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Check-in with Suzanne

It feels like only yesterday that we wrapped the 2021 GBTA Convention in Orlando. Yet, we’re fully focused now on the 2022 Convention, August 14-17 in San Diego, CA, and registration will open soon. (Sign up for updates!)  And thanks to your 2021 post-Convention feedback, we are building on both our successes and areas needing improvement for 2022 to Re(Connect), Re(Imagine) and (Re)Create to deliver the most relevant and engaging events in the COVID-era.  And by the way, we hit an all-time response record for attendee feedback! The diversity and quantity of feedback will play a significant…

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Travel Program Communication During COVID-19 and Beyond: What Business Travelers Want to Know and How They Want to Hear It

Alexandria, VA  – As business travel resumes amid an ongoing pandemic, keeping connected with business travelers has taken on renewed urgency for companies and their travel managers. It’s critical for travelling employees to stay on top of changes and it has accelerated the need for travel managers to communicate often complex, fast-changing information while not…

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WINiT by GBTA Survey to Develop 2022 Programming

Dear WINiT by GBTA Supporter, As we finalize WINiT by GBTA’s programming for 2022, it is important that we ensure we are prioritizing what is most important to YOU. Completing this survey also provides you with the opportunity to sign up (at no cost) for direct updates specific to the WINiT Community. Please take less than five minutes to…

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Spotlight on Molly MacMillan, 2021 WINiT Top 50 Women in Travel Recipient

In her role as a Business Rental Sales Director for Enterprise Holdings, Molly manages a sales team who focuses on helping organizations innovate and explore mobility solutions for their organizations, lower their total cost of ownership and drive employee engagement. Molly started her career with Enterprise Holdings as a Management Trainee in Orlando, Florida. After…

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Spotlight on Leslie Andrews, 2021 WINiT Top 50 Women in Travel Recipient

Leslie draws upon over 20 years of expertise in all facets of the Hospitality Industry and Higher Education. She has been asked to serve in various leadership capacities from leading travel programs to Academic Dean for an International school. Currently, Leslie is Director of Travel Category for JLL, as well as an ad hoc Professional…

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Check-in With Suzanne

Fresh from the GBTA Convention in Orlando last week, I am still processing many of the amazing moments. Coming back together truly reinforces the power and value of meeting in person.   Feedback that kept coming up in discussions with Convention attendees last week centered around quality. Quality of the content featuring important topics for our industry right now. Quality in the  education programs offered across all levels. And quality in the meetings held on the Expo floor and in the hallways. Many education sessions…

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GBTA Convention 2021 Sets The Pace For Business Travel’s Return

Business travel is on the road to recovery, as evidenced by the forecasts, insights and turnout at the Global Business Travel Association’s 2021 Convention held last week in Orlando, FL.    After navigating months of pandemic-related planning, the event—the world’s largest business travel expo annually—attracted over 3,500 registered professionals from more than 20 countries, and featured 170+ travel industry and expert speakers, 50 education sessions and 200+ exhibitors. The state of the industry, the future…

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Check-In with Suzanne

What do you value? What do you worry about? We’re listening. Recently over 500 members made their voices heard in a survey about in-person attendance at the GBTA Convention next month. Many shared their enthusiasm:   “I need to connect with my prospects and partners in person and drive business along.”  “Getting back to travel and seeing what the breakout sessions will offer as we work to find our…

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Check-In with Suzanne

Through the twists and turns that have marked the past 19 months, we’ve all continued to navigate to what’s next. For GBTA, that includes how to host an annual convention that re-connects the global business travel industry, safely and responsibly, after a break of over two years amid a lingering pandemic. Last week we all got some positive news. The Biden Administration announced the lifting of COVID-19-related travel restrictions beginning November 8 for fully…

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Check-In with Suzanne

Education, learning and professional development sometimes don’t get the credit they deserve for how much they do to inform, inspire, engage and advance us. But at GBTA, they are not unsung heroes–they are the stars.    When it comes to volume, breadth and relevancy, GBTA takes deep pride in leading the industry in year-round learning and…