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New GBTA Research Shows Coronavirus Continues to Impact the Business Travel Industry

Alexandria, VA (March 10, 2020)—The coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact the global business travel industry, with companies canceling meetings and instituting blanket business travel cancellations, according to the latest research conducted by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). GBTA members routinely send their employees to meetings and events throughout the world, with the primary destinations…

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STRUGGLING TO GET LEADERSHIP SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT OR IMPROVE A TRAVEL RISK MANAGEMENT (TRM) PROGRAM? – TRY THIS!

As the person responsible for your organization’s Travel Program, you may be in a very typical situation trying to get leadership to talk about or focus on travel risk and implementing a process to mitigate travel risk. Typically, you are aware there is a need for an end-to-end travel risk mitigation solution for your organization…

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GBTA: Don’t Balance the Budget on the Backs of Air Travelers

Alexandria, VA (July 29, 2019) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, salutes Congress and the Administration for coming to a budget agreement that did not increase or extend the existing onerous taxes on air travelers. As the details of the budget deal were debated, GBTA communicated…

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GBTA Convention to Feature One-on-One Interview with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg

Alexandria, VA (July 22, 2019) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced a special one-on-one session in its line-up of Convention Arena content for GBTA Convention 2019, held August 3-7 in Chicago. Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg will take the stage on Monday,…

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What Are Companies Doing to Educate and Protect Female Employees Traveling Alone?

Women traveling alone face all the usual frustrations that regular people do: plane delays, fatigue, difficulty finding healthy food. But they can come up against other greater risks: sexual harassment or assault, gender-specific health problems, or kidnapping, to name a few. The number of female business travelers has increased over the years as they have…

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Weekly News Roundup

FAA bans U.S. flights over Iranian airspace The Federal Aviation Administration has banned U.S. airlines from flying over Iranian airspace in the wake of escalating tension over the two nations. All flights above the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman are prohibited for U.S. carriers “until further notice due to heightened military activities and increased…

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GBTA Pulses Buyer Members on Confidence Around Boeing MAX Aircraft

In March 2019, airlines and governments around the world grounded the Boeing 737 MAX in response to a fault in the aircraft’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) which resulted in two crashes in October 2018 and March 2019. In May 2019, Boeing completed a software update and developed updated pilot training. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg…

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Cyber Security – Mitigating Your Risk

Cybercriminals threaten business travelers and the organizations they represent with reputational damage and financial losses. Research shows that travelers going to a wide range of countries face a growing threat from cybercriminal activity, both from sophisticated as well as less capable groups. Cybercriminals use techniques such as drive-by downloads and phishing attacks to facilitate financial fraud and…

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Weekly News Roundup

Here are some top travel news stories from the past week. Choice Hotels International, which has long had family-friendly brands, has announced that it will turn its focus on corporate travel. The Rockville, Md.-based company will launch a nationwide advertising campaign June 17 to capture a greater share of corporate travel after years of making…