Alexandria, VA (December 9, 2015) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry – announced that registration is now open for GBTA Convention 2016, which will be held in Denver, July 16-20. GBTA’s annual convention is the largest, most comprehensive annual gathering of business travel and meetings…
Alexandria, VA (December 4, 2015) — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, announced that GBTA President Christle Johnson has appointed Scott Solombrino, President & CEO of Dav El/Boston Coach Chauffeured Transportation Network, to serve as the Allied Leadership Council (ALC) President. Johnson also appointed Dorothy Dowling, Chief…
Alexandria, VA (December 3, 2015) – Nearly three-quarters of European business travel buyers say their company’s travel within Europe will remain largely unaffected by the recent attacks on Paris and threats to Brussels, according to a poll conducted by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in the days following the attacks. Nearly half (47 percent)…
Alexandria, Virginia (December 3, 2015) – A new GBTA Foundation study released today confirms that travel buyers want their travel management company (TMC) to not only save money, but to improve on data analysis, measurement and reporting while providing travelers a better experience. The first few are hardly surprising given the importance of leveraging spend…
Alexandria, VA – December 1, 2015 – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) announced today that GBTA President Christle Johnson has appointed four new members for the 2015 Board of Trustees for the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of GBTA. “I am pleased to announce the two-year appointment of these prominent industry leaders…
Alexandria, VA (November 23) –Nearly three-quarters of U.S. business travel buyers say their company’s travel to Europe will remain largely unaffected by the recent attacks on Paris, according to a poll conducted by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in the days following the attacks. A majority (57 percent) reported “no change” and another 16…
Alexandria, VA (November 15, 2015) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) today issued a statement in response to the Paris attacks and pledged to work with governments, private industry and business travelers to ensure the future safety and security of the global travel system. “The terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of more than…
Frankfurt, Germany (11 November 2015) – In 2014, the European Council adopted Directive 2014/95/EU establishing mandatory environmental, social and governance reporting requirements for companies of significant public relevance with more than 500 employees. The EU member states are currently transposing the Directive into national law and mandatory reporting will be enforced beginning in 2017. The…
Frankfurt, Germany (11 November 2015) — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and Project ICARUS are proud to announce the winners of the third annual European Sustainability Outstanding Achievement Awards. The awards recognize travel buyers, suppliers, intermediaries and teams who can demonstrate outstanding leadership, innovation and commitment to delivering best in class sustainability programs, products…
Frankfurt, Germany (10 November 2015) – Each year companies around the globe spend, on average, approximately half a million dollars and nearly 3,000 hours correcting errors in expense reports, according to a new study that identified pain points in expense reporting. The average cost to to process an expense report for a single night hotel…
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