Week in Review
Catch up on the latest in business travel news from May 27 – June 1.
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Innovation Series Competition: Tripgrid, Lumo, Stay22
Tripgrid, lumo and Stay22 recently went head-to-head in the first part of the Innovation Series, a multifaceted program designed to highlight the business travel industry’s most impactful innovators.
Podcast: #LadderUp – Live from the GBTA Ladders Summit
For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel hits the road and records on location in Miami at the GBTA Ladders Summit. The Summit brings together members of the Ladders program – GBTA’s unique spin on a mentorship program designed to bolster the future leaders of our industry.
Podcast: What Does GDPR Even Mean Anyways?
For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel, talks all things GDPR. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to go into effect this Friday, May 25, 2018.
GBTA Testifies at House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing, Addresses TSA PreCheck Program and the Economic Impact of Travel Ban
Today, I testified on behalf of GBTA at a hearing held by the Homeland Security Committee’s House Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security. The purpose of the hearing, Addressing The TSA Checkpoint: The PreCheck Program and Airport Wait Times, was to examine both TSA, GAO, and private sector stakeholder perspectives relating to the TSA PreCheck program, as well as the agency’s airport wait times mitigation strategy going into the busy Summer travel season.
Week in Review
Catch up on the latest in business travel for the week of Sunday, May 6.
Message From the Office of the GBTA President
As usual, GBTA continues to be busy, producing numerous events, resources and more. Below is a brief update on what has been happening.
Week in Review
Catch up on the latest in business travel for the week of April 29.
ETIAS: A Fair and Beneficial System for Business Travelers
On 25 April 2018, European policy makers concluded negotiations on a new legislation that will put in place a European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS), an equivalent to the well-known Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) introduced in the United States in 2008.
Podcast: Celebrating National Business Traveler Day
The inaugural National Business Traveler Day took place this Tuesday, April 24th. Upside Business Travel led this initiative celebrating business travelers as the unspoken heroes of the American economy. Our research shows business travel spending alone represents 3 percent of national GDP – comparable to the entire domestic auto industry – and that’s nothing compared to how road warrior time on the road helps our companies grow.
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