Check-In with Suzanne

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Check-In with Suzanne: Business Travel’s Greener Future And Getting There Together   Sustainability and climate action are squarely in the worldwide spotlight this week with the United Nations’ COP27 underway with a focus on the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius for the future of people and the planet.  In parallel, today GBTA is leading the discussion on collective climate action and solutions for the global business travel at our first-ever one-day Sustainability Summit in Brussels. Nearly 300 industry leaders, policy makers and partners have gathered – an acknowledgement that our industry’s sustainability…

How Travel Managers Can Drive Insights and Outcomes Using Data and AI

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With data and technology available increasingly in abundance in the business travel sector, how can you harness and make the most of it? Peter Psaltakis, Director Solutions Engineering, and Stephen Pitcher, Chief Data Science Officer, both from FCM joined Debbie Iannaci, head of GBTA Communications and Research during the 2022 GBTA Convention to provide their…

Air, Hotel, Car: Future Forecast for Pricing in the Travel Industry

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Julian Walker, Vice President of External Communications and Public Relations for CWT, and Shawn DuBravac, CEO, Avrio Institute, sit down at the 2022 GBTA Convention to discuss the recently released 8th Annual CWT GBTA Global Business Travel Forecast 2023. Topics include the pressures on travel supply pricing, staffing challenges, and rising overall costs against a…

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GBTA WINiT Awards 2022 Celebrate the People Driving PositiveChange and Career Mobility for Women in the Travel Industry Gala event in New York City honors industry volunteers who are giving back to others as achievers, innovators, change-makers, mentors and more. Alexandria, VA (October 28, 2022) – GBTA WINiT – a program of the GBTA Foundation…

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GBTA Becomes a Signatory of the Glasgow Declaration

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GBTA boosts its mission with a commitment to the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance partnership, and the upcoming Sustainability Summit in Brussels.  The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and its charitable arm, the GBTA Foundation, announced today new developments in its commitment, partnering, and programming in sustainability to empower the global business…

Check-In with Suzanne

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Putting Words Into Action for Sustainable Business Travel  We are all systems go for Brussels! Demand is high for our Sustainability Summit on November 8. And for the European Conference November 8-10, with attendees from more than 24 countries already registered – that’s twice as many buyers signed up now as attended our Berlin event…

An Analyst’s View on Forecasts, Disruptions and Loyalty in Business Travel

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How should we be thinking about the current state of business travel and the industry and what might be coming next and why? Henry Harteveldt, founder and travel industry analyst for Atmosphere Research sat down with Debbie Iannaci, head of GBTA Communications and Research during the 2022 GBTA Convention to provide his informed perspectives on…

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Can We Close the Gap Between Business Travelers and their Corporate Travel Programs?

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New report from GBTA and Deem examines the balance between employee travel satisfaction and corporate cost and policy objectives and the role innovation can play As business travel continues its steady return and recovery around the world, what does the landscape look like now for both companies and their employee travelers? A new research report –…