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October 9, 2024

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Guest Post: Is This the End of the One-Day Business Trip?
(SOURCE: TRAVOLUTION, GBTA FEATURED)

Business travel is back. 

That’s right – after a period of instability during the pandemic, our research indicates business travel spending is poised to exceed 2019 levels this year at $1.5 trillion. But as we look at the current and future state of business travel, we aren’t just taking our same pre-COVID business trips. In fact, we’re looking at a whole new era of business travel – one defined by the near absence of the one-day business trip – and the deluge of questions that go along with it…

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AVIATION

Airlines Cancel Flights, Airports Close as Florida Braces for Hurricane Milton (ECONOMIC TIMES)

Philippine Airlines Eyes New Flights to Chicago, Houston and Las Vegas (AVIATION A2Z)

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

Uber Adds AI Chat Powered by OpenAI’s GPT4o to Help Drivers Embrace Electric Vehicles (PHOCUSWIRE)

SUSTAINABILITY

Brazil Passes Pioneering ‘Fuel of the Future’ Law to Boost Sustainable Aviation (FINANCIAL EXPRESS)

OTHER SECTORS

Technology Is the Key to Unlocking the Passenger Experience of the Future (4HOTELIERS)

What Google's Cookie Reversal Means for Travel (PHOCUSWIRE)

How AI Search Platforms May Change Travel Marketing (PHOCUSWIRE)

M&E Spend Set to Rise in 2025, Says Amex GBT (BTN EUROPE)

Future of Business Travel to Be Shaped by Demographic Shifts and Global Volatility by 2040 (HOTEL NEWS RESOURCE, GBTA FEATURED)

Industry Spotlight


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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Belgium and Luxembourg - Heavy rainfall forecast across southern Belgium and Luxembourg through at least early Oct. 10. Possible flooding and associated disruptions.

Caribbean and North America - Hurricane Milton tracking northeastward away from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Oct. 8. Landfall forecast over Florida late Oct. 9.

Mexico - Authorities almost certain to maintain heightened security in Culiacan, Mexico, through at least late October due to ongoing violence.

South Africa - Flights resume at East London's King Phalo Airport, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, the morning of Oct. 9. Residual disruptions likely.

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When it comes to getting ready for an event, there is always room 😉 for more tips. This one is to protect one of your most important aspects—your feet!

Always pack a pair of trainers – you never know when you may get sore feet or 30 mins to explore the area.

Got a business trip or event coming up?

Follow #GBTATips on top ways to make the most of your #businesstravel –and maybe enjoy some #bleisure time 😉

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