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GBTA | Global Business Travel Association Convention 2024 Sessions - What are we talking about? Our Roaders are speaking at various sessions this convention, sharing our views on how you can Create Better. Hear from Barbara A. on "Is the Annual Hotel RFP the Right Place to Focus on Sustainability?" on Wednesday, July 24th at 10:30am ET. More to come on our final session and you can always discuss how to Create Better by stopping at our booth #3322 #gbta2024 #createbetter

Looking for a new role? We have a number of openings that we are hiring on behalf of our clients. Internal Communications & Change Management This role spearheads impactful change management communications to inform, enable, and rally employees and stakeholders for a best-in-class Travel & Events program. Global Travel Operations - Junior Manager Own the operational oversight, supplier program support and project management as well as partnering with the TMC and other suppliers. Read more and apply below if you are interested in joining our hive mind!

GBTA | Global Business Travel Association Convention 2024 Sessions - What are we talking about? Our Roaders are speaking at a number of sessions this year, all sharing different ways you can Create Better. Hear from Katie Virtue on Bold Balance - The 70% Solution on Wednesday, July 24th at 10:30am ET. More to come on our other sessions and you can always discuss how to Create Better by stopping by our booth #3322 #gbta2024 #createbetter

The GBTA | Global Business Travel Association Convention is just a few weeks away! Our Roaders will be there on booth 3322, talking about their favorite topic - Creating Better! Schedule a meeting with us through the GBTA portal or just send us a message. You can also catch us throughout the convention — whether we're on the go or in a session. Look out for our FESTIVE ROAD backpacks! Come tell us how you want to #CreateBetter in travel and meetings. See you in Atlanta!

The Opportunity for Travel and Meetings Managers to Take the Lead or Be Directed In our next podcast, Esther van der Aa and Kelly Schimke discuss Trend #8 and how the role of the travel and meetings manager has changed in the podcast below. While many have found themselves in the weeds, there is now a ladder available to climb out. Strategic thinking, aligning travel and meetings strategy with the company’s purpose and a grasp of the first 7 macro trends that we covered in earlier podcasts, all bring the opportunity to take the lead, rather than continue being directed. Take a listen and let us know how you see the roles shifting and what new opportunities exist. #createbetter #travelmanager #meetingsmanager

Creating Better at the Business Travel Show Europe We had a fab time at the show last week, making connections, sharing our insights and seeing how those that stopped by our stand want to Create Better. What were some of the key comments? How to Create Better for your program? - Define the impact and shout about it! - Build strong supplier relationships - Listen more to travelers and stakeholders How to Create Better for your self/role? - Give myself more time to think - Stop and breath - More wild swimming (Now that was creative thinking!) We look forward to continuing the conversation on how to Create Better at GBTA | Global Business Travel Association Convention on Booth 3322 in a few weeks! #createbetter #btshoweu

New Series Alert 📢 We are excited to present you with Future Proof Fridays - a video series where we share insights that will help you to future proof your #businesstravel and #meetings program. Change seems constant in our sector and as part of our mission to Create Better, we are always looking ahead to see what travel and meetings managers must consider and what will have an impact. In episode one Katie Virtue interviews Lora Ellis on the value of conducting Request for Solution (RFS) sessions, or as we like to call them 'Art of the Possible' workshops. If you are looking for insights on how to bring more innovation to your program, then take a listen. And let us know - have you ever tried an RFS? #createbetter #requestforsolution #futureproof

We had a great first day at the Business Travel Show Europe ! Look forward to day 2 and hearing how people want to Create Better on stand L24. #createbetter #btshoweu

5 Lessons from the GBTA | Ladders Season Roader Sean Melchionno participated in the GBTA | Ladders program this past season and shares the lessons he learned and how his impression changed. "For me, Ladders is about growth. Growth as an individual, growth of your skill sets and growth of knowledge. I chose to put myself in a new, scary and uncomfortable place and learned so much from that decision." Festive Road is proud to be a sponsor for the program and support Roaders who participate as mentees and mentors as part of our mission to create better for the industry. #ladderup #createbetter

Decarbonizing Aviation – is SAF the answer or is it demand management? Hear what Roader Ami Taylor thinks in the video below as she shares a few bits ahead of her session at the Business Travel Show Europe. Ami will be joined by Alethea Warrington from Possible, Susanne Bouma from Neste, Nadia Crowe from AVEVA and moderated by Jen Bankard from BTN Group. The session is on 19 June at 12:00 in Platinum Suite Room 1. Come hear the debate on What's myth and What's reality! And be sure to check out the FESTIVE ROAD Wonder Wall on stand L24. #btshowEU #sustainabletravel #createbetter