptoms matter more than device readings
• The trust we place in consumer technology vs. medical expertise

AI in Healthcare (4:42 - 7:35)

• The risks of self-diagnosis using AI tools
• Why AI struggles with the "gray areas" of human health
• The importance of what's unsaid in medical consultations
• Healthcare access disparities driving AI adoption

Sleep in the Corporate World (7:55 - 13:17)

• The massive hidden cost of poor sleep in organizations
• Why employees don't call in sick for sleep issues (but should)
• Sleep's impact on productivity, innovation, and workplace accidents
• Risk management and company culture considerations
• The value of anonymous sleep assessments

Workplace Sleep Strategy (10:58 - 13:17)

• Statistics: 10% of adults have chronic insomnia
• 14 additional sick days per year for those with sleep problems
• Low-hanging fruit: effective treatments that deliver results
• How better sleep improves all aspects of employee wellbeing

Better Sleep Clinic Services (14:03 - 15:35)

• Doctor-led clinic with NHS consultants and sleep specialists
• Range of sleep disorders treated: insomnia, sleep apnea, circadian rhythm disorders
• All consultations and tests available online/remotely
• Gold standard treatments including CPAP and prescription options
• Free strategy consultations for organizations

Melatonin & Jet Lag (15:32 - 18:52)

• Melatonin as a signaling molecule, not a sleeping pill
• The problem with high-dose, long-acting supplements
• How to use melatonin correctly for circadian rhythm adjustment
• The holistic approach to managing jet lag and travel fatigue

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This podcast was created by Christopher Babayode and distributed by BusinessTravel360. For more information about NoJetStress, visit us at NoJetStress.com and check out the P.H.A.R.E Well Audit Checklist.

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Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members. We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with audience members. You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah

Stories covered on this podcast episode include:

• Travel industry fintech platform Travel Ledger integrates with Expedia Group's Travel Agent Affiliate Program to offer seamless reporting on virtual card spend by the agent.
• Amadeus announces that Lufthansa Group has chosen their Nevio platform for 9 of the group's airlines to "power a traveler-centric transformation toward modern airline retailing".
• Royal Schiphol Group receives plenty of criticism for a recent disruption to Schiphol airport from what appears to be a total lack of planning for adverse winter weather.
• Last month a new high-speed rail service between Doha and Riyadh was announced. Kit Aspen dives into this a bit more with his thoughts on this.
• The most engaged post of the week goes to Gilbert Ott, who recently joined oneworld Alliance as their Director of Loyalty.
• This is a special edition of the podcast. Whilst we will discuss the above, each of us have come up with a wish list item for our industry & predictions for 2026.

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel podcast for Week 2 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:

• Aeromexico tops 2025 On-Time performance
• Hawaiian Airlines to invest $600M
• Avelo will downsize
• REAL ID deadline nears
• Hilton cuts ties with Minnesota hotel
• BCD Travel & Delta Air Lines forge strategic partnership
• Lufthansa & Amadeus partner
• Etraveli Group acquires Wenrix
• Air India & AirBaltic enter codeshare agreement
• TSA expanding PreCheck touchless ID to 50 new airports
• Alaska Airlines places its largest aircraft order
• Air India expands its European footprint
• American launches Free Wi-Fi

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Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members. We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with audience members. You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah

Stories covered on this podcast episode include:

• American Airlines stops awarding miles and status points on basic economy fares.
• They have also launched a $5,000 offer which will get you immediate Gold status. This was launched so quietly earlier in December I totally missed it, but luckily I spotted Iñaki's post.
• Italy fines Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline a whopping €225m for their "abusive strategy against OTAs".
• There were 4 mergers & acquisition stories during the last 2 weeks of 2025.
• Ann's personal experiences on Brightline.

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Welcome to the What’s Up in Business Travel podcast for Week 1 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:

• The World’s Best Business Class for 2025
• Spirit emerges & Delta holds top spot
• JFK-LAX is the top U.S. domestic route for 2025
• Italian antitrust regulator fines Ryanair
• American acquires stake in Republic
• Cvent acquires ON24
• Volaris & Viva Aerobus strike merger agreement
• IHCL & Millennium Hotels enter loyalty p.artnership
• Expedia to integrate with Alexa+
• Lyft & Uber to introduce Baidu robotaxis
• Royal Air Maroc to launch Los Angeles route
• Hyatt's Alila brand makes its Latin America debut
• Marriott hits 200 hotel mark in India
• Park Hyatt brand makes Mexico debut

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Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members. We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with audience members. You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah

Stories covered on this podcast episode include:

• Air Albania ceases flight operations.
• Croatia Airlines is getting a government bailout to the tune of €150m.
• Frontier Airlines replaces their CEO Barry Biffle after 11 years.
• And it looks like Frontier and Spirit Airlines might end up merging.
• Amtrak content becomes available in Travelport via SilverRail.
• Finnair makes a surprise route announcement with services to Melbourne (via BKK) to start late next year from Helsinki.
• Former Qantas executives and board members who hold life-time travel perks with the airline have been told they won't be able to utilize those in first class on their ultra long-haul project Sunrise flights.
• Which companies got mentioned the most in these weekly summaries during 2025? Which stories stood out for us during the #LTTI recordings?
• What are our predictions for 2026?

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Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 51 of 2025. This is a weekly podcast where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel. This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

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

• Spirit is in merger talks with Frontier
• Gov't admits role in helicopter-plane collision
• FAA accelerates $6B Air Traffic Control upgrade
• ARC: November Air Sales decline
• November airfares fell more than 5%
• Spain fines Airbnb
• Air India partners with Singapore’s Scoot
• CCRA acquires ABC Global Services
• Southwest adds Turkish Airlines
• American Airlines limits perks
• Porter launches flights from Hamilton
• Hawaiian Airlines joins oneworld
• Hyatt Centric brand debuts in Puerto Rico
• United launches new AI-powered mobile app

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Linking the Travel Industry is a business travel podcast where we review the top travel industry stories that are posted on LinkedIn by LinkedIn members. We curate the top posts and discuss with them with travel industry veterans in a live session with audience members. You can join the live recording session by visiting BusinessTravel360.com

Your Hosts are Riaan van Schoor, Ann Cederhall and Aash Shravah

Stories covered on this podcast episode include:

• Travelport announces a strategic relationship with United Airlines with the aim of enabling new capabilities and functionality for agency and corporate buying communities.
• The risk management and crisis response solution Crisis24 shuts down OnSolve CodeRED, a voluntary, opt-in emergency notification system used by US law enforcement agencies and municipalities after a ransomware attack claimed by the INCRansom group. Millions of user's personal data is also at risk of being leaked.
• Expensify integrates with Uber for Business, automating trip receipts.
• The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) announces the creation of a unified GCC Civil Aviation Authority.
• In a major restructure, a large number of executive positions (rumours are up to 400) at Qantas are made redundant by CEO Vanessa Hudson.
• Wizz Air announces a partnership with Kyte, to open their content to third-party distribution and strengthen their presence in the corporate travel market.
• IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) is in crisis mode after a series of cancellations leaves them with their worst disruption in their 20 year history.
• Indigo published a full apology and offers of no-questions-asked refunds and hotel bookings for thousands of stranded passengers.
• Extra Stories

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