A Look into The Future of Travel Distribution

Day two of GBTA Conference 2015 Frankfurt in partnership with VDR began with for the first ever GBTA Media Briefing. Buzzing, energetic and full of conversation, international journalists had the opportunity to meet with a range of suppliers learning about the latest in business travel.

Back at Centre Stage, the day opened with a Presidential handover from Torbjörn Erling to Gehan Colliander, marking a new chapter for GBTA Europe.

Gehan said, “As a buyer, I value the GBTA membership and believe there is no other comparable association in the market in representing the buyer’s needs.”

Shortly after, Gehan, head of global travel for Boston Consulting Group, took her place on The Future of Travel Distribution panel alongside Rob Greyber, president of Egencia, and Oliver Quayle, SVP products, partners and marketing for KDS. Lotten Fowler, general manager of the Swedish Business Travel Association, moderated this panel with a focus on how the distribution eco-system is changing, how these changes affect each of the players in the chain and what impact this has on the corporate buyer and their travel programme. Data and how it can be leveraged was a hot topic, but Gehan warned that,  “we have to be careful about how we use data.”

Attendees also shared their thoughts on the panel over Twitter. Here are a few of their thoughtsl:

Stay tuned for more exciting happenings from our record-breaking conference in Frankfurt!