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June 18, 2026

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More Corporates Using Travel as ‘Carrot’ to Attract Staff
SOURCE: BTN EUROPE, 6/18

An increasing number of corporates are using business travel as an employee benefit to support their talent attraction and retention strategies, according to a Business Travel Show Europe survey.

The poll, which was completed by 192 respondents (mostly based in the UK and mainland Europe), found that 20.2 per cent of organisations were using business travel as a “carrot” to encourage potential recruits. This was a rise from 18.6 per cent in the corresponding survey last year.

 
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GBTA Foundation
GBTA Foundation Gala 2026

August 2 | Field Museum | Chicago

If you’re heading to Convention, make Foundation Gala part of your plan.

The GBTA Foundation Gala is where companies can host clients, reward teams and show up in support of the future of business travel. It’s also where individual attendees can be part of an evening that brings together recognition, leadership and purpose before the week begins.

Whether you’re reserving a table or securing a single seat, this is more than an event on the calendar - it’s your opportunity to show up for People, Planet, and the future of business travel.

Many across the industry have already secured their place – see who's joining us and be part of it.

Tables and individual seats are available now.

 

GBTA Acceleration Challenge
Align Travel Practices with Net Zero Goals

Net Zero commitments are only as strong as the decisions that support them, including how organizations manage business travel.   

The GBTA Acceleration Challenge gives travel and sustainability teams a practical way to assess current practices, benchmark against global peers, and access insights that can support internal planning, investment decisions, and conversations with leadership, investors, and boards.   

It’s a free, confidential assessment designed to help organizations connect travel practices with broader corporate sustainability goals.

Take the free Maturity Assessment and help move

 
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Travel strategy works better when the right people are in the room together.

The Corporate Travel Team Program at GBTA Convention 2026 helps organizations bring more buyers to Chicago so teams can learn, connect and align around the same priorities.

When multiple stakeholders experience the same education, supplier conversations and industry insights, it becomes easier to turn ideas into action. Decisions move faster. Internal alignment gets stronger. Programs move forward with more confidence...

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Supplier Essentials: Available On Demand

Learn at your own pace how corporate travel programs work and build the skills to position your solutions and grow client relationships.  

Lessons one, two and three are now available. Lesson 4 is coming later this summer.  

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