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• Amex GBT Adds Apple Business Chat for Midsize Customers, Eyes Additional Segments

  22-11-2019 20:33
  
  American Express Global Business Travel has enabled U.S. midmarket customers to use Apple Business Chat to communicate with live GBT support agents using the Messages app for iOS. Apple Business Chat now is available for 1,500 midsized GBT corporate clients, with more companies and segments to follow in 2020, Amex GBT said.  
  
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• British Airways, Pilots' Union Reach Agreement

  22-11-2019 19:50
  
  British Airways' pilots' union is recommending its members accept a new pay proposal offered by the carrier, ending a dispute that resulted in the first strike in its history earlier this year, according to The Financial Times. 
  
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• Extended Stay America Appoints New CEO, EVPs

  22-11-2019 18:17
  
  Extended Stay America named lodging industry veteran Bruce Haase as its new president and CEO, effective immediately. He succeeds Jonathan Halkyard, who began his tenure on Jan. 1, 2018, and who will continue to advise the company through Feb. 25, 2020. Haase also will become a director of ESA and remain as a director of ESH Hospitality, ESA's paired-share REIT, a position he has held since 2018. 
  
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• Cvent Metrics Highlight Group-Demand Challenges Ahead

  22-11-2019 18:17
  
  All four metrics for requests for proposals for future meetings tracked during the third quarter by Cvent declined year over year. The average group block size dropped 0.7 percent to 222.2 rooms, average peak room nights declined 0.3 percent to 74.4 rooms, average event duration dropped 0.8 percent to 3.3 days, and the average booking window dipped 0.3 percent to 184.8 days, according to Cvent's quarterly Group Business Outlook.
  
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• DOT Gives Final Approval to Delta, Air France-KLM, Virgin Atlantic JV

  22-11-2019 04:56
  
  The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted final approval of antitrust immunity to the joint venture of Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic, allowing the carriers to combine their two separate agreements with Delta into a single joint venture. 
  
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