The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)

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May 21

2019

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2019 OVBTA May Meeting Lexington, KY - Ohio Valley Chapter

North America

Quarterly Meeting

May 21

2019

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How Sticky is My Leadership - Tennessee Chapter

North America

Join us as Kayla Barrett Curry, CEO, Organization Impact, shares her insights about leadership and shares secrets to set you up for success as you learn how to unlock the full potential of your leadership on your team and organization.

May 21

2019

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GBTA Innovation Series Webinar 1 of 3

North America

Watch 9 innovators compete for the ultimate title of Best Innovator in Business Travel in a series of three webinars. We'll need your help to decide whose products and services you think will make the biggest splash on the industry.

May 21

2019

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GBTA Innovation Series Webinar 1 of 3 - COPY

North America

May 22

2019

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Day of Education - Evolve into the best version of yourself - South Florida Chapter

North America

Day of Education Featuring Kevin Coffey, Randy Dean, Shane Downey and more speakers to come. Make sure that you confirm your attendance and evolve into the best version of yourself. With topics on Protecting those that travel, taming your inbox, technology panel and gov’t relations.

May 22

2019

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How to know what you don’t, the value of using expert consultants for travel programs - Bay Area Chapter

North America

In the ever complicated world of business travel it’s difficult to know it all. Learn the value of hiring an expert in all things travel from conducting RFP’s to Program Management! Information on how to “sell” the value proposition up the management chain, and learn the ROI’s of the investment.

May 23

2019

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Virtual Fireside Chat Building the Business Case for Technology

North America

Join members of the GBTA Technology Committee as they share first hand experiences on how they have successfully (and sometimes not successfully) built a business case within their own organizations for technology investments.

May 30

2019

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GBTA Innovation Series Webinar 2 of 3

North America

Jun 4

2019

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Virtual Payments now and in the future - Breakfast meeting - Georgia Chapter

North America

Virtual Payments is an extremely relevant and timely topic as there is more focus now on this throughout the world and in the US, due to concerns with data privacy and security breaches.

Jun 4-5

2019

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Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management ™

Europe

The Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management™ course builds off of the Fundamentals curriculum to aid business travel professionals in increasing their knowledge of the industry while also expanding on their professional skills.

Jun 4

2019

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Partner - NATM Member Meeting

Europe

Make sure that you confirm your attendance via your personal invitation.

Jun 6

2019

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A Day of Education - THE EVOLUTION OF TRAVEL SOURCING - Central and North Florida Chapter

North America

The sourcing strategies in travel industry continue to evolve and expand. This session will provide you with tools to take your travel sourcing program to the next level. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton is the founder of Astropto and a member for the GBTA Sustainability Committee. Globally, companies have shifted their supply chain sourcing to better reflect the values of the stakeholders that expect sustainable and responsible sourcing practices. In short, sustainability is no longer a "nice to have" but an imperative.

Jun 6

2019

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Evolution of Travel Sourcing - Central and North Florida Chapter

North America

The sourcing strategies in travel and meetings continue to evolve. This session will provide you with tools to take your travel sourcing program to the next level.

Jun 6

2019

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GBTA Innovation Series Webinar 3 of 3

North America

Jun 10

2019

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Top 10 Trends in Meetings & Events - Michigan Chapter

North America

What's New in 2019: Top 10 Trends in Meetings and Events. Charity Golf Outing.

Jun 10

2019

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NEBTA Annual Outing - New England Chapter

North America

Our annual outing. For golfers, a day of golf at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, MA. For non-golfers, 2 activity choices for you while the golf is going on - Global Flight Adventures where you can fly a plane in any of their 2 simulators OR join us at Trillium Brewery for lunch and an opportunity to channel your inner Picasso and create your own painting. Then non-golfers will join our golfers for a reception and late afternoon meal along with a raffle and silent auction.

Jun 11

2019

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Simple Meetings Big Opportunities

North America

Jun 11

2019

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The Inside Scoop from STR - Hotel data & benchmarking! - Tennessee Chapter

North America

Back by popular demand! Be ahead of the competition (and your hotel partners!) and come hear about the latest hotel trends, the current market, and forecasts for the coming year. Smith Travel Research (STR) provides a single source of global hotel data covering daily and monthly performace, forecasts, annual profitability, hotel pipeline and hotel census information.

Jun 11

2019

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June Networking & Team Building Event - Connecticut-Westchester Chapter

North America

Networking at its best to kick off the summer. There will be games and corn-hole tournaments with prizes!!!

Jun 11

2019

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INBTA June Social - Inland Northwest Chapter

North America

Let’s get the summer started! Join us for our June Social for a fun evening of competition and networking on the Rooftop Lounge Deck at The M Apartments on Tuesday, June 11. We’re counting on a gorgeous sunset!

Jun 12

2019

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Travel Manager of the Future! - New Jersey Chapter

North America

Travel Manager of the Future

Jun 13

2019

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Booking Tools & Technologies - Philadelphia Chapter

North America

80% of trips are completed by 20% of travelers. Those 20% are the frequent modern business travelers. The majority of online booking tools and user experiences across the platforms are built for the frequent business travelers wants and needs, leaving infrequent travelers in the dust in terms of a user experience that fits their needs. This can impact adoption of online booking tools which in turn impacts travel program compliance.

Jun 13

2019

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Strategic Meetings Management SMM Journey 1.0 Initiating an SMM Program

North America

This webinar will focus on key elements to consider when developing the framework for an SMM program.

Jun 18

2019

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SDBTA Membership Appreciation/Networking Event - San Diego Chapter

North America

San Diego Business Travel Association is proud to announce a summer networking meeting at Petco Park! Join us for an evening of baseball, food, drinks and fun!
Meet us at the Pendry Hotel-Nason's Beer Hall- for Happy Hour from 6p-7p. Drinks and lite bites will be served.

Jun 19

2019

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Expanding Your Network - Orlando CNFBTA Social - Central and North Florida Chapter

North America

Need to unwind after a stressful day? Please join us at one of Orlando's finest restaurants for beverages and snacks.

Jun 20

2019

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Partner Event - ITM - ITM SCOTLAND SUMMIT & BALL

Europe

Summit - A specialist one day event which brings together +50 business travel managers and suppliers, to explore trends, innovations and best practice within our industry.

Jun 20

2019

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2019 BWBTA Annual Golf Tournament Event - Baltimore Washington Chapter

North America

Don't miss out on our annual golf tournament! Food, fun, networking, live auction, and prizes!

Jun 27

2019

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GBTA France Masterclass 2019

Europe

La Masterclass est un événement fortement connoté ‘’Achats’’ dont les thématiques Travel et MICE ont été plébiscitées par les acheteurs eux-mêmes pour répondre à leurs problématiques et enjeux métier.

Jun 27

2019

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Dynamic Pricing Industry Perspectives and Best Practices

North America

The reality is that there are arguments for and against dynamic pricing and this webinar will uncover.

Jul 11

2019

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Joint BABTA-SVBTA Education Day - Bay Area Chapter

North America

The Evolution of Business Travel: In 1809 Charles Darwin said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to the change”.

Jul 18

2019

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Traveler Engagement - How to increase adoption without a formal mandate or non-reimbursement rule - Oklahoma Chapter

North America

This is our 2nd official GBTA meeting since becoming the 40th Chapter of GBTA! Members and non-members are welcome to attend this lunch meeting. The guest speaker this quarter is Kathy Bedell, SVP of BCD Travel and she will be speaking on how to increase adoption of a travel program without a formal mandate. Hotel Indigo of Tulsa is our sponsor for this quarter's venue and lunch!

Aug 3-4

2019

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Global Leadership Professional® (GLP) - Finance

North America

Global Leadership Professional

Aug 3-7

2019

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GBTA Convention 2019

North America

GBTA Convention 2019 will feature state-of-the-art education on the industry’s latest trends and exclusive networking opportunities with 400+ exhibiting companies, nearly 7,000 and 175+ business travel professionals and the most professional development opportunities in our event’s history!

Aug 27-28

2019

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The Fundamentals of Business Travel Management™

Europe

Participants in this course gain a better understanding of business travel management and make themselves indispensable to the business travel needs of their organization.

Sep 5

2019

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Partner - NATM Member Meeting

Europe

Registration: make sure that you confirm your attendance via your personal invitation. We are looking forward to welcoming you and let you experience how to embrace innovation, elevate your knowledge and get inspired! The programme kicks off at 10.00 hrs with a Direct Member Only session. Closure is expected to be at 17.00 hrs followed by network drinks until 18.00 hrs.

Sep 10

2019

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Partner Event - ITM - BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOWCASE

Europe

Learn about products and services that could support your programme in our new showcase for buyers only.

Sep 10

2019

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New Distribution Capability, Makes Sense of The Headlines - NDC - Connecticut-Westchester Chapter

North America

While NDC (New Distribution Capability) frequently makes industry news, it’s not always clear why this 3 letter acronym garners so much attention. In this presentation, we explore NDC at a high level, survey recent headlines, and try to read between the lines to better understand today’s leading trend in airline distribution.

Sep 11-12

2019

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Fundamentals of Business Travel Management™

Europe

Participants in this course gain a better understanding of business travel management and make themselves indispensable to the business travel needs of their organization.

Sep 11

2019

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Payment Solutions and the Ever Changing Landscape - Kansas City Chapter

North America

Please join us in welcoming Jeff Maurer to our great city! Jeff will dive into the benefits and challenges of payment solutions, from both the buyer and sellers side. He is a 20 year veteran in the industry and has been on the GBTA committee for payment solutions. This will be a very informative event!

Sep 16

2019

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Conferência GBTA 2019 – Rio de Janeiro

Latin America

Sep 16

2019

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Q3 Golf and Croquet - Chicago Chapter

North America

Please come join GBTA, Chicago Chapter for our annual Q3 Golf and Croquet event. That's right, Golf and Croquet! We have something for everyone including non-golfers. It's always a great day with lots of fun competition. All of the net golf/croquet proceeds are donated to DePaul’s School of Hospitality scholarship fund. In 2018, Chicago BTA donated $10,000 which provided much needed assistance for three scholarships.

Sep 23-24

2019

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Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management

Europe

The Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management™ course builds off the Fundamentals curriculum to aid business travel professionals in increasing their knowledge of the industry while also expanding on their professional skills.

Sep 30- Oct 1

2019

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GBTA Committee Summit 2019

North America

This invite-only event brings together more than 100 of GBTA’s most highly engaged Members who serve on GBTA Committees to discuss industry challenges and opportunities through collaborative education sessions.

Oct 2

2019

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Conferencia GBTA 2019- Buenos Aires

Latin America

Oct 10-11

2019

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GLP Marketing

North America

Global Leadership Professional

Oct 10

2019

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Conferenza GBTA 2019 - Firenze

Europe

Vi invitiamo a prendere nota della data per la Conferenza GBTA 2019 - Firenze, 10 ottobre. Maggiori dettagli saranno disponibili a breve.

Oct 16-17

2019

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GBTA Western Canada Conference 2019 - Calgary

North America

This year’s conference will continue to expand the event platform to incorporate the key industry economic drivers for western Canada impacting business travel. This symposium will focus primarily on business travel, logistics and crew/camp movement, and accommodations within the industry sectors of oil, gas, energy, resources, mining, forestry and agriculture, all specific to the western Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan to British Columbia.

Oct 21-22

2019

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Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management

Europe

Oct 22

2019

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Conferencia GBTA 2019 - San José

Latin America

Oct 28

2019

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Partner Event - ITM - TMC SHOWCASE

Europe

Learn about what TMCs have to offer and how they differ, we will also examine what’s new and how it could benefit your organisation.

Nov 13

2019

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2019 OVBTA 4th Qtr Meeting and 50TH Chapter Anniversary Year Gala - Ohio Valley Chapter

North America

Event details will be posted soon - check back for additional details

Nov 18-19

2019

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Fundamentals of Business Travel Management™

Europe

Participants in this course gain a better understanding of business travel management and make themselves indispensable to the business travel needs of their organization.

Nov 19-21

2019

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GBTA Conference 2019 - Munich in Partnership with VDR

Europe

GBTA Conference 2019 – Munich in Partnership with VDR will showcase exhibiting companies from around the world at Europe’s largest business travel conference. Join your peers in Munich for our 10th annual European conference.

Nov 22

2019

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Conferencia GBTA 2019 - Lima

Latin America

Únase a sus compañeros en la profesión de Viajes Corporativos y comparta las sesiones educativas enfocadas hacia temas claves e innovadores de la industria.

Nov 22

2019

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Partner Event - ITM - ITM IRELAND CONFERENCE 2019

Europe

The annual ITM Ireland Conference will bring together +100 industry professional to examine all the latest news and trends in Business Travel.

Nov 28

2019

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Partner - NATM Member Meeting

Europe

Jul 25-29

2020

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GBTA Convention 2020

North America

Join us in Denver from July 25-29 for The Business Travel Event of the Year® featuring 400+ exhibiting companies, 175+ education & professional development sessions and nearly 7000 attendees representing over 50 countries.