The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has announced the hiring of Suzanne Neufang as its next executive director, leading the combined GBTA and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE).
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Stats: 6% of GBTA Members Have Resumed Non-Critical Business Travel
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has released the results from its 15th coronavirus-related poll, the first in 2021, to measure the affect on business travel following the onset of the pandemic last year. The latest survey finds that more than half of respondents expect most of their employees will return to the office by Q3, in line with a return to non-essential business travel and a growth in traveler confidence.
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GBTA Completes Acquisition of ACTE
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, has completed its acquisition of key assets of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), continuing its pledge to unify the industry and help lead business travel out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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GBTA: How the Airline Industry Can Tackle Climate Change and Drive Sustainability
As part of its Collaboratory 2020 webinar series, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) welcomed Lauren Riley, managing director of global environmental affairs and sustainability for United Airlines, to discuss implementing strategies and practices that produce tangible sustainability results, and why this pandemic provides an important opportunity for this work.
GBTA: How the Pandemic Will Change the Meetings and Events Industry for the Better
For this week’s Collaboratory 2020 webinar series, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) welcomed CEO and founder of Cvent, Reggie Aggarwal, to share his insights on the future of meetings and events and how technology will play an even bigger role moving forward.
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GBTA Launches Campaign to Help Restore Business Travel Worldwide
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has launched “Ready. Safe. Travel.,” a campaign to grow public awareness around the economic necessity of a thriving business travel industry and to push for a safe return to business travel.
GBTA Collaboratory Series Explores How to Drive Procurement Changes During a Pandemic
As part of this week’s GBTA (Global Business Travel Association) Collaboratory 2020 webinar series, Robert Schott, managing director and chief procurement officer for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and GBTA interim-executive director Dave Hilfman discussed navigating procurement changes during a pandemic and how to use this period to improve processes and strengthen partnerships.
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Domestic Business Travel Continues to Trend Toward Recovery, GBTA Says
Some good news. Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) member companies worldwide are reporting an emerging willingness to permit employees to engage in domestic business travel, according to the latest poll conducted August 5-9, 2020.