On September 1, the Lufthansa Group implemented a €16 per booking surcharge on travel purchased anywhere other than its websites, service centers and airport ticket counters. This morning we issued the findings from a new global survey conducted by GBTA and its European partner network showing 42 percent of travel buyers surveyed have decreased bookings with Lufthansa since it…
The following is a guest post in our GBTA Ladders Blog Series. The GBTA Ladders program is a unique mentor program designed to help develop the passion and skills of business travel professionals enabling them to help solve the major challenges facing business travel. A call for new mentors and mentees for the next round…
Real ID is a federal law passed as part of the 9/11 Commission in 2005 and requires states to issue standardized ID cards and driver’s licenses that include new technology. The intent of the law is to prevent forged documents and inhibit terrorism. There are four states that have yet to comply with the law…
The following blog post was sent out as an email to all Members earlier this afternoon. It is my pleasure to write to you today in my new role as Chairperson and Past President. It has been an honor serving with all of you in an effort to strengthen our Association and our industry. I…
Tomorrow, the 2015 GBTA Special Election officially begins. No doubt you have received a few emails already detailing the process, the candidates and the Bylaw proposal on the ballot. A special meeting held via our webinar platform will kick off the election at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday morning, September 15, 2015. The sole purpose and…
Earlier this week, GBTA issued a call for a top-to-bottom review of the air travel disruption that caused cancellations and delays of flights across the nation. We issued the following statement: Over the weekend, an air traffic disruption caused by a ‘technical glitch’ resulted in more than 3,400 delays and 640 cancellations of flights across the…
*The following blog post also went out as an email from the GBTA President and CEO to all GBTA members at 4 p.m. ET on August 7, 2015.* Dear GBTA Member, Thank you, as always, for your time and participation in GBTA. As promised, I want to update you on the next steps as we…
*The message below was originally sent on Monday, August 10, as an email to GBTA Members as an official notice of the upcoming Special Election.* NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A SPECIAL ELECTION Election of Directors; Vote on Proposed Bylaw Amendments Notice of Special Meeting and Special Election There will be…
The Week In Review is back today after a short hiatus to keep you up to date on the latest news in business travel. Skift’s Dan Peltier highlighted 8 charts on where next generation of big-spending business travelers will come from according to the GBTA Foundation’s annual forecast for business travel. USA Today reports on…
Monday at GBTA Convention actor, director and musician Kevin Bacon took the stage at Convention Arena. Bacon entertained a packed crowd sharing stories about his career in the entertainment industry; the genesis of the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon game and his Six Degrees Foundation, which connects celebrities with deserving grass-roots charities. He concluded by talking about how…
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