Daily News Brief – February 11, 2021

Wednesday, February 17 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST GBTA’s Ready. Safe. Travel. (RST) advocacy campaign premiered in November 2020 as the Association’s effort to unite the global business travel industry and drive momentum toward a full recovery. The Ready. Safe. Travel. Summit’s purpose is to educate and prepare our membership and the industry…

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GBTA and its 9,000 Members Strongly Oppose a Mandate for COVID-19 Testing for Domestic Flights

Alexandria, VA (February 11, 2021) – As the Biden administration is considering a rule that would require negative COVID-19 test results for domestic air travel and potentially other restraints to interstate travel, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, issued the following statement: “GBTA and the entire business travel industry…

Daily News Brief – February 10, 2021

The latest edition of the Pulse Report, which tracks data for the month of January, shows that despite the ongoing worldwide COVID vaccine roll-outs, the majority of markets are continuing to feel serious effects of uncertainty amongst travelers. This is particularly true in Europe, where various lockdowns in several countries are having a continued impact…

Dave Hilfman’s Monday Memo to GBTA Members

Dear Friends and Colleagues:   Last year, we launched our Ready. Safe. Travel. campaign to advocate for unity and a safe and responsible restart of business travel. In 2021, we continue to face near-daily changes that impact our industry, including vaccines, testing and quarantines, just to name a few.   Our upcoming virtual Ready. Safe….

Business Travel: Full Recovery Expected by 2025

Alexandria, Virginia (February 2, 2021) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association – released its annual BTI™ Outlook, a detailed analysis of business travel in 2020, with projections for 2021 and beyond. The BTI Outlook, now in its 12th year, is an exhaustive study of business travel spending…