One of Europe’s Largest Gatherings of Industry Professionals Focuses on Growth & Sustainability as Business Travel Spending Advances Toward €389.9 Billion Business travel’s evolving landscape and the drive toward a more sustainable future took center stage this week at the GBTA + VDR Europe Conference 2025 in Hamburg. From 10–12 November, the CCH – Congress…
Business travel bookings in Europe are growing at a faster rate than the global average and are becoming more expensive. SAP Concur data reveals a 4.4% rise in European air travel volume and a 4.6% increase in average airfares compared to the previous year. Rising costs are making it challenging for organisations to fund business…
Automated management of taxi rides expenses for the companies – no more chasing taxi receipts, no more paperwork Hamburg, 12 November 2025 – Freenow by Lyft, the European taxi app featuring broad multimobility options, announces its new enterprise integration with Concur Expense that lets customers manage employee-initiated expenses in one connected system. This strategic integration…
PredictX, (www.predictx.com), the leading AI-driven business travel data intelligence specialist, is enhancing its alerts and notifications capabilities significantly with the launch of Revere. The new functionality leverages PredictX’s Cogent AI agents, enabling users to create highly granular and configurable data-driven alerts flagging critical elements of their travel programme, everything from compliance monitoring and data validity…
Premiumization shapes airline offerings while fares show stability after years of rising prices New York – November 12, 2025 – Airfare prices are expected to remain stable through 2026, according to the latest findings from the Air Monitor 2026 from American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) (NYSE: GBTG), a leading software and services company…
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Nov. 11, 2025 – BCD Travel, in partnership with global payments leader Conferma, today launched the travel industry’s first Virtual Card Acceptance (VCA) Rating. The new system gives business travelers and travel managers unprecedented visibility into hotel payment reliability. With corporate virtual card adoption set to triple by 2030 according to Vantage…
Hamburg, November 2025. Located in the heart of Hamburg, the Grand Elysée Hamburg is Germany’s largest privately owned five-star hotel. With 510 elegant rooms and suites, four restaurants, three bars, a café, and 30 event spaces, it serves as a vibrant meeting place for guests from all over the world – offering a unique atmosphere…
Business travel in Europe forecast to surge ahead despite economic and geo-political headwinds Despite ongoing global economic challenges and political uncertainty, business travel in Europe continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience and growth. According to regional findings released from the latest GBTA Business Travel Index Outlook (“GBTA BTI™”), business travel spending is projected to reach 389.9…
GBTA, the leading voice of the global business travel industry, met in Brussels this week with key policymakers from the European Commission, European Parliament and upcoming EU Council Presidency to advance policies that support a thriving, sustainable and modernised business travel ecosystem. Over the course of four days, GBTA leaders and its European Advisory Board…
By Valérie Golléty, Country Director France, GBTA GBTA brought together over 200 travel and MICE professionals for its Carrefour des Experts* at the 2025 IFTM trade show in Paris. We explored topics ranging from sustainability to payment challenges to the ever-persistent issue of “hotel leakage”. GBTA’s Valérie Gollety shares her perspective on some of the…
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