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Aman<\/a><\/strong> identifies the most pertinent news stories from the corporate travel press and offer our analysis of what this means for businesses.<\/p>\n Think of it as your travel cheat-sheet for staying in the know! Not necessarily the headline grabbers, here are four articles we’ve found interesting and what they could mean for your travel programme.<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Articles” module_id=”more” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_right=”8vw” border_color_right=”#5b8cb1″ collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Covid Testing Centres Sanctioned” _builder_version=”4.9.5″ _module_preset=”default” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”GOV.UK – Covid Testing Centres Sanctioned by Government” button_url=”https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/82-testing-providers-to-be-issued-warnings-over-misleading-prices” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”visit the article” admin_label=”content” _builder_version=”4.9.10″ header_font=”|700|||||||” 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tests this week.<\/p>\n 57 companies to be removed as they no longer exist or do not provide a relevant testing service.<\/p>\n Regular spot checks will be introduced to ensure prices are accurate and providers are legitimate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Public Transport” _builder_version=”4.9.5″ _module_preset=”default” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”McKinsey & Company – Public Transport” button_url=”https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/operations\/our-insights\/building-a-transport-system-that-works-five-insights-from-our-25-city-report” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”visit the article” admin_label=”content” _builder_version=”4.9.5″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_font_size=”18px” header_line_height=”2.2em” body_font=”||||||||” body_line_height=”1.4em” use_background_color=”off” 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Many people stopped traveling to work completely. People who relied on private cars, as well as those who used public transport, actually increased their use of private cars, even as the overall number of trips dipped (Exhibit 2). And in some cities, staff shortages and declining revenue from lower passenger usage led to reductions in service frequencies to avoid fare increases.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In European, Asian and Pacific continents there is little need for travellers to continue with private car use, we recommend returning to public transport friendly policy rules. 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