Podcast: No Appetite for a No-Deal Brexit

Last week, GBTA and ITM hosted the inaugural Strategic Meetings Management Symposium in London featuring keynoter Gillian Keegan, Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester. A travel industry veteran, she shared her unique perspective on the outlook for the business travel industry in a post-Brexit world. On today’s episode of The Business of Travel, hear excerpts from…

The Role of Hotel Loyalty Programmes in Business Travel

GBTA recently partnered with AccorHotels to conduct a study investigating the role of loyalty in managed travel programmes in Europe with the goal of understanding how loyalty programmes currently fit within company travel policy and what opportunities may exist in the future. The majority of European business travellers (74 percent) report that their company uses…

The Role of Hotel Loyalty Programmes in Business Travel

GBTA recently partnered with AccorHotels to conduct a study investigating the role of loyalty in managed travel programmes in Europe with the goal of understanding how loyalty programmes currently fit within company travel policy and what opportunities may exist in the future. The majority of European business travellers (74 percent) report that their company uses…

GBTA’s Shane Downey Receives Prestigious 2019 Leading Association Lobbyist Award

Alexandria, VA (January 25, 2019) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, is pleased to announce that Shane Downey, GBTA vice president of Government Relations, was named one of Association Trends’ 2019 Leading Association Lobbyists. The award is given to a class of outstanding leaders who are a…

GBTA Announces Arlene Dickinson as Featured Speaker at 15th Annual Toronto Conference

Toronto, Canada (January 24, 2019) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced Arlene Dickinson as a featured keynote speaker for GBTA Conference 2019 – Toronto, taking place April 15-17, 2019 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. “It will be a true pleasure to welcome yet another iconic…

GBTA Convention 2019 Coming to Chicago

Alexandria, VA (December 20, 2018) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, is pleased to announce the launch of registration for GBTA Convention 2019. Next year’s Convention, the largest, most comprehensive annual gathering of business travel and meetings managers, meeting planners, procurement professionals and suppliers in the…

Newsletter: Dezembro 2018

Mensagem de Kevin Maguire, Vice-Presidente de Operações da América Latina para GBTA Para a GBTA e membros da GBTA LATAM, 2019 será um ano excitante e inovador. GBTA está se redefinindo enquanto associação na região da América Latina, com novos programas educativos e de negócios para a indústria, expositores globalmente reconhecidos da indústria de viagens…

GBTA Encourages the EU to Digitalize its Visa Process

Last month, the European Commission invited GBTA to share our views on the risks and opportunities involved with digitalizing EU visas. This is part of the EU’s effort to modernize its visa policy and overcome challenges for both public authorities and travelers. GBTA welcomed this opportunity to provide input into the European Commission’s work and…

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Looking Ahead: 2019 Travel Risks

With 2019 rapidly approaching, as the holiday season winds down, another year of corporate travel begins. Is your organization maintaining its Duty of Care legal obligation? Here are four items to think about for the upcoming year: 24/7 healthcare and security support for your mobile workers In order to operate and grow your business, your…