Digital Wellness/Health Passport: Is This the Final Answer to Returning to Travel?

I think everyone agrees that we find ourselves living in a different environment since the onset of the pandemic.  And now with the administration of the COVID vaccine, we are thinking about and wondering how to safely prepare for a return to business travel.  So, what will be mandated for the traveler in order to…

Daily News Brief – March 8, 2021

The first real-world data for COVID-19 vaccines is in – and the vaccines’ effectiveness have once-again shot past scientists’ expectations. Vaccines are typically less effective in the real-world than in clinical trials. But in data from Israel and the United Kingdom, both of whom have managed to vaccinate a large slice of their population, vaccine…

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Daily News Brief – March 5, 2021

When European corporate travel resumes once coronavirus restrictions are lifted, companies will find an onslaught of increased regulation in the region has made organising business trips a lot more complicated and expensive than it used, or arguably needs, to be. One source of red tape will be the need for work permits and other post-Brexit…

Forecast Predicts Some Business Travel Recovery In 2021

London (February 25, 2021) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association – held its Canada Town Hall yesterday, to present the annual BTI™ Outlook focused on Canada, and the Association’s regional plans for the year ahead.   Key findings of GBTA’s BTI Outlook include an analysis of 2020…

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Announcing the Top 50 Women in Travel

Alexandria, Virginia (February 24, 2021) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association and worldwide leader in education, research, networking, and advocacy for the industry – today announced the Top 50 Women in Travel, a distinguished group of professionals who are promoting the important mission of WINiT by GBTA…

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How Do Travel Managers View Corporate Booking Technology?

Alexandria, Virginia – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association, today launches the findings from a study into how travel managers view online booking tools (OBTs). The study, made possible by Deem, examines how U.S. and Canada-based travel managers view corporate booking technology and how the pandemic has impacted…

Daily News Brief – February 23, 2021

New partnership bolsters GBTA Academy and GBTA Education Offerings GBTA is thrilled to announce that based on a new partnership and significant financial commitment from a global supplier partner who requests anonymity, the Association will be able to strengthen its Academy offerings and relaunch scholarships. The new scholarship program is designed to make education accessible for…