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GBTA Foundation Earns 2025 SPLC Leadership Award for Advancing Global Sustainable Travel Procurement Standards

ParTara Erwin

The Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) has named the GBTA Foundation, the cause-related arm of GBTA, a distinguished recipient of its 2025 Leadership Award in the Public Interest Advocate category. This recognition celebrates the Foundation’s dedication and success in generating positive outcomes through its pioneering sustainable procurement tools and standards. The GBTA Foundation’s work to…

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U.S. Companies with Strategic Business Travel Management Can Outperform Peers by Up to 30% in Revenue, According to New GBTA and ASTA Business Travel ROI Study 

ParDebbie Iannaci

Company-level benchmark analysis of 3,200+ U.S. firms quantifies how optimizing business travel spending can drive measurable revenue gains  U.S. companies that take a strategic, well-governed approach to their business travel programs can achieve up to 30% higher revenue than their peers, according to a new return on investment (ROI) benchmarking study released today by GBTA…

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GBTA and Visa Study Outlines Path to Stronger Corporate Travel Programmes in India’s Rapidly Growing Market

ParDebbie Iannaci

New benchmarking report highlights how Indian organizations can maximize their business travel processes, payment practices and spending management India’s business travel market is one of the fastest growing globally, with annual spend reaching $37.2 billion USD in 2024 and projected to increase 15.5% for 2025—more than double the expected global growth rate of 6.6%*. And…

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GBTA Welcomes the End of Government Shutdown and Calls for Ongoing Bi-Partisan Co-operation to Prevent Further Shutdowns

ParTara Erwin

The Global Business Travel Association, GBTA, the leading voice of the global business travel industry, welcomes the news that the United States Congress has passed a continuing resolution to reopen the government through January 30 and provide backpay to federal workers. “It’s reassuring to see things moving in the right direction. The impact of the…

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GBTA + VDR Europe Conference 2025 in Hamburg Spotlights Advocacy, Innovation and Resilience in European Business Travel

ParTara Erwin

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…

The future of business travel: SAP Concur showcases new AI features at GBTA Europe

ParRon Nucum

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…

Freenow by Lyft for Business announces integration  with Concur Expense

ParRon Nucum

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 launches ‘Revere’ – new functionality uses AI agents to give travelmanagers critical travel programme alerts

ParRon Nucum

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…

Global Airfares to Remain Steady Through 2026

ParRon Nucum

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…

BCD Travel and Conferma Reveal First-Ever Hotel Virtual Card Acceptance Rating 

ParRon Nucum

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…