Newsletter: GBTA América Latina Octubre 2018

Conferencia de GBTA en Río de Janeiro presentó las nuevas tendencias e innovaciones en el mercado corporativo La sexta edición de La Conferencia GBTA Río de Janeiro, realizada el pasado 17 de setiembre en el Prodigy Santos Dumont, sirvió para afianzar el evento en el calendario oficial de eventos de la ciudad. Con un contenido…

5 Tips to Eat Like a Local on Your Next Business Trip

In recent GBTA research, conducted in partnership with Dinova, digging into business travel dining trends, we delved into the psyche of the business diner. The typical business travel dining experience really depends on the trip. The study found that in total, 64 percent of business travelers take their money to upscale casual restaurants, followed by…

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Podcast: Travel Payment Goes Virtual

For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel talks business travel payment trends. Earlier this year, GBTA released a new research project, in partnership with AirPlus International, identifying key trends around travel payment. For the podcast, Kathy Cantwell of AirPlus and the GBTA Payment Solutions Committee joined GBTA Senior Research Analyst Mark Sharoff to talk…

Building Philanthropy into the GBTA Ladders Culture

During GBTA Convention 2018, Jim Carter and Annisha Brown of American Airlines joined us at the Broadcast Studio to talk about giving back and their GBTA Ladders experience. As a mentor, Jim talks about the value Ladders brings in its ability to make connections and prepare people for their futures. It’s a lot about what…

Top 5 Dining Mobile Apps for Business Travelers

Smartphones are ubiquitous in today’s world, and as Apple always says, “there’s an app for that”. As part of a recent research study looking into business travel dining trends that GBTA conducted in partnership with Dinova, we asked business travelers what dining apps they use when on the road for work trips. Here are the…

The Shutdown and What it Means for Business Travel

On Monday night, Federal agencies began the process of shutting down non-essential governmental operations. The length of the shutdown is unknown. In FY 1996, there were two shutdowns – one of five days and another of 21. To date, House Republicans have insisted on changes to the Affordable Care Act as a condition to continued…

Dining Programs are Hot: Here’s Why it Should Matter to You

By Heather Thompson, Public Relations Manager, Dinova With the Global Business Travel Association’s annual convention just behind us, it’s no wonder everyone is talking about business travel. It’s a hot topic that gets even hotter when we talk about how much business travel actually costs. (Don’t worry, procurement managers, we’re all feeling the same swelter.)…

The Ladders Experience

Last week on the blog you heard a Convention interview from the Ladders’ leadership team featuring details on how the global mentoring program works and its impact on our industry. Want to learn more? Revisit our podcast episode recorded live onsite at the GBTA Ladders Summit this May. You’ll hear directly from mentees and mentors…

Newsletter: GBTA Brasil Setembro 2018

<a id="” name=”“>GBTA adquire WINiT para fortalecer o papel da mulher na indústria das viagens corporativas Com a finalidade de apoiar as mulheres da indústria de viagens, GBTA adquiriu WINiT, uma rede de desenvolvimento profissional que busca incrementar a visibilidade, mobilidade e desenvolvimento das mulheres no campo de viagens, reuniões, eventos e exibições. Mediante esta…