Mexico – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry has reinforced its presence in Latin America, announcing several new appointments to the LATAM Advisory Board, for the 2021 – 2023 period. The GBTA Advisory Boards are run by member volunteers, selected for their expertise and industry knowledge….
Today’s episode is coming to you from GBTA’s Sports, Media and Entertainment Committee and focuses on sports travel — Major League Baseball (MLB) in particular — and features Tom Hamilton and Francine Sommers of the Cleveland Indians baseball team. Your hosts Amy Thiessen and Greg Bell will give listeners behind the scenes, backstage, and locker…
Hello Everyone, Wow – it’s June! And with U.S. leisure travelers filling airports this past holiday weekend, and signs of European borders opening again soon for risk-mitigated travelers, at GBTA we are continuing to advocate for positive government approaches that support the recovery of safe business travel. Our May poll results show that suppliers, corporate…
Hello everyone, The question I get asked most these days is: “How are things in NYC?” It’s where I live and walk and work – and well, I’m usually just sticking around in my own neighborhood. But last weekend I got out for a 21-mile e-bike ride around Manhattan – and I have to say,…
Brussels – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, welcomes the agreement between the EU Council and EU Parliament to introduce an “EU digital Covid certificates” (formerly Digital Green Certificate) to facilitate free movement in Europe during the pandemic. The agreement comes following a meeting last Thursday between the two…
Alexandria, Virginia – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association and a worldwide leader in education, research, networking, and advocacy for the industry, today publishes the findings from a study into organizations’ corporate meetings and events strategy as a result of the pandemic. The study, made possible by Cvent, examines…
Alexandria, VA – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, today announced further member-approved changes to the association bylaws, including a change to the composition of the GBTA Board. GBTA members believed the association needed to update its bylaws to reflect a growing global membership, and to prepare the association…
Alexandria, VA – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, has released the findings from its latest poll measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and how GBTA buyer and procurement members are navigating the return to travel. The results from the 19th poll in the series are the most…
As International Travel and Partnerships Manager at Avis Budget Group, Sophie Nelson is responsible for driving sales and marketing plans with key partners across the travel sector, including travel agents and tour operators in the U.K. and Scandinavian markets. How do you feel about being recognized by WINiT as one of the Top 50 Women in…
Hey everyone – I am watching with awe as our industry and association prepare organizations to send their travelers safely and responsibly back on the road again in the coming weeks as pandemic situations allow. We have continued with advocacy efforts to push for a smart and safe return of business travel, especially between the…
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