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It's Time to Fix What's Broken. What Are We Waiting For?By DigiTravel Consulting managing partner Susan Lichtenstein

Every crisis presents an opportunity to fix what was broken. Now that business travel has come to a virtual stop, why haven't we seen the network... KEEP READING

Five Ways to Make Business Travel More ProductiveBy Amtrav president and co-founder Craig Fichtelberg

With business travel at a crawl during Covid-19, it’s the perfect time to evaluate your travel program and think about a reset if it’s not generating... KEEP READING

Technology Can’t Supplant Face-to-Face Business MeetingsBy Pittsburgh International Airport CEO Christina Cassotis

I went on a business trip last week. In normal times, that wouldn’t be worth mentioning. But these are hardly normal times. I’m in the travel... KEEP READING

Federal Aviation-Ground Transportation Working Group Would Have Enabled Holistic Industry Response to CovidBy Jeff Foland, CEO of The Parking Spot & Chairman of the Near Airport Parking Industry Trade Association

Ground transportation operators are vital partners to the aviation industry. You cannot get to an airport or on a plane without some form of ground... KEEP READING

Fail This Test and Our Industry DiesBy tClara CEO Scott Gillespie

The business travel industry now faces a much larger post-Covid threat. It is the ROI test: Will this trip be worth the cost and risk? ... KEEP READING

An Open Letter to Dave Hilfman: A Communicator’s PerspectiveBy Former GBTA VP of Communications & Research Colleen L. Gallagher

I led the Global Business Travel Association's communications efforts from 2013 through 2019. We’ve never met, but I did have the pleasure of working... KEEP READING

GBTA Ready to Reset, Move Forward in Days AheadBy the GBTA Board of Directors

The past two months have represented one of the most challenging stretches in the 52-year history of the Global Business Travel Association. The massive... KEEP READING

Hotel Market Volatility Will Demand Sourcing CreativityBy HotelConnex VP of business development and client solutions David Marcus

With the traditional kickoff to the hotel request-for-proposals season just a few months away, the clock is ticking for travel buyers to decide how to... KEEP READING

Professional Survival: How to Continue Delivering Value During Covid-19By Bizly Chief Strategy Offiicer Kevin Iwamoto

Since the onset of Covid-19 and its devastating effects on the lives of millions around the world, I’ve had many conversations with travel and meeting... KEEP READING

Is This Finally the End for Hotel Bill-Back?By Conferma director of hotel products David Wood

Bill-back is a convenient system for the corporate client and the traveler, but in payment innovation terms it's the equivalent of a traditional airline... KEEP READING

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