News to Know

Blended Travel Comes of Age
(SOURCE: SKIFT)

The pandemic has led to a permanent change in how we live our lives between work and the personal. No longer just a trite category called “bleisure,” the idea of blended traveling is front and center for every major travel company now. How new strategies focused on the blended traveler will emerge more clearly in 2023, as the industry recognizes the whole traveler holistically.  

Travel CEOs talk openly now on earnings calls about the opportunities and revenue gains from this blended traveling. While coronavirus opened up remote working to the masses, office and company travel policies still remain fluid. 

Industry Spotlight

GBTA Webinar
How AI Can Turn Travel Managers into Rockstars

January 25 | 11:00 AM EST

Join this session with AppZen to learn what AI is (and what it isn’t) and how AI-driven expense auditing saves you time and money, and reduces errors. Saman Khatami, AppZen’s Director of Product Marketing, will show you how AI can:

• Reduce costs and compliance risk, and even change employee spend behavior
• Retain institutional knowledge, regardless of FTE reductions
• Read invoice content and context like a person to improve the accuracy and speed of approvals

Made Possible by

GBTA Convention 2023
Secure the Lowest Rate Before 
January 17, 2023

Registration is now open for GBTA Convention 2023! Register today for the 54^th annual GBTA Convention and join the many voices from around the world focused on shaping the future of business travel.

For Convention pricing and general questions, please email us at conventionhelp@gbta.org.

For GBTA Membership support, please email us at membercare@gbta.org.

Resources

Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

More Information