Mon.Sep 02, 2024

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Yatra Expands Corporate Travel Footprint with Acquisition of Globe Travels

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Skift Take: Yatra’s acquisition of a corporate travel company highlights its shift towards the more profitable business travel market, especially as competition heats up in the consumer travel space. With consumer revenue dropping, Yatra is doubling down on corporate clients.

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Visa Enters Partnership to Skill India’s Tourism Workforce Amid Shortage — India Report

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Skift Take: Skilling programs are necessary. However, training them to take up jobs in tourism cannot be the only focus: the industry also needs to figure out how to retain the talent.

Tourism 335
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Star Alliance Fires Back at SAS Defection with Loyalty Status Match

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Skift Take: With the ink barely dry on the divorce papers, Star Alliance is wasting no time in luring back some of SAS’ most loyal - and profitable - customers. The aim of this neatly timed promotion is business continuity and customer retention, but it remains to be seen how many frequent flyers will take up the offer.

Business 332