Alexandria, VA (March 23, 2020)—The following statement can be attributed to GBTA COO and Executive Director Scott Solombrino: “The coronavirus has completely upended the global travel industry. Business travel is a global economic driver, directly or indirectly supporting one in every seven jobs. GBTA supports the following requests on the part of the aviation, hotel,…
Alexandria, VA (March 23, 2020)— The coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to punish the global business travel industry, with business travel coming almost to a halt across the globe, according to the latest research conducted by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). Almost every GBTA member company (96 percent) report they have canceled and/or suspended all or…
Alexandria, VA (March 10, 2020)—The coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact the global business travel industry, with companies canceling meetings and instituting blanket business travel cancellations, according to the latest research conducted by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). GBTA members routinely send their employees to meetings and events throughout the world, with the primary destinations…
Alexandria, VA (February 27, 2020)— The coronavirus has the potential to threaten the entire global business travel industry. According to a new lightning poll released today by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the virus could potentially cost the industry $46.6 billion per month. That translates into $559.7 billion annually, or 37% of the industry’s…
Minneapolis, 26 February 2020: CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, and GBTA have published today ‘The Big Idea: How Can We Make Business Travel More Sustainable?’. The report’s findings stem from a large-scale brainstorm session on this topic, hosted during the GBTA Conference 2019 Munich and attended by senior industry…
LONDON (26 February 2020) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry has announced the appointment of Mark Rodley as Senior Manager of Supplier Strategies in Europe. Based in London, Rodley will report to Melanie Garrett, Senior Vice President, Supplier Strategies. The newly appointed role will be…
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Kevin Maguire, GBTA’s Vice President of LATAM, passed away today, February 21, 2020 from stage four brain cancer. Kevin is survived by his two wonderful children, Chris and Shannon, and his girlfriend, Heidi. Kevin was truly beloved by many within our industry. Many of…
London (February 16, 2020) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association – held its European Town Hall today to discuss its annual BTI™ Outlook with a focus on Europe. Europe comprised 27% of global business travel in 2019, attributing $392 billion to the $1.43 trillion global busines…
In mid-January, the first cases of the new coronavirus began to be reported. The virus was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and has continued to spread quickly across the globe. Since then there have been mandatory quarantines, canceled airline flights, and serious effects on the global financial markets. With these developments, GBTA…
The requirements below to receive a REAL ID license is for U.S. Citizens only. Please refer to links under each state for more information or if you are a non-U.S. Citizens. TSA has compiled a list of alternative documents for U.S. travelers and foreign travelers https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification Alabama: Four documents to verify identity/date of birth,…
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