GBTA is now accepting proposals for education sessions in Hamburg

GBTA is seeking industry professionals to contribute new ideas, solutions, and innovations for current issues and challenges that confront the travel industry. With your unique perspective and insight, we can continue to deliver the best education on the topics most relevant to business travel.

New this year! To streamline the submission and review process, GBTA has removed the draft PPT requirement. The entire session proposal can be submitted via the online form in the Submission Portal.

European Partners

Nordic Business Travel Summit 2023
Registration Is Open

Stockholm, 21 – 22 March

Nordic Business Travel Summit is an annual event gathering buyers and suppliers of Business Travel as well as Meetings & Events related services across the region. The 2023 Summit will offer an unparalleled opportunity for networking with the Nordics when Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish Business Travel Associations bring our members and partners physically together for the first time since 2019.

ITM Returns to Brighton!

"The ITM team is delighted to ask you to join us in Brighton from 26 April to 27 April 2023 for our Energise Conference!

Join over 500 colleagues from the UK & Ireland business travel community as we bring you the very best speakers and content centred around our key conference themes of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Sustainability and Wellbeing. You can expect unrivalled networking opportunities and sessions tailored to educate, inform, connect and inspire. We promise you will be energised!"

— Scott Davies, ITM | CEO

Industry Spotlight

ITM Announces New Chair

Nikki Parsons, Global Director of Travel, Arcadis, has been chosen as the next Chair of Board of Directors of The Institute of Travel Management (ITM).

GBTA Academy
Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management™

July 7, 14, 21, and 28
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST

The Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management™ course builds off of the Fundamentals curriculum to aid business travel professionals in increasing their knowledge of the industry while also expanding on their professional skills. This course is designed for travel buyers overseeing a managed business travel program and suppliers offering travel-related products and services.

GBTA Hitting the Headlines

GBTA has been in the news following GBTA events and advocacy efforts, as well as comments from GBTA thought leaders across a variety of press features. Here is a snapshot of some of the recent coverage from across Europe following the GBTA Conference 2022 Brussels in Partnership with VDR.

Dr Gabrielle Walker: Unleashing Capitalism on Climate Change (BTN Europe)

Germany:
Lufthansa und Co ohne Angst vor Rezession (FVW)

France:
GBTA Conférence Europe : « la reprise est plus rapide que prévu ! » (Deplacements Pro)

Netherlands:
Business Traveller - November/December (ISSUU)