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Business Travel Professionals Show Optimism, Commitment in Their Career Outlook for 2024, According to Latest GBTA Poll  

Business Travel Professionals Show Optimism, Commitment in Their Career Outlook for 2024, According to Latest GBTA Poll   Work life balance, contentment and industry opportunity in their roles fuel loyalty  Global travel buyers and suppliers also report continued knowledge gaps, desire for clarity and implementation challenges related to New Distribution Capability   As the business travel industry…

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Canadian Business Travel is Forecast to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024, Reaching $25.9 Billion USD and 13.5% Annual Growth

GBTA’s Canada Conference spotlights the resurgence in business travel spending, evolving industry trends, recognition of association volunteers and introduction of new regional leaders   Business travel in Canada is poised for a strong, evolving future, according to the takeaways and forecasts unveiled during the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Canada Conference 2024 held in Toronto this…

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GBTA U.S. Advocacy Newsletter – April 2024

Welcome to the April edition of the GBTA U.S. Advocacy Newsletter designed to keep you up to date with what’s happening in relation to business travel in the US, and how GBTA is advocating on your behalf.  Key Points ➤ General Overview Following Congress’s recent return from a two-week April recess and many high-priority tasks awaiting…

Politics of Travel

As a Star Wars nerd, I waited until May 4 for a boost of the Force to resurrect the Politics of Travel! Not a statement on the U.S. political world, I just know a loyal reader loves the Smiths! Welcome to the 2023 edition of Politics of Travel. And b This week, GBTA CEO Suzanne Neufang and I met…

Politics of Travel: Best of Times, Worst of Times

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, actually, it is the best of times as the summer on the U.S. east coast kicks into gear. I hope the beginning of summer is also the best of times for you and you don’t need an emergency contact. But for those attending the Sustainability Summit and U.S. Legislative Summit, you…

The Politics of Travel, the return of it all and Cars

The smell of fall is in the air as Washington DC is experiencing its first “sweatshirt/fleece” day. GBTA staff, after a LATE August Convention, are rested, recovered, working on the November GBTA VDR Europe Conference and FIRST EVER Race to Net Zero Sustainability Summit, as well as the December PATA GBTA APAC event in Bangkok. All this and an eye on…

Politics of Travel: Government travel, magic carpet rides and Nominate a Volunteer

April isNational Volunteer Month. Know that GBTA’s staff appreciate all you do. Over the years, I have come to expect a flurry of emails to arrive between 4-6 PM as you transition from your paying job to your volunteer job. I am always blown away by how much time and energy you put into making the…

Politics of Travel – It aint easy being green, US International Testing and more

As I have been traveling around to Berlin, Kansas City, Tampa, Milwaukee, and NYC as well as conversations with our Canadian members, Government Relations Committee members, so many of you cite the mish mash of testing requirements and entry and exit rules as barriers to travel. As you have told me, these measures simply do…

Politics of Travel

As a Star Wars nerd, I waited until May 4 for a boost of the Force to resurrect the Politics of Travel! Not a statement on the U.S. political world, I just know a loyal reader loves the Smiths! Welcome to the 2023 edition of Politics of Travel. And b This week, GBTA CEO Suzanne Neufang and I met…

Politics of Travel: The revelation, ETIAS, REAL ID, NEXUS, Your needs, Our needs

Welcome to the Revelation of the Quarterly Politics of Travel! In 2023, GBTA launched the monthly EU Advocacy newsletter. In February 2024, GBTA launched the U.S. Advocacy newsletter. I figure you all can only take so much advocacy and politics, so this newsletter will be published quarterly. As the monthly newsletters are like Dragnet, just the facts, the…