Week in Review
Happy New Year! The Week in Review is back in action to inform you of the latest news and trends in business travel.
Research and Travel Trends
Research and Travel Trends
Personalization in Business Travel
30K.com CEO Alex Jawad sat down with GBTA’s Heather Haley and Travel Leaders Group’s Gabe Rizzi at our Broadcast Studio to discuss the personalization experience as it pertains to the business travel space.
New Travel Ban in Full Effect
In early December, the Supreme Court ruled to allow the third version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban to go into effect. This order enforces a policy against travelers entering the United States from mainly Muslim countries, including Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuela.
Making Expense Mobile
During GBTA Conference 2017 Frankfurt in partnership with VDR, Dan Fitzgerald of Traveldoo announced the launch of the company’s new mobile expense management app. Dan joined GBTA’s Mike McCormick at the Broadcast Studio to talk about the influence of B2C apps in the B2B world, and the importance of making things easier for the user.
Creating End to End Solutions
Concur’s Goetz Reinhardt joined GBTA’s Mike McCormick at our Broadcast Studio during last month’s Europe Conference to talk industry trends coming in 2018 with a focus on expense management
The Story of Team Erin and Andrew
The dreaded conference call – what some view as a miracle of modern technology, others view as the bane of their work existence. All etiquette seems to go out the door. Some people start zoning out, while others forget to hit mute, transporting you to a world full of fingers clattering across keyboards, children screaming,…
Bringing Innovation to Meetings & Events
Innovation Row exhibitor Nour Mouakke, Founder and CEO of Wizme, joined GBTA’s Mike McCormick at our Broadcast Studio in Frankfurt. Nour shared that his time in the hospitality industry inspired him to create his start-up as he saw outdated systems used for booking on the hotel side and buyers who lacked visibility into the process.
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Breaking News at GBTA Conference in Europe
During the late November GBTA Conference 2017 Frankfurt in partnership with VDR, a dozen suppliers announced breaking industry news at a special Media Cocktail hour preceding the event.
Coming Soon: A New gbta.org
As many of you already know, GBTA is unveiling a new and improved website this winter. We asked what you wanted to improve your user experience – and we got the message loud and clear! We decided to have a little fun with this project and have staff and Board members read aloud some of…
DOT Launches Forces to Flyers Initiative
Today, the Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, announced a new initiative to support military veterans as they prepare for careers as airline pilots. Forces to Flyers is a three-year program aimed at helping our veterans receive the training they need to become certified as new commercial pilots, preserving and increasing air service to rural and…
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