As usual, FBTA's year 2025 was launched with a Hot Topic seminar on the morning of the Travel Fair's Trade Day.
Eero Havia's succinct summary of the seminar is available to read here.
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BT4Europe calls for A1 form exemption for business travellers
European business travel association network BT4Europe has submitted a series of recommendations to the EU aimed at reducing the "bureaucratic challenges" of the A1 form for business travellers
The EU's A1 form, which was introduced in 2010, requires travellers to provide proof of payment of social security in another member state and this currently includes short-term business travellers crossing between countries.
BT4Europe wants a 14-day exemption from the A1 requirements to be introduced for activities such as business meetings, trade fairs and training events to reduce the administrative burden on organisations. The association is also calling for an expanded definition of business travel to include more temporary professional activities, such as client meetings, internal audits, industry events, and recruitment efforts.
FBTA Spring Meeting Report 25.4.
The Finnish Business Travel Association FBTA gathered its members for its Spring Meeting in Helsinki at the end of April on 25.4.2024. The event consisted, as usual, of both a statutory meeting and a work or professional programme, which covered a number of topical issues.
Eero Havia's report is available in full here.
European Network of Business Travel Associations | BT4Europe
BT4Europe, the European Network of Business Travel Associations, launched three years ago, was born out of the need to be close and present where decisions are made. In EU terms, that means Brussels. The birth of BT4Europe was conceived by four Nordic business travel associations, with FBTA Finland among them, and eight key EU-based business travel advocacy organisations from Central and Southern European countries.
Eero Havia's report on the BT4Europe Info on 7.2.2024 is available in full. here.
GBTA + NBTS Copenhagen 4 - 6.11.2024 Breakout sessions now open | Call for Proposals
GBTA is seeking industry professionals to contribute new ideas, solutions, and innovations for current issues and challenges that confront the travel industry. With your unique perspective and insight, we can continue to deliver the best education on the topics most relevant to business travel.
GBTA is committed to incorporating diverse perspectives with each session and across the entirety of the Conference. We empower you to submit content topics that will be timely and most useful to travel professionals as the business travel industry's landscape continues to evolve.
Start brainstorming and building your proposal using the Submission Worksheet. The Worksheet includes helpful "Tips" to advise what makes for a well-written proposal and the goal of providing each field.
Deadline for proposals is March 1, 2024.