While the 2020 election is not yet final, it appears that former Vice President Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. President-elect Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, will become Vice President and she will make some very important history: Ms. Harris is the first woman, the first Black person,…
Open Positions The open Board positions in the 2020 Election are as follows: Allied Member at Large (1) - for a term of two years to begin at the close of GBTA Special Meeting December 7, 2020 through the close of 2022 GBTA Convention. Three (3) GBTA members are running for the Allied Member at Large (1) seat -…
While the 2020 election is not yet final, it appears that former Vice President Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. President-elect Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, will become Vice President and she will make some very important history. Read More >> COVID-19 News COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Is 90% Effective, Says…
Virtual, In-Person, Hybrid: What’s Next for the Meetings Industry? Monday, November 9 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST Meetings and events have been a major part of the business travel industry for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has all but eliminated in-person events for most of 2020. While an overwhelming majority of respondents (82%) to…
GBTA Collaboratory 2020 continues next week with an all-new theme of Meetings & Events. This multi-week webinar series continues to provide the business travel industry with perspectives, best practices, expert insight, and actionable takeaways to address the issues facing our global industry. Webinars next week include: Virtual, In-Person, Hybrid: What’s Next for the Meetings Industry…
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has launched a global campaign “to grow public awareness of the economic necessity of a thriving business travel industry” that contributes US$1.45 trillion in activity to the world’s economy every year. (BUSINESS TRAVEL NEWS EUROPE) Read More >> COVID-19 News Canadian Company’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Begins Clinical trial in Australia (CTV NEWS) The Latest…
Alexandria, Virginia (November 2, 2020) The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, has launched “Ready. Safe. Travel.,” an ambitious campaign to grow public awareness around the economic necessity of a thriving business travel industry and to push for a safe return to business travel. “As the largest association representing…
In 2020, during some extremely dark days for business travel, the people who make this industry our profession have refused to quit, because quitting is not an option. Together, we can and must continue to get this industry we love ready and safe for the upcoming return to business travel. That commitment rests at the…
A thriving business travel industry is critical to having a thriving economy. That’s why today, GBTA is launching a new unity campaign: Ready. Safe. Travel. Watch the video below as Dave Hilfman, GBTA’s Interim Executive Director, shares his thoughts about the campaign and how you can get involved. Learn more about how you can join…
The European Commission wants EU countries to take the same approach to coronavirus testing and use a single passenger locator form to help coordinate the bloc’s response to the virus. Recommendations published Wednesday urge national governments to test as “widely as possible,” and prioritize the same groups of people for testing — symptomatic individuals, people…
With hotel gyms and spas closed, food service limited, and concierge services and housekeeping restricted, what does the new hotel experience look like? In this webinar, Moderator Jon Bolger, Head of Travel for Deloitte in the United Kingdom, was joined by other members of the GBTA Accommodations Committee – Bonnie Brabb, Enterprise Travel Manager for…
Business Travel Will Rebound, But When, How and What Will It Look Like? As part of this week’s Collaboratory 2020 webinar series, GBTA hosted two global hospitality experts to discuss key market trends and forecasts for the hotel industry. Jan Freitag, Senior Vice President for STR and National Director of Hospitality Market Analytics for the…
Alexandria, Virginia (September 28, 2020) The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, has joined with the American Hotel & Lodging Association, U.S. Travel Association, International Franchise Association, along with trade associations representing wide swaths of the economy, to implore Congress to take swift action to provide additional relief to America’s…
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