For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel gives listeners a taste of one of our more than 170 education sessions that took place at GBTA Convention 2018 last month in San Diego. Attendees can access all of these sessions covering the gamut of top travel industry issues including duty of care, technology and innovation, procurement,…
*The following post was originally sent as an email to GBTA members.* Dear GBTA Members, Convention is finally upon us! I am very excited to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of GBTA and Convention, and I am looking forward to seeing you all there. Convention GBTA Convention has a terrific line up once again this year….
The GBTA Broadcast Studio kicks off today with Media Day. We’ll be streaming live from Sunday through Wednesday and more than 100 interviews with industry leaders scheduled throughout the week. Tune in for exclusive insights into current and future business travel trends. Here is Sunday’s Schedule: Media Day: 9-10AM Luggage Teleport – Benjamin Eu, Co-Founder…
GBTA Convention 2018 kicks off in just eight days! To help prepare our first-time attendees for the 50th anniversary of The Business Travel Event of the Year®, we compiled a list of tips designed to help you maximize your time in San Diego. Attend the First-Time Attendee Orientation & Luncheon. Keynote speaker Vinh Giang will…
For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel interviews GBTA’s SVP of Professional Development and Research Amanda Cecil to learn all about what to expect out of education at the upcoming GBTA Convention. Hope to see you there starting this Saturday – August 11-15 in San Diego! You can download and listen to The Business of…
On August 13, three senior leaders in business travel will highlight success factors and obstacles they experienced throughout their careers, and will also address the unique challenges they faced as women to get to the level they are at today. Moderator Dorothy Dowling, SVP & CMO of Best Western Hotels & Resorts, expresses her excitement in…
As Taiwan braced for the impact of Typhoon Maria on Tuesday, Reuters reports hundreds of flights were cancelled and schools were shut down. Weather officials warned of landslides and flooding on the island. A new study revealed Miami International Airport was the top-ranked airport in Florida for business travelers, TravelPulse notes. According to Business Traveller,…
In a blow to most air passengers, NPR reports the Federal Aviation Administration has declined to regulate seat size and pitch on airlines. Since 1978, seats have moved 3 inches closer together and average seat width on many airlines has shrunk by 1.5 inches. According to CNBC, rising jet fuel costs are expected to impact…
For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel highlights round three of GBTA’s Innovation Series in Partnership with Phocuswright. You’ll hear from Safely, Stasher and Sanctifly as they deliver their six-minute pitches on why they deserve to be named the “Best Innovator in Business Travel” at GBTA Convention 2018. You can download and listen…
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING Annual Report; Election of Directors; Absentee Ballot Request Instructions and Timelines Notice of Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), Inc. (“GBTA”) will be held on August 13, 2018, at 10:30am in San Diego, California at the San Diego Convention Center on Center Stage in…
As we inch closer to our upcoming 50th anniversary of GBTA Convention, we continue to look back and celebrate our history through a series of weekly posts. Nearly eight years ago, the 2010 NBTA International Convention & Exposition was held in Houston, known for its horrendously hot weather in the summer months. In the video…
Back when GBTA was still known as the National Business Travel Association (NBTA), we collaborated with The New Yorker to highlight a series of cartoons pertaining to corporate travel. Below are a couple cartoons from The Lighter Side of Business Travel. See more cartoons here. Visit the GBTA Blog every Thursday for more throwback posts!…
GBTA Projects Future Impact on U.S. Economy and Business Travel Today, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold President Trump’s travel ban. So, what does this mean for the future of the travel industry? It cannot be denied that the cumulative impact of the travel bans over the past 18 months has been felt by our industry….
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