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ARRIVALS<br />
Welcome<br />
Indicative notes<br />
I'd been expecting to use this page to reflect<br />
on the UK's departure from the European<br />
Union – we even pushed our deadline back<br />
in order to accommodate coverage of the<br />
early aftermath. In hindsight, perhaps we<br />
should have known better than to have<br />
banked on the ongoing Brexit saga (or should that be 'fiasco'?) being<br />
resolved by now. Indeed, even back in September last year, a poll of<br />
delegates at our annual event, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> Conference, showed<br />
nearly two-thirds thought the UK would not leave 'on time' on March 29.<br />
A second poll revealed only 10% of delegates thought Brexit would not<br />
affect their business.<br />
One travel business that has suffered from "uncertainty around Brexit"<br />
– as well as other economic headwinds – is regional airline Flybe. As its<br />
Chief Executive Christine Ourmières-Widener says in an interview in this<br />
issue (pages 20-21), if she had handled a process within her business as<br />
badly as <strong>The</strong>resa <strong>May</strong> and her government have then she would have<br />
been out of a job a long time ago. <strong>The</strong>n again, perhaps dogged Mrs <strong>May</strong><br />
will be unemployed by the time you read these words.<br />
While Westminster is seemingly absorbed in just one issue, it is reassuring<br />
that life goes on elsewhere in government and this autumn will see the<br />
publication of a white paper that is the "culmination of the biggest and<br />
widest review of the railways for a generation". Rail travel is one of the<br />
most complex cost areas for many businesses, but our extended feature<br />
on the subject (pages 55-78) shines a light on spend management and the<br />
latest developments from operators. Full steam ahead!<br />
the<br />
<strong>Business</strong>travel<br />
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Andy Hoskins<br />
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