GBTA reveals regional outlook data and insights during its sold-out 2023 GBTA APAC Conference held this week in Singapore After challenging years due to the pandemic, for 2023 and beyond, business travel in Asia Pacific is forecast for significant growth, with travel spending gaining 41% to USD $567 billion this year ─ and rising to…
Industry Board members, along with new GBTA APAC interim director, will focus on advancing the association’s initiatives in the regionThe Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s premier business travel and meetings trade organization, continues to increase its commitment to global business travel with the establishment of a new regional GBTA Advisory Board in Asia…
Co-located events September 19-20, 2023, in Singapore will empower attendees to serve a global marketplace on the move In a world where business is constantly changing, delivering the best experiences for companies and their employees is paramount − but more challenging than ever. Organizations and professionals are seeking the best ways to move forward to…
Back to Office Means Back to Business Travel – Or Does it? During my GBTA Convention Main Stage presentation on the “State of the Global Business Travel Industry,” I shared that many of us in our sector have been asking the same question – “Where are we now?” – when it comes to the trajectory…
Coming Back and Setting the Stage for Global Business Travel Being back together as an industry at the GBTA Convention 2022 last week in San Diego marked a lot of memorable moments and firsts, not only for GBTA but for so many of you as well. Our Convention always represents the confluence of the global…
Inflation, energy prices, supply chain challenges, labor shortages, and regional developments add 18 months to industry recovery forecast, according to the 2022 GBTA Business Travel Index™ The global business travel industry continues its progress towards full recovery to 2019 pre-pandemic spending levels of USD $1.4 trillion, but recovery has hit some headwinds. Just as many…
GBTA continues its mission to broaden its global reach – and maintain our commitment to transparency. Last week, GBTA jointly announced with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) a partnership to host an inaugural APAC Travel Summit in Bangkok, December 8-9, 2022. We are excited to work with PATA to host this two-day event which…
The two-day, first-of-its-kind joint event in Asia will address sustainability and best practices in the tourism, MICE, and corporate travel spheres The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in partnership with the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) will host their inaugural PATA & GBTA APAC Travel Summit at the new, state-of-the-art Queen Sirikit National Convention Center…
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