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A round-up of the latest stories in business travel
UBER PLANS FLYING TAXI TRIALS IN AUSTRALIA
UBER WILL TEST its flying taxis in Melbourne, Australia, next year. Uber Air will also be trialled in Dallas and Los
BBT SET TO HOST STAR ALLIANCE DIGITAL SHOWCASE
ON 14 NOVEMBER, Buying Business Travel will be partnering with Star Alliance to host travel managers and TMCs for an evening of entertainment at the Sea Containers building (pictured below), which offers spectacular views over the Thames and London’s famous landmarks. Star Alliance will showcase its latest state-of-the-art
products and services, and guests will hear how its 28 members are providing a seamless travel experience. ■ For information, contact
events@panaceamedia.com
Angeles in the company’s home market in an effort to “help alleviate transport congestion on the ground”. The firm plans to open a network of “skyports” across the target cities, which will act as access hubs for customers wishing to use the service. Flights will be operated by Electric Vertical Take Off
and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Uber is working with two aircraft manufacturers – Embraer and Pipistrel Aircraft – along with NASA and the US Army to develop its flying taxis. It aims to launch commercial flying taxis in 2023. According to Eric Allison, global head of the
company’s aviation division Uber Elevate, a 19km journey from Melbourne’s CBD to the airport in an air taxi would take around ten minutes compared to up to an hour in a car.
BCD unveils its new hotel division
GLOBAL TMC BCD TRAVEL has launched a dedicated hotel division headed by Advito managing director April Bridgeman. Comprised of newly created positions and current staff from the TMC and its consultancy Advito, Stay by BCD Travel will offer spend management, price assurance, rate availability management, analytics, awareness and adoption campaigns, merchandising and the use of updated market-level rate targets. Bridgeman has been appointed senior vice-president of hotel solutions and will also continue leading Advito. BCD says this will give her the ability to provide a comprehensive view of spend across travel categories, including hotel, air, rail, car and ground, among others.
12 JULY/AUGUST 2019
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