Alexandria, VA (July 23, 2019) – More than half (54%) of business travelers have experienced a mishap* while on the road for work in the last year, with 52% reporting they had a delayed flight and 40% a cancelled flight. However, the vast majority (86%) of global travelers are satisfied with their overall business travel…
American-Qantas Joint Venture Gets Final Approval For those traveling to Australia, this is a big breakthrough. The U.S. Department of Transportation has given the final go-ahead for American Airlines and Qantas, Australia’s leading carrier. The joint venture has been a long time in the making. The two airlines had applied for approval in 2016. But…
Lola.com started out in 2015 as an online concierge service for consumer travel. It’s wasn’t too long before founder Paul English, who also co-founded Kayak and sold it to Priceline, realized most of its users were business travelers. So, it made sense to shift the company’s focus to corporate travel. Lola has raised $37 million…
Alexandria, VA (July 18, 2019) – One in five (21 percent) companies have traveler satisfaction programs in place, 29 percent are working on it and 50 percent do not have any plans to create one, according to new, first-of-its-kind research out today from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in partnership with Dinova. It’s no…
WINiT by GBTA is now accepting nominations for the inaugural WINiT Awards. The WINiT Awards recognize the women, men and companies who together, are driving positive change for the career mobility of women in travel-related industries. As part of the Company Achievement Awards category, WINiT would like to celebrate a company with the Best HR Practices…
A new survey by the Global Business Association in partnership with Dinova has found that only one in five companies have traveler satisfaction programs. Another 29 percent are working on programs and 50 percent said they have no plans to create one, according to the new research released today. The results were based on an…
Alexandria, VA (July 17, 2019) – Business travelers want hotel options that are convenient, personalized and competitively priced with amenities. New research from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), in partnership with HRS, highlights these preferences while also demonstrating that many corporate travel buyers underestimate how important these elements are for their travelers. The global…
No se pierda las nuevas tendencias en viajes de negocio en la conferencia de GBTA en Buenos Aires Para la segunda mitad del 2019, GBTA prepara la Conferencia GBTA 2019 – Buenos Aires, que tendrá lugar en la capital argentina el 12 de noviembre. En 2019, las conferencias de GBTA en el mundo y en…
Business travelers prefer to book hotels that are close to their work assignments and competitively priced, according to a new survey by the Global Business Travel Association in partnership with HRS. Many corporate travel buyers recognize the importance of practical factors such as proximity and price. But it’s those elements that are key to the…
Cvent just wrapped up its annual Cvent CONNECT conference in Las Vegas, and the meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider announced a few new and expanded programs for meeting planners. Here’s what travel buyers may expect to see in the future. A few highlights: Trade Shows Could Get Easier Marketers and trade show managers will…
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