GBTA et Phocuswright s'associent pour lancer une série d'innovations à la GBTA Convention 2017

Alexandria, VA (April 12, 2017) – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the global business travel industry, and travel industry research authority Phocuswright today announced a partnership to launch the Innovation Series. This multifaceted, interactive program will bring the business travel industry’s most impactful innovators to GBTA Convention 2017, July 15-19 in Boston. The Innovation Series and Innovation Row at Convention are sponsored by Travel Leaders Group.

“We are thrilled to join Phocuswright in launching this Innovation Series, putting a spotlight on the top innovators in our industry at GBTA Convention 2017,” said Christle Johnson, GBTA president. “The Innovation Series will bring together Phocuswright’s legacy of providing platforms for start-ups in the travel industry with GBTA’s audience of influential travel buyers and corporate travel executives.”

“Phocuswright is excited to launch this program for the most promising young companies to showcase solutions for the disruption of the travel space. GBTA is a great partner to help foster innovation,” said Pete Comeau, Phocuswright’s senior vice president, research sales. “We’re thrilled to join forces and provide a platform for building the next successful B2B travel tech brands.”

Nine innovators will compete for the opportunity to showcase their products and services at GBTA Convention 2017. The Innovation Series will kick-off with a series of three webinars beginning on April 25, 2017, where each group of innovators will have the opportunity to present their pitch. Our esteemed panel of technology and industry leaders will interact with the innovators during each session, and Phocuswright and GBTA leadership will address the state of innovation and its role in corporate travel.

The Innovators: Groups360, GlobeChat, Local Measure, Distribusion, Mezi, 30K, Airmule, metaplanner and Waygo.

At the conclusion of each webinar, the business travel community will vote on the winner of each group during their respective webinar who will then go on to be featured on Innovation Row at GBTA Convention 2017. The finalists square off again at Convention during an exclusive Innovation Series education session. The finalists will also be a part of the all-new Innovation Row on the expo floor featuring the industry’s leading pioneers.

Organisée au Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, la GBTA Convention 2017 réunira près de 7 000 professionnels du voyage d'affaires de plus de 50 pays à travers le monde. Il mettra en vedette des conférenciers de classe mondiale, plus de 80 sessions de formation de pointe, la plus grande exposition sur les voyages d'affaires, une large sélection d'opportunités de développement professionnel et bien plus encore, offrant aux participants la possibilité de se développer professionnellement et de faire des affaires.

Attendee registration is open now. Register by April 25, 2017 to receive up to $300 in savings off of the regular registration rate. More info on programs and speakers will be unveiled throughout 2017. For the latest developments and more information, please visit gbta.org/convention.

L'inscription des médias est gratuite. La troisième journée annuelle des médias de GBTA, le 16 juillet 2017, présentera des annonces consécutives tout au long de la matinée des principales agences de voyage du monde entier, offrant aux médias un accès exclusif aux dernières nouvelles de l'industrie du voyage.

About Phocuswright Inc. (www.phocuswright.com)
Phocuswright is the leading authority in travel research and events. Phocuswright delivers the most trusted information on the impact of digital and innovation to the travel industry. Phocuswright’s market sizing and consumer research are the industry standard around the world, and our conferences are the largest assembly of online travel leaders, investors, CEOs, executives and innovative startups.

The company is headquartered in the United States with Asia Pacific operations based in India and local analysts on five continents.

Phocuswright is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northstar Travel Media, LLC.

CONTACT : Colleen Lerro Gallagher, +1 703-236-1133, [email protected]

À propos de l'Association mondiale des voyages d'affaires
La Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) est la première organisation commerciale de voyages d'affaires et de réunions au monde. Son siège social est situé dans la région de Washington, DC et elle opère sur six continents. Plus de 9 000 membres de GBTA gèrent chaque année plus de $345 milliards de dépenses mondiales de voyages d'affaires et de réunions. GBTA et la Fondation GBTA offrent une éducation, des événements, des recherches, des plaidoyers et des médias de classe mondiale à un réseau mondial en pleine croissance de plus de 28 000 professionnels du voyage et 125 000 contacts actifs. Pour savoir comment les voyages d'affaires stimulent la croissance durable des entreprises, gbta.org