Daily News Brief - April 5, 2021 - Global Business Travel Association

GBTA Hails New CDC Guidelines as Huge Step Forward for Business Travel

GBTA Hails New CDC Guidelines as Huge Step Forward for Business Travel

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association and worldwide leader in advocacy for the industry, hails today’s updated guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that fully vaccinated people can resume travel at low risk to themselves. As part of today’s highly anticipated update, the CDC’s decision also eliminates some testing and quarantine recommendations for travelers who are fully vaccinated.

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COVID-19 News

COVID-19 Cases Drop. Vaccine Distribution Picks Up. How Open Is America? (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)

Coronavirus Latest News: Boris Johnson to Unveil Plan to Lift England’s Lockdown and Relaunch International Travel (THE TELEGRAPH)

Pfizer COVID Vaccine Is 91% Effective in Updated Data, Protective Against South African Variant (CNBC)

Professional Development

Take the Next Step in Your Career Development:
Register Today for The Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management™

This course builds off of the Fundamentals curriculum to aid business travel professionals in increasing their knowledge of the industry while also expanding on their professional skills. This course is designed for travel buyers overseeing a managed business travel program and suppliers offering travel-related products and services. Please note this is a virtual event.

Deadline to Register is April 23.

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Scholarships Now Available!

The new GBTA Academy Global Scholarship Program is designed to make education accessible for hundreds of members by offering financial assistance. As a result, GBTA members will have increased access to valuable educational opportunities during this challenging time in our industry due to the pandemic.

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Industry Webinar

Don’t Miss Next Month’s Webinar Highlighting New Research:
Travel Managers Reveal All About Booking Technology

May 4 | 11:00 AM EDT The rise of the internet revolutionized how people shop for travel. Today, managed travel programs almost universally use corporate online booking tools (OBTs). This webinar will present findings from a recent GBTA study about corporate booking technology.

Key topics include:

Coronavirus: How has Covid-19 changed business travel booking?
Priorities: What are the most important factors when selecting an OBT? What do travel managers view as strengths and pain points with their primary OBT?
Innovation: How do travel managers feel about booking-related innovations such as AI-powered personalized options and automated chat?
Mobile: Do travel programs offer mobile booking? Are they satisfied with mobile booking tools?

Speakers:
David Grace, President, Deem
Mark Sharoff, Senior Research Analyst, GBTA

Pricing:
Complimentary

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Global Meeting Industry Day
The Return to Face-to-Face Meetings: COVID Safety Best Practice and Trends
Presented by the European and US Meeting/Events Committees

Thursday, April 8, 9:30 AM EST / 3:30pm CET

As markets start to re-open on both sides of the Atlantic, now is the time to discuss the future of meetings. Join members of the European and US Meetings Committees as they share perspectives on how buyers will safely transition from virtual-only to hybrid and face-to-face meetings and events. The discussion will also include a variety of timely updates to include the emerging role of testing, vaccination passports, and the evolving challenges and opportunities of planning and hosting domestic and international events.

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Become a Ready. Safe. Travel. Specialist This May
Register Today for GBTA’s Ready. Safe. Travel. Training Program!

In this 4-week, virtual, industry-wide training program, all levels of business travel professionals unite, educate and engage buyers and suppliers alike. Register today to learn how to transition business travel, meetings, and its practices beyond the pandemic. and become a Ready. Safe. Travel. Specialist.

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Job Board

Business Travel Jobs Postings

Meeting Sales and Logistics Coordinator
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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Global Security and Travel Management Senior Manager in Italy
Parma, Italy
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Global Travel Category Manager
Fremont, California, United States
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Is Your Company Hiring?

Use the GBTA Career Center to post your business travel job openings and access thousands of qualified industry professionals looking to make their next career move.

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