GBTA Convention 2019 - Online Press Room

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Business Travel Hits Highest Levels Since Recession Began
Business travel spending and volume grew at stronger-than-expected rates in Q4 2010 and the GBTA Business Travel Index™ reached its highest level since the recession began in 2008, offering positive signs for the performance of the U.S. economy going forward. In fact, GBTA Found...
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) | 12 April 2011
GBTA Proud to Announce Starcite’s Kevin Iwamoto As Honorary Chair of ISM And GBTA Travel and Meetings Summit
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and the Institute for Supply Management ™ (ISM) today announced StarCite, Inc.'s Kevin Iwamoto as Honorary Chair and Lindy McNairy as Vice Chair of the 2011 ISM and GBTA Travel and Meeting Summit being held in New Orleans, April 19-2...
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) | 22 March 2011
World Renowned Businesswoman Meg Whitman Named Keynote Speaker at GBTA Convention 2011
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the business travel industry, today announced Meg Whitman, one of the most well-known corporate CEOs, will be a keynote speaker at the 2011 GBTA Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 21 – 24, 2011. Whitman, past presid...
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) | 21 March 2011
As Oil Prices Rise, GBTA Research Finds Business Travel Growth Would be Constrained – But Will Continue – In the Face of Higher Fuel Prices
Future growth in business travel spending and the number of trips taken would be impacted - but would not force an overall market decline - by a short-term oil price spike, according to new research from the Global Business Travel Association Foundation (GBTA), the research arm ...
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) | 16 March 2011
Business Travel Professionals Voice Concerns Over Impact of Middle East Crisis on Travel Industry
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the business travel industry, today released the results of a survey of business travel professionals on reactions to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East and North Africa. Of the 472 participants, nearly all (91%) are...
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) | 4 March 2011
New Research Measures Business Travel Spending Relative to Top-Line Company Growth
This new study, Return on Investment Refresh: Travel as a Competitive Advantage, is the continuation of research initiated in 2009 which first explored the link between travel and business growth. This latest research offers further evidence of travel's compelling link to corpor...
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) | 18 February 2011
NBTA becomes GBTA: New "Global Business Travel Association" Launches Today
To meet the growing demands and increasing globalization of business travel, the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry – today announced the launch of its new name: the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) | 3 February 2011
Airline “Direct Connects” Equal Dramatic Concerns for Business Travel Buyers
A new survey of 244 business travel buyers released today by the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) Foundation has revealed that a vast majority of respondents (89%) expect an increase in travel costs if the airline industry moves to a "Direct Connect" model that bypass...
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) | 31 January 2011

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