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Maintain Your GTP® Recertification

To maintain your GTP® title, the recertification program is designed as a continuum of learning and professional development. Recertification helps you stay well-versed in concepts, technology, principles, and best practices shaping the industry. Areas of focus include: Strategic Business Planning, Travel Program Administration, Data Analytics, and Buyer/Supplier Relationships.

Benefits

The GTP® Certification Program brings key benefits to recipients and the business travel industry as a whole. By going through the process of Recertification, recipients demonstrate their commitment to leadership and knowledge of the business travel industry.

Individuals

  • GBTA Members receive a special discount on their recertification fee
  • Elevates your status and credibility as a knowledgeable professional in the business travel industry
  • Helps you stay well-versed in concepts, technology, principles, and best practices shaping the business travel industry
  • Recognition and career advancement
  • Facilitate professional growth and development

Business travel industry

Global Travel Professional® (GTP) Recertification Value Proposition Recertification Pathway | Presentation [PDF]

  • Curating a body of knowledge for business travel professionals
  • Measuring and maintaining industry knowledge in a valid and reliable way
  • Elevating the status and credibility of professionals in the business travel industry

Recertification Fees

USD

GBTA Members: $200.00

Non-Members: $250.00

*Fees subject to Change

GTP certification handbook
Recertification Handbook

Individuals

Eligibility:

Completed and passed the GTP Certification exam from an accredited facility

To recertify as a Global Travel Professional® individuals must obtain at least 50 recertification credits within 3 years of the expiration date of your certification or demonstrate competency by successfully passing another GTP® examination.

Companies

Learn more about sponsoring and offering travel related educational sessions for recertification credits to GTP® certificate holders.

GBTA Academy provides resources on Strategic Business Planning, Travel Program Administration, Data Analytics, and Buyer/Supplier Relationships. Candidates applying for GTP® recertification must track their own credits. GBTA staff does not keep a record of or tracks candidate credits.

GTP® recertification resources:

Earn GTP® Recertification Credits

Each recording equals one GTP® recertification credit.

Strategic Business Planning

How Technology Impacts Traveller Behaviour & Safety, 2019

47:39

Managing Travel Risk for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), 2019

38:27

4 Reasons Why Travel Should Partner with Human Resources, 2019

29:01

The Evolution of Corporate Travel Content: How Are Travel Buyers Reacting, and What Can They Do to Keep Up? Research Sponsored by SAP Concur, 2019

29:09

Duty of Care Convergence: De-Silo'ing Travel Risk Management & Security, 2019

31:56

Novel Coronavirus Update, 2020

53:30

Travel Program Administration

Leakage ROI: New Approach to 'Managing' vs 'Solving' Off-Channel Activity, 2019

30:28

How Blockchain Technology Will Change Managed Travel, 2019

32:28

#FOMO: What Companies Who Prioritize Traveler Satisfaction Know and You Don't Research Sponsored by Dinova, 2019

32:41

Tips for Positively Influencing the Traveler Experienc, 2019

40:49

Strategies for Improving Hotel Program Compliance, 2019

46:45

New GBTA Accommodations RFP Standard What’s in it for You?, 2019

26:51

Data Analytics 

Closing the Gap: Risk Management of Meetings, Events, and Incentive (MICE) Travel, 2019

54:14

Dynamic Pricing: Industry Perspectives and Best Practices, 2019

58:31

2020 Global Travel Forecast: Global Air, Hotel and Ground Prices - Research Sponsored by CWT, 2019

29:19

Data Fundamentals: How to Improve Data Quality and Use It to Drive Success, 2019

29:29

Three Ways to Use Predictive Analytics to Boost Your Travel Program, 2019

30:34

Buyer/Supplier Relationships

Crucial Conversations -- Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, 2019

49:46

The Transformation of the Travel Buyer - Discover, Discuss and Prepare for the Future! - Sponsored by Cvent, 2019

24:23

Scope of the Travel Manager: What Suppliers Need to Know, 2019

30:04

Playing the Long Game: Successful Accommodations Partnerships Presented by GBTA Sports, Media and Entertainment Committee, 2019

31:20

Executing a Best-in-Class Travel Programme for Mid-Market Clients, 2019

22:56

How Much Will Travel Cost in 2020?, 2019

1:00

apply for a certification

If you have collected all 50 recertification credits within three years of the expiration date of your certification, visit the Recertification Portal. Be sure to attach all proof of completion documents for each credit.