April isNational Volunteer Month. Know that GBTA’s staff appreciate all you do. Over the years, I have come to expect a flurry of emails to arrive between 4-6 PM as you transition from your paying job to your volunteer job. I am always blown away by how much time and energy you put into making the…
As I have been traveling around to Berlin, Kansas City, Tampa, Milwaukee, and NYC as well as conversations with our Canadian members, Government Relations Committee members, so many of you cite the mish mash of testing requirements and entry and exit rules as barriers to travel. As you have told me, these measures simply do…
Welcome to the Revelation of the Quarterly Politics of Travel! In 2023, GBTA launched the monthly EU Advocacy newsletter. In February 2024, GBTA launched the U.S. Advocacy newsletter. I figure you all can only take so much advocacy and politics, so this newsletter will be published quarterly. As the monthly newsletters are like Dragnet, just the facts, the…
Its July 28, the 2023 GBTA Convention is coming fast, but honestly not fast enough, because I am ready to 2-step! As it’s the end of Summer, I will be taking a little break from publishing the Politics of Travel. Please don’t email me with comments such as “this is nothing new” or “another break? What are you, a member…
Welcome to the dog days of summer. I always get nostalgic around my birthday, so as a kid raised around TV, I have included fun clicks that are moments in time. Plus, you get a whole lot of GBTA industry news and a little bit of commentary. UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF DIGITAL TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: A key pillar of GBTA’s global…
What good are apologies when you keep doing the same thing you are apologizing for? No Excuses GBTA Convention in San Diego is fast approaching. I hope to see you! REMEMBER THE MAINE: Don’t fall for the fake news ETIAS Travel Authorization for EU Does Not Become Mandatory on January 1, 2023! European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) will be…
My travel and event schedule is back and even expanded compared to 2018! I feel like I have been obligatory Shane youth song and it has been exhilarating! Earlier this month, I was working the GBTA Canada Conference. Much like the Europe Conference in December, the main stage and breakouts all featured thought provoking sessions…
Its always a busy start to the new year, however that’s no excuse for not sending a more regular Politics of Travel. I will try to do better. BERLIN GOT BLURRY: The GBTA Conference I attended in Berlin was fantastic. The speakers were provocative, the business was booming and the feel around being back in person,…
Have you ever had a moment where so many things happened its hard to keep track of it all? February has been that month for GBTA’s advocacy efforts and happenings. The month started with in-person meetings at GBTA HQ. The week included discussing issues with the GBTA Board, GBTA Staff Leadership and the U.S. Government…
Happy 2022! Travel and meetings are happening and I have flown enough already to have been delayed and stressed about my connections. But by and large the trips have been good! I even had my first in person speaking engagement of the year. This week I spoke to the GBTA Wisconsin Chapter. It was a…
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