Learning

 

Part 2: Learning

Learning and development create opportunities in professional and personally rewarding ways. Through the use of your member benefits, we encourage our members to use the resources and educational platform available as a way to continue growing.

Research

GBTA Learning

Toolkits

Research and Videos At Your Fingertips

Throughout its 50+ year history, GBTA has been at the forefront of bringing to light key trends and topics shaping the industry, enabling business travel professionals to access timely context, validate their thinking, and confidently move ahead. 

The Anatomy of Research Projects

GBTA partners with other organizations and companies to produce two different types of research projects. Large-scale and small-scale projects may vary in scope, but they are invaluable and substantial for GBTA members as exclusives. That’s the power of GBTA Research today.

Large-Scale Projects

These large-scale projects are vital for member usage and are often launched during our flagship events. They are full in-depth reports and conducted entirely in-house. Examples are our annual launched Global Business Travel Index™ Outlook (BTI) or Global Business Travel Forecast. By partnering with others, we ensure that education sessions are held to review key findings and make use of the findings in a digestible manner. 

Small-Scale Projects

Though smaller in scale still significant, these smaller survey-based projects bring much value to members around the globe. As our industry evolves, members are pressured to evolve as the landscape changes. Our small-scale projects are typically released multiple times throughout the year, with information that can assist in decision-making and impact short-term decision making.

Make the Most of Your Exclusive Research!

Find Resources in the GBTA Community+
To search for your member-exclusive resources and research, visit community.gbta.org. You will find over hundreds of published documents relevant to different areas of the business travel industry. 
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Finding Resources in the GBTA Community+

Finding resources is now simple. Use our GBTA Community+ AI Assistant. It will scan through documents and transcripts of videos to help you find what you need! To get started look for the icon below or simply use the search bar:
If you are unable to find what you're looking for or want to ask your colleagues, your AI Assistant will help you get the conversation started!

Advance Your Career!

Professional development is an important aspect of skill growth, establishing credibility, and achieving career goals. GBTA Academy courses are designed for business travel professionals - both buyers and suppliers - who might be looking to enhance their expertise, stay abreast of industry changes, cultivate a supportive network, and advance their careers. Whether you are new to business travel management or have decades of experience, there is always a “next step” on the GBTA learning path. 

Master the Fundamentals  

These courses serve as a guide to the key facets and best practices of managed travel, procurement, and meetings. They are designed for business travel professionals who are new to the role, have changed companies, or are seeking a different perspective to enhance their programs. 

Recommended Programs: 
  • The Fundamentals of Business Travel Management: designed for travel buyers and suppliers who want a deeper understanding of the foundational elements of a corporate travel policy, the course is taught by industry professionals with over 20 years of experience in both shaping travel policy and educating business travel managers.
  • The Fundamentals of Strategic Meetings Management: this fundamental course taught by procurement, travel and meetings industry experts, you will learn how to articulate the benefits and components of SMM in a corporate environment.

Level Up Your Skills  

GBTA Academy offers practical education for business travel professionals aiming to enhance their strategic capabilities in managing travel policy and elevating their travel programs. Participants will learn how to apply practical tools to minimize the climate impact of business travel, taking their programs to the next level. 

Recommended Programs: 
  • Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management: building on the basic components of business travel management, the curriculum is designed for professionals who are looking to become more strategic in their role in managing travel policy and taking their travel management program to the next level.
  • Sustainable Travel Management: with a focus on the practical application of climate action and the management, reduction, and tracking of carbon emissions from business travel, this course will address the challenges and opportunities as forward-thinking organizations look to launch or advance their sustainable travel management program.
Member-Exclusive eCornell Training: 
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: building culture is every manager’s and employee’s responsibility as today’s headlines prove, this course can help make your organization a more supportive and engaging place to work by understanding the perceptual, institutional, and psychological processes that impact the ways people interact with each other.
 

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Apply Your Knowledge

GBTA is continually exploring ways to help its members and the industry raise its standing. One such way is through the dissemination and application of knowledge. This section will focus on toolkits, libraries, and other resources available to you as member-exclusive benefits.

Toolkits

Whether you are an experienced professional with years of business travel under your belt, a person new to the industry, or someone with a passion for learning more about different aspects of our vast industry, we have various toolkits (and more in development) as part of your member perks. Remember to be logged in to your account to access these toolkits.

Accessibility

The GBTA Accessibility Toolkit was developed to help travel managers and buyers get started on creating more accessible policies and practices in their business travel programs. It includes recommendations based on industry best practices around travel policy, traveler communication, supplier engagement, point-of-sale and a unique section of industry case studies from companies in the travel industry. These case studies shed light on positive changes that might be relevant for your company. 

Payments

Developed by GBTA’s Payment and Expense Committee, the Payment Toolkit focuses on helping industry members understand all areas of the payment ecosystem, best practices, templates and more. Organized into four parts, you will receive a better understanding of the basics, types of payments, the various segments of travel accommodations, and how to analyze data with insights into the payment request for proposals. 
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Sustainability

Unlocking the power of sustainable travel with our comprehensive Sustainability Toolkit, designed to elevate travel managers on their journey toward eco-friendly practices. This essential toolkit empowers you to significantly reduce the climate impact of business travel. Embrace a greener future and lead the way in sustainable travel management today! This toolkit was developed with the support of GBTA’s Sustainability Committee and task force members with the objective of building a greener future.

Now that you have learned about how your membership can empower you to apply knowledge in your everyday professional life, the next section will focus on other ways GBTA advocates for the industry. 

Get Certified

For experienced industry professionals committed to enhancing their credibility and leadership presence, GBTA, in partnership with eCornell University, offers certification programs. These programs focus on developing strong marketing, management, finance, and leadership skills specifically tailored to the business travel sector. 

Recommended Programs: Knowledge is power, and at GBTA, we provide you with tools you can apply to your professional life. 

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