The latest edition of the Pulse Report, which tracks data for the month of January, shows that despite the ongoing worldwide COVID vaccine roll-outs, the majority of markets are continuing to feel serious effects of uncertainty amongst travelers. This is particularly true in Europe, where various lockdowns in several countries are having a continued impact…

It’s understandable that many companies, particularly those that depend on consumers traveling, are just trying to survive the winter. They’re working on extending their cash flow as much as possible to stay afloat – and while that is of course necessary, there’s an important moment in time coming up that just cannot be missed: the…

Last night I took part in a U.S. tradition with my son Marshall: watching the Super Bowl. While my favorite team wasn’t playing, it felt good to enjoy an annual event that was fun and celebratory. Plus, I love the commercials. I’m hoping for more of these experiences this year, as we start to see…

Financial impact of global travel decline expected to be 10x the Great Recession and 9/11 GBTA released its annual BTI™ Outlook, a detailed analysis of business travel in 2020, with projections for 2021 and beyond. The BTI™ Outlook, now in its 12th year, is an exhaustive study of business travel spending and growth covering 75…

Join Me for GBTA Convention 2021 and Stand in Solidarity with the Business Travel Community After missing out on the in-person Convention experience last year, I’m beyond excited for GBTA’s 2021 Convention, July 17-21 in Orlando, Florida. We’ve got five months to go until the big event and feel confident the industry will be ready….

With new COVID-19 variants emerging and cases rising, growing confidence in business travel’s recovery took a hit in the closing months of 2020 – but Q3 of 2021 is still viewed as the moment when it could return in meaningful volumes. The shift in current business travel activity was identified in the European results of…

Severe COVID-19 infections are beginning to abate in many parts of the United States even as the death toll mounts, signalling an end to the pandemic’s post-holiday surge and prompting some states to ease public health restrictions. A slow but steady reduction in the number of Americans entering hospitals with the disease has parallelled a…

British residents arriving in England from COVID hotspots will have to quarantine in hotels, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. The measures will apply to people coming from most of South America, southern Africa and Portugal, amid concern over new variants of the virus. Most overseas visitors from those countries are already barred from entering…

This year, Orlando, Fla., will be hosting the Global Business Travel Association’s annual convention. As business travel slowly rebounds, expect populated cities in more “open” states like Texas and Florida to bounce back before the historically most popular business travel destinations like New York City. First, the pandemic restrictions won’t be that much different, especially…

I can’t believe we’re already nearing the end of January. To me, it feels like we’ve experienced about a year of activity in one month. Not sure about you but I’m just trying to catch my breath! Here in the U.S., we’ve seen the inauguration of a new president and vice president, the ushering in…