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Business Travelers in the Driver’s Seat: Our Industry’s Ultimate Stakeholder
(SOURCE: BTN | FEATURES GBTA)

If you’re one of the many in the business travel industry pinning their hopes on 2023 as the year we truly get back to “normal” since the pandemic, you’re not alone. By far, the industry expects more recovery and growth for 2023 compared to 2022, according to a GBTA survey.

Business travelers are coming back too—but it’s not as simple as picking up where we left off in 2019. As an industry, it’s time for us to rethink the business traveler experience.

Business travelers want more from their travel experiences, including highly personalized, flexible trips that offer them choice and control. The result will be happier, satisfied and more loyal and engaged employees—which is good for companies, clients and business in the long term.

Here are four aspects of the evolving business traveler experience and what our industry should be thinking about in the year ahead.

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GBTA Webinar
Ensuring Duty of Care: A Look at Travel Risk Management Best Practices

February 15 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Effective travel risk management is a key component of fulfilling this duty of care. Join us on February 15th at 11 AM EST, as we examine:

• How to identify and assess business travel risks?
• The use of technology to support employees in the event of a crisis.
• Importance of regularly reviewing and updating travel risk management policies

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Chile - Flight delays likely at Carriel Sur International Airport, Chile, into evening of Feb. 1 after evacuation due to suspicious package.

France - Labor unions continue campaign of strikes across France through early February; multi-sector industrial action planned Feb. 7.

United Kingdom - Rail services canceled between Aberdeen and Dundee, UK, as of Feb. 2 due to gas leak. Reconfirm rail reservations.

United States - Adverse winter weather forecast across parts of the southern and east-central US through Feb. 2. Hazardous travel conditions likely.

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