Dubai Accessible Tourism International Summit

GBTA Convention 2021 will be unlike any other Convention before it, as we come together in person for the first time since our industry was drastically changed and look forward to rebuilding and reshaping the future of business travel. GBTA Convention 2021 will bring all of us together to learn from experts and each other, in-person. We’re diving deeper than ever before into the topics that will shape the future of our industry: our travelers, our programs, our planet, ourselves. Our industry has changed drastically, and business travel professionals and companies have spent the last year figuring out how to adapt. Convention 2021’s theme is Ready. Safe. Travel. and we’re taking the discussions and solutions to the next level with the leading thinkers, entrepreneurs and change makers,

Corporate business travel on airlines is expected to shrink by as much as 19 percent, and that decline could become permanent, an analysis from Raleigh-headquartered Beroe, Inc. found. “When travel restrictions were imposed worldwide, businesses replaced direct meetings with virtual ones to contain the pandemic’s spread. Many businesses adapted to virtual meetings and have realized that not all meetings must be in-person. Businesses have also realized huge cost savings on air travel spend,” said Anusree Mohan, senior analyst at Beroe, in a statement. “In the future, airline travel will be a more mindful and thought-out way of traveling, allowing employees to have a better life balance and employers to have a better return on investment.” Prior to the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic, business travelers represented about half of airline revenue, or about 1.7% of total global GDP, according to Beroe. But with businesses seeking cost-saving measures, and integrating virtual meeting tools to conduct meetings, Beroe analysts are predicting short- and long-term effects on air travel.

Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld will bring the industry together for growth and evolution through educational workshops, networking events, and a trademark Exhibitor Showcase. Travel advisors attend seeking education, relationships and new products for their eager customers. Supplier partners are able to establish new sales relationships and share product updates.

Hosted alongside WTM London, Travel Forward has become recognised as the meeting place for the travel technology industry, harnessing innovation to create safe, connected, sustainable travel for the future. This year’s show comes at a key moment for the sector, providing the platform for ideas, technologies and solutions that will enable the next generation of travel businesses to emerge and thrive. Our 2021 hybrid event provides a brilliant combination of live and virtual opportunities. As a world-leader in exhibitions we’re able to deliver a full live show experience, safely and responsibly, with face-to-face networking, insight and debate, and a world of new technology products and solutions to discover. The countdown to November has begun. Start planning now to harness the opportunities: Get the inside word with case-studies from industry peers Join in with influential round-table debates Meet the people behind the solutions you need Tap into WTM London as part of your package