In today’s global business landscape, creating events that are truly accessible isn’t just a matter of checking a box. It’s a fundamental business imperative. By intentionally designing experiences that welcome everyone, organizations can unlock new opportunities, drive deeper engagement, and build a reputation as an industry leader. For event planners, this means shifting from a…
The GBTA Ladders Season 11 Summit brought together over 150 rising and established professionals for a high-impact, future-focused gathering of ideas, innovation, and leadership development. This year’s theme—“If I Had a Crystal Ball: Re-shape, Re-frame, and Reinvigorate a Trend for the Future of Our Industry”—challenged 17 teams to explore the next era of business travel….
Accessible business travel is more than a moral imperative: collaboration, a pro-active mindset, and inclusive policies make our industry stronger, more sustainable, and more profitable. Accessible business travel isn’t just about equality: It’s about sustainability for the entire global business travel industry. As knowledge about accessibility expands, the gap between the needs of disabled travelers…
GBTA Foundation Rolls Out Strategic Initiative to Build the Future of Business Travel . The GBTA Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the Ladders NextGen Workforce initiative — a new effort designed to attract, develop, and elevate the next generation of leaders in the global business travel industry. Branded Ladders NextGen Workforce, this evolves…
In this feature series, GBTA’s Board of Directors share their views on topics that matter most to members, the industry and the way forward for business travel. Today’s guest author is Allied Seat, At Large, Katie Virtue, Head of Sales and Marketing at Festive Road. I’ve been fortunate to be part of the GBTA Ladders program…
New roadmap for sustainable business travel takes corporate travel programs from ‘no action’ to ‘leading practice’ The GBTA Foundation, the cause-led arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), just unveiled its Sustainable Business Travel Transition Pathway yesterday at the GBTA Sustainability Summit, which gathered over a hundred travel leaders and sustainability experts from all…
At GBTA, we believe accessibility is a right, not a privilege. This year, we’re releasing our free Accessibility Toolkit in 8 additional languages so you can embed accessible plans, practices, and solutions into your corporate travel policies and help make equitable business travel a reality. Beyond the Itinerary: Accessibility Challenges Imagine preparing for a business…
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), together with the GBTA Foundation and our Sustainability Partners, has published a position statement in response to the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard (Version 2.0), urging unequivocal recognition of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) environmental attributes as a credible emissions reduction pathway for business travel. With…
El Desafío de Aceleración de la Sostenibilidad de GBTA evalúa los esfuerzos de reducción de emisiones en los viajes corporativos en todos los sectores de la industria, destacando áreas para un progreso inmediato La Fundación GBTA, el brazo caritativo de la Asociación Global de Viajes de Negocios (GBTA), dio a conocer hoy los resultados de su Desafío de Aceleración de la Sostenibilidad, una iniciativa de evaluación comparativa global pionera en la industria para evaluar el estado actual de los programas de viajes de negocios…
Los eventos del décimo aniversario de GBTA WINiT también celebraron a los líderes de la industria que impulsan las carreras de las mujeres, el compromiso con los Principios de Empoderamiento de las Mujeres de la ONU y mostraron nuevas investigaciones de GBTA sobre equidad de género en el sector de viajes de negocios. El desarrollo profesional y el avance de las mujeres en la industria global de viajes de negocios estuvo a la vanguardia mientras GBTA WINiT celebraba una década de…
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