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Assessing and Building Your Managed Travel and Sustainable Travel Programs

November 13, 2016 / Jeanne Liu

At this week’s GBTA Conference in Frankfurt, the GBTA Foundation in partnership with BCD Travel is launching two newly updated and completely revamped global resources: the Sustainability in Travel Self-Assessment Tool and the Managed Travel Index® (MTI®). “We are very proud to have been part of such important and wide-ranging projects,” said Kathy Jackson, BCD

Green Travel, Travel Policy

China Solidifies New-Found Position as World’s Largest Business Travel Market

November 1, 2016 / Jeanne Liu

On Monday, GBTA held a Gift of Knowledge Workshop in Chengdu focused on measuring the success of managed travel programs. The GBTA Foundation also released its latest business travel forecast for the Chinese market showing China remains one of the fastest growing business travel markets in the world. Total business travel spending is expected to

Travel Trends

By The Numbers: GBTA Foundation U.S. Business Travel Forecast

October 25, 2016 / Jeanne Liu

Last week, the GBTA Foundation released its latest quarterly U.S. business travel forecast. Get the lowdown on top-line numbers from our forecast here:

Travel Trends

Business Traveler Satisfaction: The Generational Divide

September 8, 2016 / Jeanne Liu

In general, frequent business travelers are a content group with 88 percent satisfied with their business travel experiences and 84 percent that want to travel either the same amount or more frequently than they do now. It’s no secret that happy employees tend to be more productive, which could mean a better bottom line for

Travel Policy, Travel Trends

United States Business Travel Sees New Normal of Slow But Steady Growth

August 10, 2016 / Jeanne Liu

Despite being overtaken by China as the world’s leading business travel market, the United States is still a vital nation when it comes to both the growth of the global economy as well as for the growth of global business travel. According to the recently released GBTA Global BTI Outlook – Annual Global Report and

Travel Trends

The Olympics and Infrastructure Development: Does it Last?

August 5, 2016 / Jeanne Liu

All eyes will be on Rio in the coming weeks as the 2016 Summer Olympic Games get underway with the Opening Ceremonies taking place tonight. While there have been numerous reports of facilities that are either incomplete or in disrepair, the games will go on, and Brazil is hoping that the Games will help give

Accommodations, Ground Transportation, Travel Trends

Video Blog: Breaking Down the 2017 Global Travel Price Outlook

August 3, 2016 / Jeanne Liu

Last month, the GBTA Foundation and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) released the 2017 Global Travel Price Outlook. The third annual report provides global, regional and country-by-country projections for air travel, hotel, ground transportation and meetings and events prices in 2017. At GBTA Convention 2016, I had the opportunity to sit down with Yon Abad, Senior Director

Accommodations, Airline Trends, Ground Transportation, Travel Policy, Travel Trends

The GBTA Crystal Ball: What Will the Next Five Years of Business Travel Look Like?

August 2, 2016 / Jeanne Liu

While it is hard to predict the future with certainty, GBTA certainly does a good job of forecasting trends that affect the future of business travel. The recently released GBTA Foundation Global BTI Outlook – Annual Global Report and Forecast sponsored by Visa aims to do just that. Looking ahead five years, the report concludes

Travel Trends

Global Business Travel Spend has Doubled in the Last 15 Years

July 12, 2016 / Jeanne Liu

People who work in the global travel industry know that theirs is a robust and growing market. Certainly, travel buyers, suppliers, managers and individual travelers alike know that global business travel spurs growth, fosters vital relationships and establishes the framework for innovation. Still, $1.2 trillion is a big number – roughly equivalent to Spain’s GDP

Travel Trends

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All posts by Jeanne Liu

Assessing and Building Your Managed Travel and Sustainable Travel Programs

China Solidifies New-Found Position as World’s Largest Business Travel Market

By The Numbers: GBTA Foundation U.S. Business Travel Forecast

Business Traveler Satisfaction: The Generational Divide

United States Business Travel Sees New Normal of Slow But Steady Growth

The Olympics and Infrastructure Development: Does it Last?

Video Blog: Breaking Down the 2017 Global Travel Price Outlook

The GBTA Crystal Ball: What Will the Next Five Years of Business Travel Look Like?

Global Business Travel Spend has Doubled in the Last 15 Years

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