Will videoconferencing replace
#businesstravel
for client meetings in the future? 76% of frequent flyers say no, according to a recent
@BTUK
survey. Read the full piece here.
When planning for
#businessmeetings
in 2021, here are the two areas f
#eventprofs
in Europe are saying they’d be willing to cut to meet budget constraints:
In 2021, meeting spaces will have to flex to meet not only heightened safety measures, but also new attendee expectations. See what factors to consider in our 2021 Global Meetings and Events Forecast today:
Flexibility is the name of the game. With today’s unpredictability, business travelers want to safeguard their trips more than ever, TMCs will be the go-to source for determining the best rates, price, flexibility, and amenities.
Users are loving the
#TravelVitals
platform and the ability to see all the information they need before, during, & after their business trip. Try Travel Vitals out for yourself:
What’s next for business travel? That’s the question
@globetrender
and
@BTUK
sought to answer in a new research report that’s packed with pragmatic solutions and inspiring insights. Download your free report today:
You can find significant savings in your corporate travel program by buttoning up your policies. Outlining which hotels employees can book in frequently visited destinations is just one way to do so. Read more here:
Travel Vitals helped build confidence for more than 100,000 travelers and travel managers in August, providing users with a single source of information before, during, & after a business trip.
We’re excited to introduce our all-new
#AmexGBT
@GIPHY
stickers! Find them by searching for ‘Amex GBT’ and add one to your next Instagram story to show you are
#WithTravel
. Tag us when you share your best travel memories and we’ll share our favorites!
#TravelVitals
makes it easy to find all the information you need to ‘know-before-you-go’. Search by destination, airline, airport, hotel chain, train operator and ground transportation provider when planning your next business trip.
Building confidence in travel is our top priority, so we are excited to launch Travel Vitals™, a travel briefing platform providing travelers & travel managers with a single source of information before, during, & after a business trip. Learn more:
#AI
is helping us, to help you by enhancing your customer service experience. Read the ways artificial intelligence is improving our communications on The Atlas.
Introducing our Chief Transformation Officer, Joanna Macleod. Learn more about how a changed mindset accelerated her professional journey and why it’s important to stay true to your values.
#WomensHistoryMonth
We’re excited to introduce
#TravelReady
, our new public resource hub designed for travelers, travel managers and travel arrangers to stay up to date and feel confident in returning to
#travel
when it is safe and possible to do so. Visit the microsite here:
From the size of the audience to the time of day, there are many factors that influence a virtual meeting attendee’s behavior. We’ve created a guide to help
#eventprofs
navigate the many virtual meeting personas and tailor events for your target audience:
Times have changed, but business travel is still essential to the majority of companies. Globetrender and
@BTUK
spoke to more than 2,000 business travelers to gain a glimpse of how the future of
#businesstravel
looks. Read more about what they discovered:
As we continue to celebrate
#WomensHistoryMonth
, we’re spotlighting VP and Regional General Manager, Australia & Southeast Asia, Joanne Sully. Read more about what inspires her in the workplace.
In celebration of
#WomensHistoryMonth
, our VP of Business Development Melissa Beauchamp discusses who motivates her to break gender barriers each day. Read more:
Returning to travel and face-to-face meetings can’t come soon enough. Our recent e-book explains the 10 reasons video calls are bad for business and your well-being.
Frequent, clear and early. These are the expectations around communication that attendees will have when considering attending IRL
#meetingsandevents
in 2021. Make sure you (and your communications strategy) are prepared:
Today
@amexgbt
,
@Shell
and
@Accenture
have jointly announced the launch of Avelia - one of the world’s first blockchain-powered, sustainable aviation fuel book-and-claim solutions for
#businesstravel
.
Find out more:
According to the recent
@globetrender
report, travelers are willing to take extra precautionary steps to get back on the road. Head over to our Instagram Stories to tell us if you agree.
🛢️ 1 million gallons 🛢️
That’s how much sustainable aviation fuel will be offered through Avelia, the book-and-claim SAF pilot project we launched with
@Shell
and
@Accenture
in Doha.
Find out more:
What a year for meetings and events! We look forward to continuing to contribute to the growth of the industry and celebrate the
#MomentsThatMatter
for our team members and customers.
#GMID19
Thank you to everyone who visited our
#btshow
exhibition. Get in touch to continue the conversations, and share more of your
#momentsthatmatter
with us.
The outlook on the
#events
industry for 2020? Strong, optimistic and excited. ✔️ Discover the top
#global
trends for the upcoming year in the 2020 Global Meetings & Events Forecast.
American Express Global Business Travel has successfully completed the acquisition of
@hrgworldwide
. Learn what this means for clients and
#businesstravelers
:
For more than 100 years, American Express Global Business Travel has had travelers’ backs. Because the more you journey forward, the more you need someone behind you with the best care and technology. The powerful backing of American Express GBT - don’t do business without it.
What sets the
#APAC
region apart? Food and culture are at the top of the list. 🍲 Discover what else
#eventprofs
had to say about the region in our Asia Pacific Destination Report.
Join us in showing the world that we're
#WithTravel
by sharing videos or photos of the places we are most excited to visit and the people we can’t wait to see. Use
#WithTravel
and tag
@amexgbt
.
For
#GMID2019
, we are celebrating Moments That Matter. Last year, American Express Meetings & Events helped create over 120,000 meetings and events for our customers.
#MomentsThatMatter
GBT's Chief Commercial Officer Drew Crawley advised the UK Department for Transport that exempting business travelers booked through a TMC will enable business travel to be “the engine room that really kickstarts the economy”.
We want to celebrate the moments that matter to you - big and small. When things are going according to plan, and when they aren’t we are
#withyou
, wherever you are. In an uncertain world, discover why you should rely on us at the
@BTShow
. Book now:
With 1,000 unique venues, a world-class MICE infrastructure and over 33,000
#hotel
accommodations, large-scale conferences are a perfect fit for
#Sydney
. Download our latest destination insights to learn more.
GBT and
@cvent
have joined forces to help standardize the collection and reporting of sustainability and diversity data for 2022 hotel sourcing season with new RFP questions. Read more:
Looking to
#network
with our team? Please join us at
@Hilton
Chennai on July 25th for an evening of dinner, drinks and great conversation. Register here:
Last week over 500 of GBT’s top performers were recognized for their achievements at our annual Pacesetters event, held in the beautiful city of Prague. Thank you to our 2019 Pacesetters for your hard work – you make GBT the place we all want to be!
Congratulations to GBT’s Martine Gerow, Mary Kohler, Marilyn Markham and Jo Sully on being recognized in the Top 50 Women in Travel by
@GlobalBTA
’s
@WINiTorg
. We look forward to celebrating their contributions to the industry at the virtual
#WINiTGala
on
#InternationalWomensDay
.
Huge congratulations to our GBT colleagues who completed the challenge of cycling from London to Paris this weekend. The team were raising money for three great charities -
@CR_UK
,
@UNICEF
and
@mencap_charity
. Well done to all involved – you help make GBT the place we want to be!
Whatever you do, wherever you go:
Don’t explore new countries without it. ✔️
Don’t manage travel without it. ✔️
Don’t organize events without it. ✔️
Don’t create memories without it. ✔️
The powerful backing of American Express GBT - don’t do business without it.
The GBT Executive Leadership Team has spent the past two days in New York discussing the restart of travel, planning GBT’s growth, and meeting with customers and partners. Read more:
#TravelReady
Now GBT travelers can chat with a travel counselor using WhatsApp. Just one more way we are meeting our travelers where they are to provide the best experience possible.
Our business, and the TMCs in general, are uniquely positioned for moments like this. We’re the only players in the industry who take an end-to-end view of the traveler experience.” Read more from CEO Paul Abbott in
@TheCoDime
:
We’re thrilled to announce the appointment of
@racheljtonge
as the new UK Vice President and General Manager of AMEX GBT. For 5 years, Rachel has played a key role in GBT's success, and we're excited for her new role leading the return to business travel.
We are excited to announce the successful completion of the acquisition of
@Egencia
the leading digital travel management platform. Together, we will provide unrivalled
#businesstravel
value, choice and experiences to customers.
That’s a wrap on a successful hybrid event for members of our Global Business Consulting team. Those at the hub in Dallas enjoyed getting
#BackToBlueSkies
while those in virtual attendance are
#ReadyToMeet
again in-person soon!
The over 18,000 dedicated people across the globe that bring their passion for people and travel to work with them every day are what make us great! Thank you for all you do!
#EmployeeAppreciationDay
Congratulations to the Amex GBT and Ministry of Defence Travel Team which has been shortlisted as Travel Team of the Year in the 2020 Business Travel Awards.
Taking care of our clients is at the heart of what we do, and we come together as businesses, colleagues and partners to support each other in times of crisis.
#WithYou
American Express Global Business Travel becomes publicly traded company. We will trade on the NYSE under ticker symbol “GBTG” beginning on May 31, 2022. Read more:
Oh what a night! We're so proud to have taken home three awards at the
@BBTAwards
in London last night:
🏅 Travel Team of the Year - Ministry of Defence and GBT
🏅 Tech Innovation, Traveler Experience - Travel Vitals
🏅 Achievements in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
#GBTProud
Congratulations to the GBT team who completed the
@NYCMarathon
this weekend and raised over $18,000 for
@UNICEF
! After months of training, Matthew Pancaldi, Annick Olimon and Chris Stanley all completed the 26.2 mile race, making all of us here at GBT very proud!
#NYCMarathon
GBT's CCO Drew Crawley: "After more than 550 days of shut borders, we are thrilled that the US will finally be reopening to fully vaccinated travellers from the UK and EU."
Join us in congratulating Julie Avenel on being named Vice President of Global Business Consulting. Julie has been with GBT for over nine years and brings a wealth of leadership experience and expertise. Congratulations, Julie!
We’re proud to support
@UNICEFUSA
in their mission to educate 93 million girls and boys by 2021. In times of emergency and crisis, obstacles stand between children and their education. Together, we won’t let that stop them.
#GBTCares
#UNICEFWontStop
As part of our ongoing efforts to help clients realize their sustainability goals, GBT recently became a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
@GSTC_
Find out how the collaboration will improve the process of booking
#sustainable
hotels.
Influenced by his own
#smallbusiness
experience, GBT’s Chief Technology Officer David Thompson helps transform companies by using technology to solve business problems. Read his top
#tipsforsuccess
here:
Flight100,
@VirginAtlantic
, the world's first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight by a commercial airline is fuelled for takeoff from Heathrow to JFK today. Jason Geall, Exec VP Global SME at AmexGBT will be onboard for this world first.
#VS100
✈️
#DYK
: Our stand is
#reusable
! To help cut down on waste, we’ve created a greener space that can be broken down and re-used at events throughout the year. Stop by booth B720 to learn more about how we manage our impact.
#sustainability
In 2019, GBT forged a multi-year partnership with
@UNICEFUSA
to support education initiatives in times of crisis. Our Executive Leadership Team is showing support this
#WorldChildrensDay
-- join them by wearing blue and tagging us in your photos.
#GBTCares
We need to manage every trip as if it were an event, which is why we’re launching
#TravelVitals
. The new hub provides up-to-date information to give travelers peace of mind no matter where they go, and it's available now to travelers everywhere.
Travel risk management is a vital part of any travel program.
#Travelmanagers
- with our Expert Care™ platform, you’ll be equipped with the tools you need to support travelers when disruption occurs.
GBT reaches new global content agreement with Lufthansa Group making it the only TMC to have fee-exempt access to the group’s NDC content in the GDSs; the airlines’ Light Fares & continuous pricing will soon be available with no surcharge to Neo clients.