2025 Convention Recordings

Top 10: 2025 Convention Recordings

Discover the best of the 2025 GBTA Convention with this exclusive course bundle, featuring the top 10 rated sessions. Each session highlights cutting‑edge insights, industry trends, and practical strategies from leading experts in business travel.Each 2025 Convention recording is approximately 45 minutes in length and will earn 1 GTP credit.The recordings include: Prompt Engineering & AI Agent MasteryIntrapreneurial Mindset: The New Superpower for Travel ManagersAre You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Travel Jargon Explained SimplyTravel Through Time: Bridging Generational Gaps & Innovating for AllAccessibility By Design: Best Practices to Advance Inclusive Business TravelMetrics That Matter: What’s the Competitive Advantage of Sustainability in Business Travel?All for One and One for All: Designing Solutions for Diverse TravelersBeyond Data: Buyer/Supplier Magic Inside the Hotel RFP LifecycleSearching for Truth: Navigating Risk in the Age of AI & MisinformationAviation Headwinds for 2025: Workforce, Sustainability & Supply Chain

Travel Through Time - Bridging Generational Gaps and Innovating for All

Travel buyers and suppliers agree: traveler experience is paramount. But what happens when needs differ across generations? Join our dynamic multigenerational panel as we reveal insights from our 2025 survey on generational priorities. We will discuss cutting-edge strategies to bridge these gaps and transform traveler experience for all. Don't miss this chance to elevate your approach to travel.This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.

All for one and one for All - Designing Solutions for Diverse Travelers

From neurodiversity to disabilities, travelers are diverse. How do you ensure they get the support they need when they need it? How do you ensure everything is legally compliant with HR? In this session, a multinational corporation and its consulting team will discuss identifying diverse traveler needs and building a support framework to address gaps. Attendees will walk away learning tips and strategies for implementing accessibility into their travel policy from a team who made it all happen. This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.

Searching for Truth: Navigating Risk in the Age of AI & Misinformation

In today’s world, AI is the new wild west – pumping out a lot of misinformation and creating new challenges for travel risk management. With no sheriff in town to fact check, how do you identify reliable intelligence? In this session, we'll teach you how to separate fact from fiction and strategies to revolutionize your risk management approach, ensuring smarter, safer outcomes for your travelers. This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.

Prompt Engineering & AI Agent Mastery

Unlock the potential of AI and turbocharge your Travel program! Prompt Engineering & AI Agent Mastery will enable travel leaders and team members to discover how effective prompt design can automate tasks, enhance communication, and improve decision-making. Attendees will gain actionable insights into implementing AI-driven agents that boost productivity far beyond what you thought possible. Join us for a transformative experience that elevates your operational efficiency. This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Travel Jargon Explained Simply

Ever felt like you need a PhD to understand travel management? Don't worry, you're not alone. In this session, we'll untangle those complex, head-scratching topics until they’re as simple as a 5th grader’s homework. We'll break down the toughest concepts (like NDC, fare filing, mid-office and back-office systems, and more), stripping away the complexities and making them easy to understand. Learning Objectives: Understand complex travel management topics through simple, jargon-free explanations Learn what to do and where to turn when you encounter a confusing travel concept Build confidence in tackling complex travel topics using practical strategies.This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.

Intrapreneurial Mindset: The New Superpower for Travel Managers

Intrapreneurs are the bold insiders who think like entrepreneurs—travel managers and suppliers reimagining what’s possible from within their organizations. United by a drive to create better journeys, they’re transforming corporate travel to meet the needs of today’s business travelers. Hear how they’ve unlocked their intrapreneurial superpower through real stories, case studies and strategies that spark transformation, drive efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the traveler experience.This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.

Accessibility By Design: Best Practices to Advance Inclusive Business Travel

As the future of business travel evolves, accessibility and inclusion are no longer optional—they are essential. This session will equip travel procurement professionals with practical knowledge and actionable best practices to ensure their travel programs are inclusive and accessible to all employees, including travelers with visible and invisible disabilities, neurodiverse individuals, and those with temporary impairments. Through real-world examples and program design strategies, attendees will learn how to embed accessibility into every stage of the travel procurement process—from sourcing and RFPs to policy creation, traveler support, and post-trip feedback. This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.

Metrics That Matter - What's the Competitive Advantage of Sustainability in Business Travel

As policy momentum around climate action shifts across the U.S. and Europe, companies are increasingly relying on internal business cases to maintain and scale sustainability efforts. This session explores how organizations can measure and communicate the return on investment (ROI) of sustainability — particularly within business travel. The GBTA Foundation's Sustainability Leadership Council will discuss practical metrics, key performance indicators, and data strategies that link sustainable practices to business value—like cost savings, employee experience, and risk mitigation. Attendees will leave with tools to define success, build stronger internal buy-in, and embed sustainability in core travel operations. This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.

Beyond Data; Buyer/Supplier Magic Inside the Hotel RFP Lifecycle

Uncover the behind-the-scenes of the hotel RFP cycle process! Industry experts share insights on data evaluation, negotiations of static and dynamic rates, and overall program execution including RFP tool set up and custom questions. Designed for both travel buyers and hotel suppliers, this session offers best practices, key trends, and actionable tips to streamline RFPs and boost results. Presented by the GBTA Accommodations Committee.This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.

Aviation Headwinds for 2025 - Workforce, Sustainability, and Supply Chain Update

The aviation industry faces interconnected challenges, from workforce shortages and FAA regulations to sustainability demands, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions. Each issue amplifies the others, creating a complex landscape for travel managers. Join us to explore how these factors impact one another and discover strategies to navigate and optimize travel programs in today’s environment. Presented by the GBTA Aviation Committee.This session was held during Convention 2025 in Denver, CO.