Held August 3-5 at McCormick Place, the event convened business travel buyers, suppliers, innovators, policymakers, volunteer leaders and partners to connect, learn and help shape the future of the global business travel industry. “GBTA Convention continues to be where the global business travel industry comes together to understand what’s changing, build meaningful connections and shape what’s next,” said Suzanne Neufang, CEO of GBTA. Newly Released GBTA Business Travel Index Points to Continued Growth and Evolving Market DynamicsDuring Convention, GBTA unveiled the 2026 GBTA Business Travel Index, made possible by Visa. Advocacy, Volunteers and Industry RecognitionGBTA Convention 2026 underscored GBTA’s role in representing the collective voice of the global business travel industry. To view photo highlights from GBTA Convention 2026, visit GBTA’s Flickr page.