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Citi and Navan Enter Into Travel and Expense Partnership
Skift Take This is a big win for Navan, giving it an inside track to a lot of Citi’s corporate accounts. Dennis Schaal Citi and Navan will soon be marketing a co-branded travel and expense solution for Citi Commercial Bank cardholders. The tools, powered by Navan, initially will be available only in the U.S., the…
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How Storm Babet is affecting trains, flights and ferry services
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Trains, planes and ferries are being affected by Storm Babet – which, warns the Met Office, will bring “exceptional rainfall and impactful wind for some”. Forecasters have issued a red warning for rain for parts of…
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This Luxury Retailer Has Comfy, Practical Travel Finds I’m Bringing on My Cold-weather Vacation
Every year during the early part of winter, a close group of my friends who have known each other for years reunite at a destination of our choice. We’re all located in the Northeast, so we try to stay somewhat local, often heading to summer destinations like New Jersey beach towns and Lake George that…
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Now’s the time to plan for Thanksgiving travel. Here are some expert tips.
MINNEAPOLIS — No matter if you’re taking a car or plane, it’s set to be a busy holiday travel season. “It’s probably going to be the busiest period for travel that we’ve seen since the start of the pandemic,” Kyle Potter with Thrifty Traveler said. “Odds are will probably be the single busiest travel season…
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Booking.com Shares its Seven Predictions for Travel in 2024
AMSTERDAM – As 2023 enters its final months and 2024 optimistically appears on the horizon, numbness and detachment loom as a result of the perma-crisis, including increased cost-of-living and climate change concerns. People around the world have emotionally checked out of the news agenda and events at home in order to take a much-needed breather.…
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Sandy Springs travel company executive helps students return from Israel
She remembered being 12 and rushing into a bomb shelter away from her family, more concerned for them than she was for her own safety. She was unharmed then, to the relief of her parents. The recent attacks by Hamas, the armed Palestinian group that controls the Gaza Strip, were followed by Israeli air strikes,…
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Air travel guidance refreshed to give passengers more clarity on their rights
Updated guidance explains what passengers need to know about their rights and responsibilities when flying. government refreshes air passenger travel guide to help passengers navigate their protections and rights when flying formerly known as the aviation passenger charter, the travel guide has been given a makeover, making it easier for passengers to find the information…
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Americans warned ‘do not travel’ to Lebanon as part of Beirut embassy is set on fire
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The US has warned Americans not to travel to Lebanon after part of the Beirut embassy complex was set on fire. Family members of US government personnel and…
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Wizz Air piled pain on to my daughter’s tragic loss
My daughter and her 19-year-old boyfriend booked a trip with Wizz Air. Sadly her boyfriend was killed in a car accident eight days before their departure. My daughter understandably cancelled the trip. She sent Wizz Air the death certificate, but it says it will only refund a third of the £322.93 cost. The whole process…
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Direct Travel will host its first leisure conference
Leisure sales are going so well for corporate-focused Direct Travel that the agency is holding is first leisure conference next month. The Centennial, Colo.-based agency, No. 12 on Travel Weekly’s 2023 Power List, will host Direct Access: Gaining Altitude at the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, Nov. 14 to 16. Direct Travel expects 200 travel advisors,…