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Hello everyone, As we all know, the pace of change can be fast. Every week, every day and sometimes even every hour, the dynamics of companies, industries and the world can shift. And our industry is no exception. But change can also be inspiring and invigorating. Last week the evolution…

Hi everyone – Nothing is more important to our industry at the moment than resuming safe, risk-mitigated business travel – and as promised last week, I wanted to quickly update you on the virtual meeting we had with the EU Delegation to the United States last Friday. Shane Downey from…

Alexandria, VA  – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association and worldwide leader in education, research, networking and advocacy for the industry – today announced eight (8) newly elected members to its global Board of Directors. Results were shared today during GBTA’s Mid-Year Virtual…

Alexandria, VA  – More companies are reporting a willingness and actual return to business travel, with domestic travel taking the lead. However, government restrictions on international travel continue to hinder the ability for companies to conduct key business functions. This according to the latest poll from The Global Business Travel…

Alexandria, VA  – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association and worldwide leader in education, research, networking and advocacy for the industry – today announces the relaunch of the GBTA certificate in corporate travel execution (CCTE), in partnership with Cornell University Executive Education and…

Hey everyone, Have you celebrated a “first” business trip yet? I ask because it’s definitely a reflection of business travel’s steady return to see the ever-growing number of social media posts on just that topic. People are talking. And so are we. As an association of industry professionals, it’s so…

Hey, everyone – Just a quick note this week to highlight more positive interactions on our road to recovery as an association. Last Friday I met – in real life! – with our partners from the German business travel association, VDR – Hans-Ingo Biehl, executive director, and Christoph Carnier, board…

Minneapolis - CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today announces that it has re-joined the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). As an active member, CWT will work with GBTA to further augment its customer and supplier needs, as the industry recalibrates for safe and sustainable post-pandemic business travel. “Now, more…