Part 3: Advocacy
We believe that business travel is a fundamental force for good. Meeting face- to-face deepens relationships, fosters collaboration, and develops culture in a way that technology alone can never truly replicate. It drives progress for businesses, governments, economies, and people.
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The Daily News Brief is GBTA’s long-standing newsletter that covers all things business travel and GBTA from around the world. It is your not-to-be-missed source of news, information and links to what’s happening at GBTA, for GBTA members, and throughout the industry.
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With a global audience of 88K+ industry professionals, the newsletter features top GBTA-curated business travel industry news of the day as well as from sectors including aviation, hospitality, sustainability and more. The newsletter also provides ongoing updates on GBTA happenings such as upcoming events, education sessions, webinars, podcasts, research and important membership news.
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Many Voices, One Purpose
No one person can make a change, it takes the collective voice of the industry to impact our industry and influence decision-makers. With our many voices, we can purposefully move the industry forward in ways that benefit business travelers and those directly connected.
Multiple Fronts
To search for someone you may know, type their name out and then select the magnifying lens to search. From the search results, select Add Connection next to the individual you want With the goal of moving the business travel industry forward, GBTA advocates for policies promoting a healthy infrastructure, passenger facilitation, and ways to remove barriers for travel buyers and the they oversee.
Ensuring Proper Infrastructure
Investment in transportation infrastructure is necessary for a sustainable economy and job growth. Governments must support and fund air and rail modernization efforts and take a balanced approach on taxes and fees levied to help these efforts. GBTA supports full funding of efforts to modernize air traffic control systems, implement increased safety protocols and procedures for outbound and inbound flights as well as improved and reduce flight delays and cancellations. In addition, intercity and cross-border rail is a critical method of transport for business travelers. Increased ridership must be met with improvements in infrastructure and aligning laws to enable cross-border travel and bookings.
Passenger Facilitation
Travelers should expect an unbiased and equitable travel experience guided by broadly accepted levels of comfort, choice, control, safety, and expediency. New technology and laws that encourage frictionless travel and documentation requirements should operate with common standards that encourage interoperability amongst different countries. While personalization can enhance the travel experience, travelers should expect their personal information will always be kept confidential and used only for their intended purpose.
Sustainable Business Travel
One collective mission the industry must prioritize is reducing carbon emissions to ensure people can travel to connect with others not just today but tomorrow, this begins with an actionable plan. The further development and use of technology, alternative fuels, clarity of carbon emissions standards, infrastructure, and multimodal options will all result in a future of more purposeful business travel. Learn about additional ways to minimize the climate impact of business travel, and use the
GBTA Foundation's Sustainability Toolkit.
Grassroots Advocacy
GBTA members stand as champions for the business travel sector, lending their voices and expertise to advance its interests. Engaging in this cause through the GBTA Advocacy Action Center empowers you to take a proactive approach on legislative matters. Establish a line of connection with your elected officials visit the
GBTA Advocacy Action Center.
Our Approach
As mentioned earlier, it takes a collective voice to be able to make a difference in the business travel industry. We, at GBTA, take a three-pronged approach that benefits you, our member, and industry alike: educate, defend, and drive.
Educate
Educating policymakers on the value, benefits, and impact of the business travel industry. This helps establish base-level knowledge and context for the business travel industry.
Defend
Highlight the uniqueness of business travel to guarantee laws and regulations do not dismiss travel programs. By defending, we create a way to stand out among others in our everyday goal to spotlight our industry.
Drive
Shape policies in a way that ensures sustainable and safe travel for work, this ensures an environment where future laws are based on our needs moving forward.
Legislative Advisory Council
The Legislative Advisory Council's main mission is to review, research, and make recommendations on legislation and policies that impact the business travel community and to help determine GBTA’s legislative action. It's objectives include:
- champion Rules of the Road for Optimizing Business Travel
- inform the GBTA Board, committee chairs, and members of legislative priorities
- education and communicate legislative initiatives throughout membership
- act on all legislative policies deemed appropriate by the Executive Director and COO or the GBTA Board
Interested in joining? Meet the
Legislative Advisory Council.
Podcasts
As you already know, podcasts provide a convenient and flexible way to consume content, allowing individuals to learn and stay updated during their commute, multitasking, or during breaks. Our podcast episodes foster continuous learning and development, making it easier for those in the business travel industry to integrate professional growth into their daily routines.
The Business of Travel
The Business of Travel podcast is the official podcast of GBTA, dedicated to covering all facets of the business travel industry.
As the leading voice in global business travel, GBTA leverages this platform to deliver insightful and timely content for everyone in the industry. Numerous times throughout the month, GBTA features in-depth interviews with industry experts, committees, thought leaders, and key stakeholders who share their perspectives on a wide array of critical issues affecting business travel.
Listeners can expect to gain valuable insights on topics such as travel management strategies, emerging technologies, industry trends, policy changes, sustainability, and risk management. By tuning in, business travel professionals, travel managers, suppliers, and corporate decision-makers can stay informed about the latest developments and best practices in the field. To subscribe, simply visit our
GBTA Podcast page and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.