Companies Increasingly Exposed to Financial Loss and Duty of Care Violations as the Number of Meetings Grow

Alexandria, VA (July 18, 2018) – Globally, half of company-held meetings are simple meetings, yet roughly half of survey respondents report their organizations do not use a “managed” meetings channel for simple meetings, according to new research released today by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), in partnership with HRS. This first-of-its-kind study focuses exclusively…

Podcast: GBTA Convention 2018 Preview & Speaker Announcement

For this week’s episode, GBTA Executive Director and COO Mike McCormick takes over The Business of Travel to provide a Convention preview of our main stage speakers at Convention Arena and Center Stage. Mike also unveils our Wednesday lunch keynote, so be sure to tune in so you can hear it here first before next…

GBTA Announces Center Stage Interview with Marriott International President & CEO Arne Sorenson at GBTA Convention 2018

Alexandria, VA (July 16, 2018) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced a special one-on-one session in its line-up of Center Stage content for the 50th edition of GBTA Convention, held August 11-15, 2018 in San Diego. This session is made possible by RoomIt by CWT….

Convention Memories – Part 5

In just one month, GBTA Convention 2018 will be underway in San Diego! In order to celebrate our upcoming 50th anniversary, we’ve been encouraging past attendees to share their favorite and most impactful memories with us. If you’d like to get involved in commemorating this momentous occasion, submit your favorite Convention memories here.   Kevin Iwamoto, GoldSpring…

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Podcast: Time For A Travel Policy Tune-Up

For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel revisits a GBTA webinar discussion on tuning up your travel policy. The conversation focuses on identifying cost-savings opportunities, finding the balance between cost-savings and traveler productivity and addressing shared economy options. From there the panelists also share tips on communicating travel policy changes to today’s traveler and…

GBTA Announces Safety & Security Panel at GBTA Convention 2018

Alexandria, VA (July 10, 2018) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced a new panel in an exciting line-up of Center Stage content for the 50th edition of GBTA Convention, held August 11-15, 2018 in San Diego: The Challenges of Security in Today’s Volatile World….

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The Risks and Rewards of Letting Technology Take the Wheel

Self-driving cars, no longer part of the future, will soon be here to stay.  According to Curbed, at least one rental car company plans to have driverless cars as part of their offering in the not too distant future.  With the addition of robotic driven vehicles to fleets, the corporate transportation landscape will dramatically change….