Sentences with phrase «global business travel»

«U.S. business travel was poised for significant growth in 2015, but the erratic performance of key economic drivers caused some to tap the brakes on additional travel spending,» says Michael W. McCormick, executive director of the Global Business Travel Association, in a statement.

(TNS)-- U.S. business travel spending is expected to increase 4.9 percent this year, to $ 302.7 billion, but concerns about the U.S. economy likely will dampen what could be even more growth, according to the Global Business Travel Association and Visa.

Affiliations: Global Business Travel Association (2003 - Present) Society for Collegiate Travel and Expense management (2003 — Present) Advisory Board City of Salem - Salem Airport (2002 — 2009) Cultural and Tourism Advisory Board City of Salem (2001 — 2004)

American Express Global Business Travel has the latest business travel developments to share.

According to a recent report by the Global Business Travel association, the amount spent globally on business travel this year will hit $ 1.25 trillion — the reality is that, in spite of all the technological advances, face - to - face meetings are still best.

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It is a trend that is expected to continue well into the new year as per the Global Business Travel Forecast 2018 that was published by American Express Global Business Travel.

The Company was honored as a Gold Stevie Award winner for Customer Service Team of the Year, and as a Bronze Stevie Award winner for Small - Budget Marketing Campaign of the Year recognizing the debut of its identity protection platform at the Global Business Travel Association Trade Show in 2016.

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In 2017, spending on US business travel is projected to reach $ 300 billion, according to the Global Business Travel Association.

On a recent quick buzz through LA for the Global Business Travel Association Convention, I stayed overnight at the Kimpton Hotel Wilshire near The Grove and LACMA on a somewhat lifeless stretch of Wilshire Boulevard.

The Global Business Travel Association has released the 2011 findings from its annual study of car rental, hotel and meal taxes in the top 50 U.S. travel destination cities — and the results might surprise you.

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Its latest honour is as The Trazees Favorite Airline Alliance, presented at a ceremony on the sidelines of the 2017 Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) convention, the biggest gathering of business travel buyers this year, taking place in Boston, USA.

American Express Global Business Travel has signed an agreement to acquire SMT, a travel management company based in Finland and a subsidiary of Finnair.

(Photo from Global Business Travel trade show floor by Chris McGinnis)

The Global Business Travel Association Southern Africa is proud to present our Annual Conference from 21 to 22 October at the Protea Hotel Fire and Ice Menlyn

According to a recent Global Business Travel Association study, direct booking habits continue to increase and yet many companies haven't employed the appropriate tools to pull this spend into their managed travel programs.

At the recent Global Business Travel Association convention in Denver, I wrangled interviews with some of the most important executives in attendance — from the likes of American Express, British Airways, Southwest Airlines, Best Western and Singapore Air.

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According to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), which forecast the total last July, the answer is a whopping $ 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars in flights, hotels, car rentals, meals and other business - related travel essentials.

Currently editor at large of Global Business Travel magazine and a contributing writer to Watch, he has also been a featured guest on CNN, «The OʼReilly Factor,» «The Oprah Winfrey Show,» and «The View.»

Trade groups Airlines for America and the Global Business Travel Association approve....

Riding on the success of last year's Business Travel Day, ITB Asia, the «Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market», has bolstered its strategic partnership with Global Business Travel Association, the world's premier business association, to provide delegates with its most comprehensive business - focused programme to - date.

The powerful line - up of events continues with Global Business Travel Association's (GBTA) one day business travel forum where participants will hear about the latest economic forecasts on business travel spend in the region, and learn new insights that will help travel professionals successfully plan for the future.

With more than half of passengers using the airport for business travel, the Oxford Economics report compliments the existing buoyant outlook for business air travel in the UK, with recent estimates by the Global Business Travel Association of a six per cent growth in the # 26 billion UK business travel market in 2016.

About Site - American Express Global Business Travel provides end - to - end corporate travel and meetings program management — for companies of all sizes and across all industries.

Hundreds of industry experts from the travel management industry convened in New York City to kick off the sold - out Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)'s 2011 Strategic Travel Symposium (STS).

American Express Global Business Travel has the latest business travel developments to share.

In fact, she loves to travel so much that she runs the blog PhilaTravelGirl — Flying by the Seat of My Points and created a Global Business Travel Manager role at her last firm to manage an employee travel program.

Global business travel provides globally integrated solutions, both online and offline, as well as through mobile applications, to help organizations manage and optimize their travel investments and service their traveling employees.

Prior to joining ExED, Shawn was the Director and Lead Finance Officer for the Global Business Travel group at American Express where she oversaw all of the financial functions for this multi-million dollar team.

The Global Business Travel Association Foundation estimates there were nearly 503 million person - business trips in 2016 in the U.S. compared to 488 million in the prior year.

American Express Global Business Travel handled 98 percent of Verizon's travel business in 2016, and 96 percent of U.S. - originating air travel was booked through Verizon's online tools.

Exclusive leisure travel benefits for American Express Global Business Travel Clients and their employees representing some of the best of the Fortune 500.

US business travel spending is projected to reach $ 300 billion in 2017, according to the Global Business Travel Association.

A 2016 study by the Global Business Travel Association found for 79 percent of business travelers, the company policy had the most significant impact on their travel decisions, more so than convenience or cost.

American Express Global Business Travel will bypass Air France - KLM's 11 - euro fee for indirect channel bookings.

American Express recently selected several Coupa procurement, invoicing, and expense solutions to improve spend management within the company's American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) unit.

According to a July 2015 report by the Global Business Travel Association, U.S. travelers are expected to hit the road for nearly 490 million business trips this year alone.

Business travelers from the U.S. are expected to spend $ 273.3 billion in 2013, according to an estimate published today from the Global Business Travel Association, a non-profit trade group that tracks business travel and corporate meeting expenditures.

A survey by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) found that 45 percent of its European members were less likely to plan travel to the U.S. after the restrictions were announced.

Businesspeople from the U.S. spend more on work - related travel than corporate travelers from any other country in the world, but Chinese business - travel spending is expected to overtake the U.S. in the near future, according to a new report from the Global Business Travel Association.

Not exact matches

Ten years later, as a young executive at a global management consultancy, I got to work in fancy, climate - controlled offices and travel the world in business class.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Students also travel internationally for a global business project, and have the option to participate in a one - week study trip abroad.

Small businesses generally make the switch from DIY to travel pro when they reach 25 to 50 employees and spend $ 50,000 to $ 100,000 annually on airfare, according to Anita Salvatore, executive vice president of global account services for Travizon.

Airbnb is contributing to the effort by working with the NGO Vital Voices Global Partnership and the nonprofit Global Fund for Women to provide travel and free Airbnb accommodations to 160 women who are small business owners and activists.

EMBA tuition includes a travel and accommodation stipend for the Global Business Project of up to $ 4,000.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.