The Road to Recovery Continues Next Week The GBTA Collaboratory continues next week with the theme of Virtual Payment Solutions. Don’t miss the chance to hear from industry leaders on perspectives, best practices, expert insight, and actionable takeaways to address the issues facing the global business travel industry. Week 4 Webinars include: Benefits of Offering Contactless…
Alexandria, Virginia (September 10, 2020) In a letter released today, 18 travel and aviation industry groups called on the Administration to take coordinated and deliberate action to safely reopen international travel markets. The letter, addressed to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II, Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf, and Department…
Travel Industry: Appropriate Testing Protocols A Must or U.S. Economy Will Lose $155 Billion Due to International Travel Collapse Aviation industry groups urge the Administration to take necessary steps to safely open international travel markets In a letter released today, 18 travel and aviation industry groups called on the Administration to take coordinated and deliberate action…
The Road to Recovery Continues September 14 The all-new GBTA Collaboratory will continue September 14-18 with the theme of Virtual Payment Solutions. This webinar series continues provide perspectives, best practices, expert insight, and actionable takeaways to address the issues facing the global business travel industry. Week 4 Webinars include: Benefits of Offering Contactless Payment Options…
European Travel and Tourism Sector Urges EU Governments to Agree on Harmonised Travel Restrictions as it Struggles to Survive the Current Crisis GBTA is a member of the European Tourism Manifesto Alliance and supports its efforts to call on Member States to agree on harmonised travel restrictions and ensure swift implementation to help the travel…
Approval for Business Travel Is Changing, Plan for Considered Travel Permission How and when travel for business is approved has become a hot topic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst some presume that all business travel was halted, this is not the case. Some organizations and sectors of industry had to continue to travel during the…
Master List of All Major International Airline Coronavirus Change and Cancellation Policies “What should I do about my trip?” It’s a question we are hearing often. In the short term, for international travel the State Department and most countries have answered the question for you: stay home. Even with the global travel ban lifted, the vast…
How to Manage Your Employees and Clients Through the Pandemic This week, GBTA Interim-Executive Director Dave Hilfman hosted well-respected travel industry human resources leader Patti Huska to share how to best get your organization and employees through this turbulent time. Huska is American Express Global Business Travel’s (GBT) Chief People Officer and also serves on…
FDA Willing to Fast Track Coronavirus Vaccine Before Phase Three Trials End The chief of the Food and Drug Administration is prepared to bypass the full federal approval process in order to make a Covid-19 vaccine available as soon as possible, according to an interview in the Financial Times. Insisting that the move would not…
Don’t Miss Week 3 of the GBTA Collaboratory GBTA Collaboratory 2020 continues to provide perspectives, best practices, expert insight, and actionable takeaways to address the issues facing the business travel industry. The theme for week three of the Collaboratory is Stakeholder Management: Travel Policy. Webinars this week include: A New How-To: Traveler Communication & Policy…
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