Education Session Preview

We’re diving deeper than ever before into the topics that will shape the future of our industry: our travelers, our programs, our planet, ourselves. Our industry has changed drastically, and business travel professionals and companies have spent the last year figuring out how to adapt. We’re taking the discussions and solutions to the next level with the leading thinkers, entrepreneurs and change makers, as we address the issues that matter most.

Sessions will be announced soon, but here is a preview of what is to come:

• The Impact of ISO 31030 on Travel Management
• Data-driven innovation: Harnessing the power of the Total Trip
• Gen Y & Z Influencers: How to Bridge the Managed Travel Gap
• How to Use Digital Marketing Tactics to Achieve Your Travel Program Goals

All sessions will be available soon. In the meantime, view a sample of sessions at this year's GBTA Conference 2022 – Brussels in Partnership with VDR.

NEWS TO KNOW
Planting The Seeds For Green Travel
(SOURCE: BUSINESS TRAVEL NEWS | FEATURES GBTA)

After two years of virtual meetings and webinars, corporate road warriors are making a comeback but some aspects of business travel strategy, policy and execution are changing.

A study released by the Global Business Travel Association in June found that sustainability has come into sharp focus for corporate travel stakeholders, with almost nine in 10 respondents reporting that sustainability is a priority for their company. But awareness doesn’t necessarily mean action.

GBTA collectively surveyed 762 global industry professionals, comprising both corporate travel managers and suppliers, between January and March this year and found that despite an overarching consensus of 88 percent on the need to address climate change, only 56 percent of companies are reporting sustainable elements of travel and a mere 42 percent are integrating sustainability into travel policies. Among travel buyers, that figure was only 38 percent.

“Sustainability is a journey,” said Delphine Millot, GBTA’s senior vice president of sustainability, a newly created role within the association.

But it’s a journey that’s running out of time in an epic way.

GBTA Europe Launches New Advocacy Newsletter

Advocating for members and the global business industry overall is a core tenet of GBTA’s mission. That’s why GBTA is launching a new Europe Advocacy newsletter to help keep members and industry stakeholders from across the region up-to-date with what’s happening in relation to business travel in Brussels, and how GBTA is advocating on your behalf.

Topics for the inaugural July newsletter include the response to the European Commission’s public consultation on international freight and passenger transport, developments on the legislations relevant to achieving the EU’s climate targets, and extending the EU Emission Trading System to road and buildings.

GBTA members in Europe will receive the email newsletter each month. You can read the July issue here on gbta.org.

GBTA Sustainability Summit

GBTA will be hosting its first ever Global Sustainability Summit on 8 November 2022 in Brussels, focusing on Driving Action on the Race to Net Zero.

This one-day, high-level event, will bring together experts, industry and policy leaders to outline concrete solutions to decarbonize business travel, in alignment with the Paris Climate Goals – and concurrently to the 27th UN Climate Summit (COP 27), taking place in Egypt from 7 to 18 November. Register by 28 September to save.

The Summit will foster connections and exchange by providing a forum for frank discussions about challenges and opportunities to drive climate action in the business travel sector.

• The Race to Net Zero and COP27: how can industry lead the transformation
• Decarbonizing business travel: opportunities for partnerships in driving impactful actions
• Levelling the playing field: reducing fragmentation and delivering data transparency
• Financing the transition: driving investments alongside ESG performance
• Building climate resilience: how to prepare for the impact of climate change on our sector