For those that are interested in corporate Travel & Expense (T&E) payments, the omicron variant of COVID-19 is already starting to affect the business travel industry. Among other recent travel restrictions and closings, the Global Business Travel Association announced last Tuesday that it was postponing its December 6-8 conference in Berlin due to the new variant. The conference brings together thought leaders, travel managers, and analysts across the business travel industry. Responding to the postponement, Suzanne Neufang, CEO of the GBTA wrote on the association’s website:
“…public health, resilience, and agility must be our new norm in the business travel industry.”
Public health should be a priority for every organization during this time because it requires sacrifices from all of us to win the fight against COVID-19. The GBTA will provide dates for the conference at a future point but expects late February or early March of next year.
Overview by Ben Danner, Research Analyst at Mercator Advisory Group
