Stay on top of business travel industry news and identify trends that can affect your travel program with the Direct Travel News Brief. A new edition is published every two weeks and includes travel management best practices; airline, hotel and ground transportation news; safety and security alerts; traveler tips; meeting and incentive travel trends; and the latest DT Navigator Blog articles.
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: updates on traveler quarantine, COVID-19 travel map, Caribbean reopening tracker, airline updates and safety protocol, alcohol ban on planes, TSA improving technology, LAX uses thermal cameras, Amtrak policy changes and sale, Marriott tightens cancel policy, Home2 Suites launch in China, the new “safe travels” stamp, proposed travel tax credit, and more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: interactive map shows which countries are open for travel, airline flight additions and reductions, United adds health assessment during check-in, airline safety and cleanliness updates, U.S. passport services resume, car rental promotions, updates on hotel reopenings, U.S. states with quarantine measures in place, hurricane season, meetings updates and more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: the latest on COVID-19 relating to travel, planning for post-pandemic travel, airline waiver extensions, summer flight schedules announced, TSA’s new summer screening procedures, Enterprise honors Emerald Club free rental days, Hertz files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, new hotel healthy and safety measures, Britain implements tourist quarantine, updates on meetings & incentive travel, and more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Dave Hilfman Joins Direct Travel Board of Directors, the “new normal,” regional airlines are vulnerable, Delta consolidation, traveler temperature checks and face mask requirements, passport services delayed, Enterprise launches clean pledge, ground transport companies require face masks, hotel in Florida reopen, hotel company updates and cleanliness programs, and more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: face mask requirement on flights, Delta adds Caribbean routes, airlines enhance cleaning and implement social distancing requirements, Air Canada suspends U.S. flights, American increases transatlantic bag fees, TSA updates, how Amtrak is handling the crisis, hotels announce cleanliness standards, state-to-state travel quarantine requirements, and more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: managing unused airline tickets, GBTA convention date change, DOT rules on airline cancellations, airlines offer free name changes, Emirates tests for COVID-19, frequent traveler status extensions, Amtrak and Greyhound reduce routes, hotel updates, state-to-state travel requirements, TSA tips and more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: DOT rules airlines to provide refunds for flight cancellations, a second Marriott data breach, TripBam technology hotel booking and cancellation analysis, Delta and United extend loyalty program benefits, airline service suspension, new onboard service policies, the State Department is no longer taking new passport applications, Real ID deadline extended, hotel cancel policies, cleaning your credit cards, disinfect your suitcase, traveler tips and more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: take these steps to strengthen your travel program during a slowdown, COVID-19: the EU countries impacted by US travel suspension, travel and COVID-19, Trump: avoid “discretionary travel,' no restrictions on travel within the United States, how US airlines are responding to coronavirus, TSA just made some major changes to its rules due to coronavirus, crisis management during tough times, hotel and resorts continue to adjust cancellation and change policies, protecting the business traveler at home and abroad during coronavirus and more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: the latest on Coronavirus (COVID-19), airline and flight service updates, Real ID updates, Europe passport requirements, Uber surcharges in London, high-speed rail in Texas, self-driving vehicles, the introduction of LXR Hotels & Resorts, Preferred Hotels plans 20 hotel openings this year, tricks for sleeping better in flight, how to disinfect your plane seat, preventing the spread of Coronavirus at large events, 5 ways travel managers can increase program compliance, travel smart, stay informed: precautionary tips for coronavirus and more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Traveler info about COVID-19, Visa’s overhaul of interchange rate structure, new airline codeshare and partnerships, Delta to become carbon-neutral, airline flight expansions, the end of Air Italy, Real ID, passport versus passport card, getting an international drivers permit, Hyatt’s app relaunch, business travel risk management best practices, and many tips for travelers!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: what Brexit means for travelers, more on Coronavirus, Delta launches new joint venture, NY residents banned from Global Entry program, screening for China travelers, rental car tolls, hotel updates, Phoenix airport terminal upgrade complete, what is SSSS on a boarding pass, staying secure during a hotel stay, corporate travel policy best practices and much more!
In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Direct Travel acquires Professional Travel, 2020 reimbursement rate for mileage, travel affected by Coronavirus, Delta and United club upgrades, new flight services, American to test Google Assistant’s Interpreter Mode, Global Entry expands, hotel updates, Florida prepares for Super Bowl guests, Delta offers uninterrupted television onboard, ATL bans smoking, traveler tips and more!
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| rc::a | never | Set by Google reCAPTCHA for identifying bots to protect the website against spam. |
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| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Measures bandwidth to select old or new YouTube video player interface. |
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| yt-remote-cast-available | session | Set by YouTube for storing casting availability. |
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| yt.innertube::nextId | never | Set by YouTube for registering a unique ID to track viewed YouTube videos. |
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| _clck | 1 year | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site, on the browser. |
| _clsk | 1 day | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording. |
| _ga | 400 days | Set by Google Analytics for assigning a unique ID used to track user sessions. |
| _ga_* | 400 days | Set by Google Analytics for storing and counting page views. |
| _gat_UA-* | 1 minute | Set by Google Analytics for tracking user behavior. |
| _mkto_trk | 400 days | Set by Marketo for storing a unique user ID and collecting user activity data. |
| ANONCHK | 10 minutes | Sets to 0 by Clarity to indicate the MUID shouldn't be transferred to ANID. |
| CLID | 1 year | Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity. |
| hubspotutk | 6 months | Set by HubSpot to track users and used when deduplicating contacts on form submit. |
| metadata_session_id | session | Set by Metadata to track the number of sessions a specific account has on the site. |
| metadata_visitor_id | 1 year | Set by Metadata to understand how many users from the account are coming on the site. |
| MR | 7 days | Sets by Clarity for indicating whether to refresh MUID. |
| MUID | 13 months | Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. |
| SM | session | Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. |
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| _gcl_au | 3 months | Set by Google Tag Manager for testing ad efficiency of websites using their services. |
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| _zitok | 1 year | Set by ZoomInfo to store a unique user ID for analytics, lead generation & marketing attribution. |
| bcookie | 1 year | Set by LinkedIn for recognizing browser IDs from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags. |
| BIGipServer* | session | Set by Marketo for collecting user activity data to provide relevant ads. |
| fr | 3 months | Set by Facebook to show relevant ads by tracking user behavior on sites with the Facebook pixel. |
| IDE | 1 day | Set by DoubleClick to serve targeted ads across the web to users based on previous visits to a site. |
| metadata_cid | 30 days | Set by Metadata for storing unique campaign ID and conversion tracking purposes. |
| metadata_cid_history | 90 days | Set by Metadata for storing the history of the metadata_cid for any past campaigns. |
| MSPTC | 1 year | Set by Microsoft Advertising for serving relevant ads and measuring campaign effectiveness. |
| site_identity | 1 year | Set by Salesloft for tracking website activity to help identify and qualify leads. |
| sliguid | 1 year | Set by Salesloft for tracking website activity to help identify and qualify leads. |
| slireg | 7 days | Set by Salesloft for tracking website activity to help identify and qualify leads. |
| slirequested | 1 year | Set by Salesloft for tracking website activity to help identify and qualify leads. |
| SRM_B | 13 months | Set by Microsoft to identify browsers for ad delivery, campaign tracking, and retargeting. |
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | Set by DoubleClick for determining if the browser supports cookies. |
| utm_campaign | never | Stores UTM data to measure campaign performance and user acquisition sources. |
| utm_content | never | Stores UTM data to measure campaign performance and user acquisition sources. |
| utm_medium | never | Stores UTM data to measure campaign performance and user acquisition sources. |
| utm_source | never | Stores UTM data to measure campaign performance and user acquisition sources. |
| utm_term | never | Stores UTM data to measure campaign performance and user acquisition sources. |
| ziwsSession | session | Set by ZoomInfo to identify a user session for company analytics and lead generation. |
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| _gat | 1 minute | Set by Google Universal Analytics for limiting requests and data collection on high-traffic sites. |
| _gid | 1 day | Set by Google Analytics for storing visitor usage data for site performance reports. |
| lidc | 1 day | Set by LinkedIn for facilitating data center selection. |