New GBTA Podcast

Women Business Travelers: Back on the Road in a Post-pandemic World

After navigating a global pandemic for well over two years, what’s your new normal? In a new podcast series – “Back and Better Than Ever” – learn from incredible women coming together to discuss what “returning” means to them. In this episode, Kate McDevitt Nichols, Founder of Go Jane, Go, a global community of 1,000+ women who travel for business, joins Shannon Jackson, Business Development Leader at Avis Budget Group

Produced by GBTA WINiT’s Return to the Office & Return to the Road Committee, the “Back and Better Than Ever” podcast series explores unique views and voices from guests that have various ties to business travel. Hear the shared experiences that all business travelers have likely endured in some capacity – while gaining insight on how to continue to prevail together.

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Professional Development
Certificate in Corporate Travel Execution (CCTE)

Dates: Sept. 8 and 22, Oct. 6 and 20, Nov. 3 and 17, Dec. 1 and 15

Times: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET each day

The Certificate in Corporate Travel Execution is a customized education offered in partnership with Cornell University’s Executive Education Division. The curriculum is designed for corporate buyers overseeing a managed travel program and suppliers offering travel-related products and services.

WINiT by GBTA Now Accepting Nominations for the 2022 BGTA WINit Awards

Submit your nominations now for the 2022 GBTA WINiT Awards, for top honors in the travel industry, recognizing individuals and companies who support the career development of women, and who together, are driving positive change for women in travel-related individuals.

Awards will be presented at the 2022 GBTA WINiT Gala on October 27th at the Westin Times Square, New York City.

Nomination deadline: September 22, 2022.

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Crisis24 Intelligence Brief

Asia - Typhoon Hinnamnor tracking southward in the Philippine Sea early Sept. 1; landfall likely over Yaeyama Islands, Japan, late Sept. 3.

France - Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall forecast across much of France through at least Sept. 2. Flooding and disruptions possible.

Myanmar - Myanmar easing visa requirements for entrants from eight ASEAN countries as of Sept. 1. Other COVID-19 measures remain in effect.

United Kingdom - Unionized train drivers at several major companies to strike throughout the United Kingdom Sept. 15; significant travel disruptions likely.

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