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Check-In with Suzanne

 The Latest Insights On What Lies Ahead For Business Travel’s Recovery  I’ll take progress over perfection every day because progress is what truly gets you where you need to go. In our latest GBTA Business Travel Recovery Poll released last week, we definitely saw more signs of progress based on what almost 600 global business…

How to Make the Most of the Return to Group Travel and Events

Group travel and events are coming back but how can booking and managing them be even better? Ryan Morris, Vice President Sales, Groups 360, joined Debbie Iannaci, head of GBTA Communications and Research during the 2022 GBTA Convention for a discussion including how booking group rooms and event space online is changing, what is now…

Business Travel Continues Bouncing Back with a Strong Outlook for 2023,  According to New Industry Poll from GBTA

Bookings and spending continue to recover, international travel narrows the gap on domestic travel, economic concerns eclipse COVID-19, even as higher expectations prevail for 2023  Alexandria, VA – The last quarter of a calendar year can typically be busy and productive for global business travel and travelers. But in a time when so much isn’t…

The Latest Trend in Travel Risk Management: People Risk Management

…while this may feel like yet another blog that highlights a change to travel in our post-COVID world, the many new considerations that both travellers and travel managers need to adapt to, are here with us to stay. Rising costs (fuel, airline tickets, hotels, etc.), complexities around booking (what proof of vaccinations do you need,…

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Check In with Suzanne

The Many Ways We’re Empowering Our Future    This week I wanted to recognize an area which doesn’t always get the spotlight it deserves but is important, appreciated, and needed to sustain our future: the valuable role and contributions of our members who volunteer to serve on GBTA committees.  Currently 300+ members are engaged across…

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Check-In with Suzanne

Inspiring Many More Voices Through the GBTA Membership Offer In our work and lives we know that words matter – but putting action behind them is critical to having an impact. Onstage at the GBTA Convention in San Diego, in celebration of the new era for GBTA and its member-focused journey, we committed to award…

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GBTA Applauds New Details To Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in the U.S. 

Alexandria, VA (September 26, 2022) – GBTA, the voice of the global business travel industry, applauds the recent announcement on next steps in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge.   GBTA strongly supports efforts to scale up new technologies to produce SAF on a commercial scale and put the aviation sector on a pathway to full decarbonization by 2050.  …

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It’s SME Again – The Journey is the Destination

In this 4th installment of ‘It’s SME Again’ podcast series, we chat with Dewitt Jones, world renowned Nat Geo photographer and motivational speaker about how travel can enhance or detract from performance, and how there is more than one right answer in travel, and life. We have previously spoken with road warriors from professional baseball…

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Survey of Business Travel Leaders Spotlights Issues Driven by Hybrid Workforces as Corporate Travel’s Return Accelerates; 44 Percent “Don’t Know” How Co-Working Spaces are Contracted 

Research from GBTA and HRS focuses on business travel’s recovery, the need for traveler service expertise, and challenges of sourcing co-working meeting spaces  Cologne, Germany & Alexandria, VA – 21 September, 2022 – HRS, the leading global corporate travel and payment technology platform, and GBTA, the the world’s largest business travel association, announced the results…

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Check-In with Suzanne

Exploring the State of Business Travel Now In addition to the economic and overall recovery forecast for our industry, the impact of air travel disruption has been a topic I’ve been asked about recently. Business travelers are typically more experienced, aware, and adaptive travelers. Does this make them better prepared, willing or able to navigate…