Articles tagged “gbta”

International business travel to the U.S. has been a weak point recently due to the strong dollar. We may be about to find out how much worse it can get.

Confusion surrounded last week's travel ban, and two different surveys reflect the mood of the business community. Will time and a little more information provide clarity to ease concerns — or will the new administration create additional chaos with the implementation?

Business travel spending has increased tremendously in India and Brazil since 2000 — but most of that money is spent domestically. As those and other markets continue to change — and global politics shift — will the future bring more or fewer international business trips?

Travel managers know there's no way to stop direct booking. Now the question is how policies and tech tools evolve to keep track of where business travelers are going and what they're spending, regardless of how they book their trips.

If companies really want travelers to comply with policy, they should start with making sure their communication is effective.

The initial surprise over the Brexit vote has waned, but lingering uncertainty over the long-term effects remain. That could still impact business travel in the coming years.

China is already the world's largest business travel market and getting even larger, though most of that travel takes place within the country. We're interested to see how the global industry adapts when more of those business trips are international.

Event planners and marketers need to combine forces more aggressively to co-create large meetings and conferences, because the next generation of interdisciplinary event design and experiential marketing is far too complex for planners to navigate on their own anymore.

As global events have shown in recent years, business travelers need to be prepared for the unexpected no matter where they go.

We think there's plenty of opportunity for hotels to get more creative with the services they offer on their mobile apps, but they should also prioritize the basics: free, fast Wi-Fi and convenient, plentiful power outlets.