Lufthansa has re-opened its passenger lounge at London Heathrow Airport, which has been closed for renovations since October 2024. Located in Terminal 2, South Level, Level 5, the Senator and Business Lounge has upgraded flooring, lighting, and furnishings. Workspaces have been redesigned with chain curtains to enhance zoning and privacy while two private phone booths with upgraded wall panels for better acoustics are available in the Business area.

Blacklane has become a preferred chauffeur service provider for American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) across EMEA. The partnership means Amex GBT clients can now book Blacklane’s premium rides in more than 50 countries.

London-based travel agency The Travel House Ltd has joined The Advantage Travel Partnership. The company is based in West Drayton and has 50 staff. It organises luxury business expeditions and leisure travel and manages complex group travel.

JTB Business Travel in the US has partnered with Swedish travel risk management technology specialist Safeture. Safeture’s Riskline-powered platform provides precise, real-time intelligence, giving business travellers timely alerts and an intuitive interface, so  they can adapt their travel plans accordingly. 

Icelandair and Southwest Airlines have entered a strategic partnership enabling passengers of the airlines to connect on their networks. Flights offering connections at Baltimore/Washington International Airport go on sale in February. Connections in Denver and Nashville airports will become possible for passengers of the two airlines in the summer of 2025.

Air Europa has expanded its partnership with travel technology innovator Amadeus so that it will deploy Amadeus Value Cars on its website, providing a wide variety of mobility options to travellers. It is the first airline to implement Amadeus Value Cars, giving its passengers access to offers from multiple car rental providers across thousands of locations in 191 countries.