Alexandria, VA – GBTA applauds the confirmation of Grant Harris to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the U.S. Department of Commerce. GBTA had advocated on behalf of its membership and chapters for a swift confirmation of Harris to serve in this important senior leadership role for the business…
Spurred by the pandemic and resulting overall societal changes, I’m hearing that companies are reimagining and adapting for a next era in business – which also means a next era for business travel. New approaches in business travel for fostering client and team connectedness and individual traveler needs must coexist with corporate priorities and bottom-line…
Tracking business travel’s recovery is like plotting moments on a continuum – our industry has been assessing, reassessing, staying the course or pivoting, as we move across the horizontal axis of time. So what moment are we in now? A recent story in “The Economist” featuring GBTA and a conversation I had last week…
Its always a busy start to the new year, however that’s no excuse for not sending a more regular Politics of Travel. I will try to do better. BERLIN GOT BLURRY: The GBTA Conference I attended in Berlin was fantastic. The speakers were provocative, the business was booming and the feel around being back in person,…
Some days it isn’t easy to operate in what feels like parallel worlds. There’s the world where lives and businesses are getting back to normal as COVID-19 becomes more manageable. And then there are the other worlds – the one where COVID risks continue, or where we are trying to maneuver through the humanitarian crisis…
Alexandria, VA – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s premier association serving the business travel industry, announced today the 16 sustainability executives from across the global travel industry who will serve on GBTA’s Sustainability Leadership Council. The Council will advise on GBTA’s overall Sustainability Program in its mission to demonstrate the significant contribution…
GBTA calls on governments in Europe, Canada, U.S. and Latin America to end COVID-19 testing requirements for vaccinated travelers. It’s been almost two years to the day since the global pandemic was declared. And while entire segments of the global economy have successfully reopened, business travel is still lagging far behind in recovery. Corporations…
Do you remember where you were when the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic on March 11, 2020? This month finds many of us reflecting on the past two years and how “normal” feels like a lifetime ago – not only for the world and for us personally, but also for the business…
Today marks International Women’s Day 2022, a global day celebrating the achievements of women while also calling for a more gender-equal world. #IWD2022 There are amazing women achieving so much in our own industry, along with the allyship of amazing men. And tomorrow we hope you’ll join the discussion to #breakthebias. WINiT by GBTA is hosting…
The GBTA Conference 2021 – Berlin in Partnership with VDR saw the European business travel community reunited for the first time in over two years. During this time the way we live; work; travel and think about how we treat our planet and people has changed irreversibly, new trends have emerged creating new opportunities. Suzanne…
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