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BUYING BUSINESS TRAVEL WAS DELIGHTED to win four trophies at the 2014 Business Travel Journalism Awards. The annual gala event was held at the Magazine Restaurant in London's Hyde Park. BBT won Business Travel Editorial Team of the Year, while digital editor Tom Newcombe was named Best Newcomer. Mark Frary won Best Use of Digital or Social Media in Journalism for his feature on social media, and travel programmes. Paul Revel was awarded the Journalists’ Journalist trophy. BBT’s sister publication Business T
a winning evening, with Michelle Harbi named Editor of the Year, and Jenny Southan awarded Technology Features Journalist of the Year. The Business Travel Journalism Awards are organised
by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and judged by an independent panel of industry experts. Chairing this year’s judging panel was BBC business journalist Steph McGovern, who hosted the evening and presented the awards.
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THE UK AND US HAVE STARTED screening passengers arriving from countries hit by the Ebola virus. Passengers travelling from the west African countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia will be visually assessed and have their temperatures taken by thermal scanners, with some asked to complete a health questionnaire. Anyone suspected of carrying the virus, which has so far killed more than 4,000 people, mostly in West Africa, will be taken to hospital. The screenings started in the US at five major airports – New York JFK, Washington Dulles International, Chicago O’Hare International, Atlanta International and Newark Liberty International. This was followed in the UK at Heathrow and Gatwick. Many other destinations are in the process of introducing screening. According to the World Health Organisation, the time from exposure to the virus to a person showing symptoms can vary from two to 21 days, so some people who later go on to develop the infection
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AMADEUS AND RYANAIR LAUNCH PARTNERSHIP
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AMADEUS SUBSCRIBERS CAN NOW BOOK Ryanair fares and full ancillary services as its “significant” partnership starts. It is the first time in ten years that Ryanair fares have been bookable through Amadeus and follows on from a similar deal the Irish carrier announced with GDS firm Travelport earlier this year. Amadeus subscribers will not be subject to any surcharge when booking Ryanair, and the fares displayed via Amadeus will have parity with Ryanair’s other distribution channels, including its website.
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might not be identified. Therefore passengers deemed to be at high-risk due to contact with Ebola patients, but who display no symptoms, will be contacted daily by Public Health England – this measure is also in place in the US.
A travel ban on flights to and from West Africa has been debated in the US but, so far, President Barack Obama has resisted the calls. He confirmed there would not be a “flat-out travel ban” as current screening measures at airports are working, but has responded by seeking to employ an ‘Ebola czar’.
Several airlines have restricted flights to Ebola- affected countries. British Airways confirmed it has extended the suspension of flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone until December 31, Emirates has suspended flights to Guinea, and Air France has suspended flights to Sierra Leone. • Case study: a buyer and TMC arrange travel from Ebola-affected areas – visit
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