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• Podcast: Leveraging Security and Travel to Build a Better Travel Risk Management Program

  For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel gives listeners a taste of one of our more than 170 education sessions that took place at GBTA Convention 2018 last month in San Diego. Attendees can access all of these sessions covering the gamut of top travel industry issues including duty of care, technology and innovation, procurement, sustainability and so much more with GBTA Convention 2018 On Demand. This risk-focused education session, conducted in partnership with ASIS International, called Leveraging Security and Travel to Build a Better Travel Risk Management Program features Ben Coleman, Global Security Executive Services Manager for Facebook and GBTA Risk Committee member, focused on identifying the benefits of security and travel professionals partnering to develop and implement a best in class Travel Risk Management Program.      You can download and listen to The Business of Travel in iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play and your other favorite podcast directories. Be sure to subscribe to the show so you don't miss out!

• Podcast: 2019 Global Travel Forecast

  For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel dives into the findings of the just-released 2019 Global Travel Forecast, conducted in partnership with Carlson Wagonlit Travel. GBTA Executive Director and COO Mike McCormick and Jon Gray of Rockport Analytics discuss high-level findings and what buyers can expect for travel prices across the air, hotel and ground sectors in 2019. Learn more and download the full report here.     You can download and listen to The Business of Travel in iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play and your other favorite podcast directories. Be sure to subscribe to the show so you don't miss out!

• Newsletter: febrero 2019

  GBTA ofrece una sólida agenda de eventos en América Latina para 2019 La inversión anual de América Latina en viajes corporativos es de $51,4 mil millones de dólares. Por ejemplo, Brasil es el décimo país a nivel mundial con mayor inversión en Business Travel y se espera que para 2019, su inversión sea de casi $31 mil millones de dólares.  Perú, por su parte, es el país anfitrión #39 en tener mayor cantidad de reuniones internacionales de negocios a nivel mundial. En 2018, Chile, Argentina y Colombia representaron los países Latinoamericanos con mayor crecimiento en inversión en viajes de negocios. En Costa Rica, más de 20 compañías de Fortune 500 y otras 250 multinacionales están aprovechando las habilidades del país para impulsar el crecimiento y la eficiencia. De ahí que no es casual que GBTA tenga preparada una agenda de eventos de mucho peso en la región para 2019 en las ciudades de mayor importancia para el segmento de Viajes Corporativos. Todos los asistentes pueden esperar obtener una valiosa actualización mediante una variedad de sesiones educativas de alto nivel. En 2019, la ...

• Podcast: The Challenges of Security in Today’s Volatile World

  For this week’s episode, The Business of Travel, GBTA previews an upcoming Center Stage session at Convention 2018 focused on safety and security in today’s volatile world while looking back on our Conference in Toronto where GBTA Executive Director and COO Mike McCormick interviewed officials from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority and the Canadian Border Service Agency.     You can download and listen to The Business of Travel in iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play and your other favorite podcast directories. Be sure to subscribe to the show so you don't miss out!

• GBTA to Offer Online Strategic Meetings Management Courses Beginning This Month

  GBTA prides itself on being the leader in delivering high-quality education designed to power the careers of business travel professionals at every level. Given that over half of our convention attendees and so many of our members engage with meetings as part of their job responsibilities, we wanted to design a new program focused on strategic meetings management and creating enterprise-wide smart business solutions. Corporate Meetings Program and Design: It’s about TIME does just that. The course focuses on both the key competencies and advanced principles required to start a corporate meetings program or advance your existing program. We know how difficult it can be to attend educational workshops due to limited financial resources, time, and family commitments, so this online course beginning on April 26, 2017 and spread out over five weeks is the perfect solution to meet your needs. Designed specifically for mid-level meetings management and procurement professionals, this course will be led by Cindy Heston, the Director of Travel and Events for Anthem. Cindy oversees a team responsible for the travel and event needs of more than 50,000 Anthem ...

• Integrating Your Corporate Travel and Meetings Programs

  *The following is a guest blog post by Cindy Heston, lead instructor for the Corporate Meetings Program and Design. Here’s a litmus test for all buyers: Hint: Answer the optimal answer. All answers are somewhat correct… Jeopardy music playing in the background. What’s the best way to increase your visibility within your organization? Negotiate better supplier agreements Develop a company portal for travelers to leave comments and suggestions Integrate meetings and events into your transient corporate program Here’s a litmus test for all suppliers: Hint: Answer the optimal answer. All answers are somewhat correct… Jeopardy music playing in the background. What’s the best way to expand your value to your business travel corporate clients? Build a Travel APP Develop KPI’s for effective account management Provide a platform that bridges corporate travel and event travel If you answered #3 to both questions above you are a WINNER. Congratulations, now let’s see what’s behind door #3! If you actually take the time to develop and design an integrated meetings and corporate travel program for your organization, you take the real prize: a seat with the top ...