GBTA Statement on President Trump’s First Address to Congress

Alexandria, VA (March 1, 2017) On Tuesday night, President Trump delivered his first address to Congress. In his address, he said he will be asking Congress to approve legislation that produces a $1 trillion investment in the infrastructure of the United States — financed through both public and private capital — creating millions of new…

GBTA Announces Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian as Featured Speaker at GBTA Convention 2017

Alexandria, VA (February 23, 2017) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian will be a featured speaker at GBTA Convention 2017, July 15-19 in Boston. A one-on-one interview with Ed Bastian will take place at Center Stage on Tuesday,…

GBTA Announces Rana Walker as Featured Speaker at GBTA Conference 2017 Mexico City – Mexico, Central America & Caribbean

Mexico City, Mexico (February 16, 2017) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced Rana Walker as a featured speaker at GBTA Conference 2017 Mexico City – Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, March 22-24. Rana Walker, an award-winning public speaker and corporate consultant, will speak at…

GBTA Announces World Champion & Gold Medalist Michael Phelps as Featured Speaker at GBTA Convention 2017

Alexandria, VA (February 7, 2017) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced Michael Phelps will be a featured speaker at GBTA Convention 2017, July 15-19 in Boston. A conversation with Michael Phelps, one of the most decorated athletes in the history of sport, will take…

GBTA Announces World Champion & Gold Medalist Michael Phelps as Featured Speaker at GBTA Convention 2017

Alexandria, VA (February 7, 2017) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced Michael Phelps will be a featured speaker at GBTA Convention 2017, July 15-19 in Boston. A conversation with Michael Phelps, one of the most decorated athletes in the history of sport, will take…

President Trump’s Travel Ban Creates Likely Short- and Long-term Travel Disruption

Alexandria, VA (February 2, 2017) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the business travel industry, polled its U.S. members this week on President Trump’s executive order banning travel to the United States of citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. “Business travel drives lasting business growth and is a…

India is World’s Fastest Growing Major Business Travel Market in 2016 Despite Demonetization Fears

Delhi/Mumbai (February 1, 2017) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation, the voice of the global business travel industry, today announced the results of its latest GBTA BTI™ Outlook – India report, a semi-annual analysis that relates unfolding economic events at home and abroad to their resulting impacts on India’s business travel market. The…

GBTA Commends Confirmation of Elaine Chao as New Transportation Secretary

Alexandria, VA (January 31, 2017) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the business travel industry, commends the Senate for the confirmation of Elaine Chao as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The following statement can be attributed to Michael W. McCormick, GBTA executive director and COO. “GBTA welcomes…

Statement from GBTA on the Visa Waiver Program and Senator Schumer’s Comments on the Today Show

ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 30, 2017) – On the Today Show this morning, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed that the Visa Waiver Program “allows people from France, Belgium – places where there are known terrorists – to come in no questions asked.” This is factually inaccurate, as the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) has a…

GBTA Announces New European Advisory Board Appointments

London, United Kingdom (December 15, 2016) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry – announced three new appointments to its European Advisory Board: Ricardo Crespo, AbbVie; Flavio Ghiringhelli, HRS; and Javier Amigo Prous, Campofrío Food Group Holding. Scott Torrey of Concur was also recently appointed to…