Corporate Travel on the Rise Again: Germany Sees Increase in Business Trips Since 2021
The VDR Business Travel Report: German companies’ spending on business travel increased by 32 per cent in 2021.
Business Trips Set to Fall and Be ‘More Purposeful’ Post-pandemic
Business trips will be more purposeful but fewer in number in a post-pandemic world, according to a group of European business leaders.
Hong Kong to Speed Arrivals With New Electronic Declaration Rule
To streamline the process travellers are now required to fill out the form before boarding, no longer allowing them to wait until after landing.
Beijing Reopens for International Flights After Covid Isolation
Beijing is welcoming back direct inbound passenger flights from overseas for the first time in more than two years.
Move Over Covid, the Business Travel Industry Tackles New Considerations on its Continued Road to Recovery
Key findings from the June 2022 Business Travel Recovery Poll, the 28th in a series from the Global Business Travel Association.
Helsinki Airport Once Again Wins Best Airport in Northern Europe
The current survey covers an eight-month period from autumn 2021 to spring 2022. Skytrax gave the award to Helsinki Airport for the fifth time.
Europe’s Business Travel Industry United Once Again
This week GBTA and VBR wrapped up their 7th joint conference in Europe, that brought together more than 550 attendees from 22 countries.
European Business Travel Buyers Unite
Thirteen business travel associations from across Europe have formed the European Network of Business Travel Associations.
China Blocks Some Flights From the U.S. as Covid Precautions Rise
China blocks some flights from entry due to Covid-19, and United canceled flights from San Francisco to Shanghai on six days in late January.
New “Boarding Tax” in Belgium to Make Tickets up to 10 Euros More Expensive
Initially intended to have an impact on flights from Belgian airports of less than 500 km in order to encourage alternatives such as the train.
Emirates Retains Title as World’s Safest Airline
Dubai-based Emirates named world’s safest airline for the second successive year, according to Hamburg-based JACDEC.
Emirates Announces Aircraft Upgrades and More A380 Resumptions
By the end of 2021 the upgraded A380s will be operating on the airline’s flights to Frankfurt, London Heathrow, New York JFK and Paris.
Booking Holdings Enters Into an Agreement With CVC Capital Partners to Acquire Etraveli Group
The acquisition will complement Booking Holdings’ mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
GBTA Convention 2021 Sets the Pace for Business Travel’s Return
Industry comes together at event for the first time in over two years with a focus on business travel recovery as well as the future.
20 Airlines Commit to Use New Technologies to Minimise Climate Impact
Call for governments to support electric and hydrogen aircraft, that can eliminate in-flight CO₂ emissions and reduce climate impacts.
