GBTA to Convene Business Travel Forums in Cities Across Australia and New Zealand
From Perth to Auckland, GBTA’s Business Travel Forums will dive into hot topics like Artificial Intelligence (AI), sustainability, mobility and the key trends reshaping business travel worldwide
GBTA will host forums in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, and Auckland between March and April to address industry challenges amid Australia's AUD 42.7 billion business travel market.
GBTA is kicking off a series of events in major cities across Australia and New Zealand, bringing together the business travel community to explore the most important issues shaping the sector.
From Perth to Auckland, the GBTA Business Travel Forums series will feature corporate travel managers, procurement leaders, airlines, hotels, technology providers and a range of other crucial players. As well as being unique networking opportunities, attendees can look forward to hearing expert perspectives on hot topics ranging from Artificial Intelligence to workforce mobility to business trends and what these all mean for the business travel sector.
The Forums will take place in:
Brisbane on 11 March
Perth on 18 March
Melbourne on 22 April
Auckland on 30 April
Australia is a global leader for business travel, with an estimated spend of AUD 42.7 billion* in 2025. It was the Asia Pacific region’s fifth largest market for business travel and the twelfth largest market in the world according to GBTA’s 2025 Business Travel Index.
We’re excited to kick-off our Business Travel Forum series across Australia and New Zealand. With geopolitical and trade uncertainty looming large, we feel that now is a critical time to bring business travel professionals together so we can better understand the collective challenges we face and how we can tackle them together.
GBTA Country Manager for Australia, Derek Sadubin
For both seasoned business travel professionals and those new to the industry, these one-day events will be a prime opportunity to glean new insights and forge relationships with peers and some of the key players shaping the future of the business travel sector.
Click here for details on how to register for each event.
For more information about GBTA in Australia and New Zealand, visit: https://gbta.org/regions/apac/australia/
*AU / estimated $27.9 billion USD conversion (26/3/2026)
About GBTA
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world's premier business travel and meetings trade organization serving stakeholders across six continents. GBTA and its 9,000+ members represent and advocate for the $1.57 trillion global business travel and meetings industry. GBTA and the GBTA Foundation deliver world-class education, events, research, advocacy, and media to a growing global network of more than 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts. For more information, visit GBTA.org and GBTAFoundation.org.