Alexandria, VA (February 27, 2020)— The coronavirus has the potential to threaten the entire global business travel industry. According to a new lightning poll released today by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the virus could potentially cost the industry $46.6 billion per month. That translates into $559.7 billion annually, or 37% of the industry’s…
Minneapolis, 26 February 2020: CWT, the B2B4E travel management platform, and GBTA have published today ‘The Big Idea: How Can We Make Business Travel More Sustainable?’. The report’s findings stem from a large-scale brainstorm session on this topic, hosted during the GBTA Conference 2019 Munich and attended by senior industry…
LONDON (26 February 2020) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry has announced the appointment of Mark Rodley as Senior Manager of Supplier Strategies in Europe. Based in London, Rodley will report to Melanie Garrett, Senior Vice President, Supplier Strategies. The newly appointed role will be…
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Kevin Maguire, GBTA’s Vice President of LATAM, passed away today, February 21, 2020 from stage four brain cancer. Kevin is survived by his two wonderful children, Chris and Shannon, and his girlfriend, Heidi. Kevin was truly beloved by many within our industry. Many of…
London (February 16, 2020) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association – held its European Town Hall today to discuss its annual BTI™ Outlook with a focus on Europe. Europe comprised 27% of global business travel in 2019, attributing $392 billion to the $1.43 trillion global busines…
In mid-January, the first cases of the new coronavirus began to be reported. The virus was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and has continued to spread quickly across the globe. Since then there have been mandatory quarantines, canceled airline flights, and serious effects on the global financial markets. With these developments, GBTA…
The requirements below to receive a REAL ID license is for U.S. Citizens only. Please refer to links under each state for more information or if you are a non-U.S. Citizens. TSA has compiled a list of alternative documents for U.S. travelers and foreign travelers https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification Alabama: Four documents to verify identity/date of birth,…
¿Qué quieren los viajeros de los programas de lealtad de los hoteles? Las cadenas de hoteles continúan invirtiendo altamente en sus programas de lealtad, ofrecen beneficios adicionales y distintivos para involucrar a los viajeros y gastan millones de dólares en publicidad. ¿Vale la pena? Una encuesta de GBTA dirigida a viajeros de negocios en Estados…
London (January 15, 2020) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, held the first 2021 European Town Hall yesterday focusing on Brexit and the impact on business travel. After more than four years of intensive negotiation, Brexit finally happened in a dramatic last-minute deal over the Christmas period. Coined…
Alexandria, VA (January 6, 2020) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, announces the launch of a new global committee. The Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Committee, comprised of global members, will strive to bring to light many of the issues facing travelers and coworkers in the workplace, whilst traveling…
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