GBTA Unveils Global Spending Volume, More Data at Annual Convention

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GBTA unveiled their 2026 Business Travel Index (BTI) to more than 5,400 attendees from 47 countries at GBTA Convention 2026, which took place at McCormick Place in Chicago. GBTA's global volume report. Credit: Madeleine WillisThe 2026 report recorded $1.71 trillion in global travel spending—a 7.1% increase—with a projected $1.80 trillion in spending expected in 2027. By 2030, global travel spending is projected to be $2.06 trillion. Additionally, BTI unveiled a global volume report for the first time, which found that 1.84 billion business trips happened globally this year.