56% Travel Buyers Have Revised Their Travel Policy in Light of COVID-19 As recovery continues companies look to safeguard employee health and safety As signs of recovery continue in the business travel sector, travel procurement professionals are prioritizing the health and safety of employees according to a new poll released today by the Global Business…

GBTA Retains MCI USA to Undertake Comprehensive Organizational and Operations Review Top-to-Bottom Audit by Senior Task Team Meant to “Reset” GBTA Post-Pandemic The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has engaged MCI USA, one of the nation’s premier consulting groups serving member-based non-profit organizations, to provide a 360-degree organizational and operations audit designed to reset the Association…

Dave Hilfman Named Interim Executive Director of GBTA Former United Senior VP and Recipient of GBTA’s ICON Award to Lead Association Forward The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has named travel industry leader Dave Hilfman as its interim Executive Director. Hilfman, who retired from United Airlines as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales in 2018, will…

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Spike, with India Close Behind On Sunday, the World Health Organization announced another record number of cases recorded in one day, with more than 230,000 cases reported globally. The United States remains the world’s hotspot, with some states seeing huge spikes in cases. If the state of Florida were a country, the…

Reminder: GBTA Coronavirus Poll – Your Participation Is Essential! We are currently fielding the 9th installment of the GBTA Coronavirus Poll. This poll is critical to the recovery of our industry and its results continue to be used by C-suite executives and boards, the media, congress and government committees. As a member association, we rely…

Update on GBTA Convention 2020 Over the past few months, GBTA staff and leadership have explored every option possible to proceed with the association’s 2020 Convention set for November in Denver, Colorado. That said, with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to spike globally and the Denver Convention Center dedicated to a temporary medical facility, the convention center cannot be…

These States Still Require Travelers to Self-Quarantine or Present Negative COVID-19 Test States are opening back up, but that doesn’t mean travelers are free to come and go as they please amid the coronavirus pandemic. USA TODAY has an update on the states that are discouraging interstate travel by requiring or recommending that visitors and…

GBTA Coronavirus Poll: Your Participation Is Essential! We are currently fielding the 9th installment of the GBTA Coronavirus Poll. This poll is critical to the recovery of our industry and its results continue to be used by C-suite executives and boards, the media, congress and government committees. As a member association, we rely on your input…

Coronavirus Updates: Seven-Day Average Case Total in the U.S. Sets Record for 27th Straight Day Officials in states with surging coronavirus cases issued dire warnings and blamed outbreaks on early reopenings Sunday as the seven-day average for daily new cases in the United States reached a record high for the 27th straight day. “We don’t…

UK to Lift Ban on Non-Essential Travel to up to 90 Countries Overseas holidays and visits to up to 90 countries will be possible for Britons from Monday without the need to quarantine for 14 days on return. The Foreign Office is expected to lift its ban on non-essential travel to nearly all EU countries,…