ALEXANDRIA, VA – May 12, 2015 – The GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) announced a new initiative at its Annual Gala in New York City yesterday called The Masters List. The Masters List will recognize the most engaged, most committed, most connected and most involved GBTA…

Alexandria, VA (May 12, 2015) —The GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), and Project ICARUS are proud to announce the winners of the third annual Sustainability Outstanding Achievement Awards. The awards recognize travel buyers, suppliers and intermediaries who can demonstrate outstanding leadership, innovation and commitment to delivering…

NEW YORK (May 11, 2015) – Business travelers value convenience over cost savings, according to new research from the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), in partnership with American Express. According to the first in a series of GBTA Business Traveler Sentiment Index™ reports, U.S. business travelers…

Alexandria, VA (May 6, 2015) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry – today announced award winning film, television and stage actor; musician and philanthropist Kevin Bacon will be a featured speaker at GBTA Convention 2015, July 25-29 in Orlando, Florida. Bacon will be speaking at…

Alexandria, VA (May 5, 2015) —The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)—the voice of the global business travel industry— today announced a new initiative for GBTA Convention 2015 called the Corporate Travel Team Program designed to give more buyers the opportunity to experience Convention. The Corporate Travel Team Program provides unlimited complimentary buyer member registrations after…

Alexandria, VA (May 1, 2015) – Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), John Katko (R-NY) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY) introduced a bill that would end managed inclusion for PreCheck, a practice where Transportation Security Administration agents allow travelers to use PreCheck lanes when they have not been properly vetted. The statement below can be attributed to Michael…

Alexandria, VA (April 30, 2015) —The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)—the voice of the global business travel industry— held its 13th annual Legislative Symposium Tuesday and Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to oppose a proposed increase in the passenger facility charge (PFC), end the practice of managed inclusion in TSA PreCheck lanes and put a stop…

Delhi/Mumbai (April 23, 2015) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation, the voice of the global business travel industry, today announces the results of its third 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…

Москва (22 апреля 2015) – Международная Ассоциация Делового Туризма (GBTA) – выступающая от имени международной индустрии делового туризма – объявила дату проведения и программу очередного бизнес-тревел симпозиума, который состоится в Москве 3 июня 2015 года. Тревел симпозиум традиционно соберет ключевых игроков индустрии делового туризма для обсуждения наиболее актуальных вопросов в стремительно меняющейся экономической ситуации в…