La health crisis has claimed another victim. This time, the bankruptcy does not affect a airlinebut one of the main associations linked to business travel: ACT. The association of business travel managers has just announced the end of its activities. The reason for this bankruptcy is not only theeconomic impact of Covid-19But there was also a political factor. Indeed, ACTE's directors had been forced to cancel their Asian conference because of the situation in Hong Kong. " At a time when the need for a plural, global voice is so great for an industry seeking to recover from disaster, it is with a broken heart that we must announce that we are filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and that ACTE has ceased trading. "announced the association's management. He continued: " Our discussions were wide-ranging and in-depth, with strong indications that we would succeed, but the recent spikes in COVID-19 have made investors and partners legitimately pessimistic about the viability of event-based organisations for some time to come. ".
At the same time, another major business travel association is experiencing turbulence. Already troubled by an investigation into its CEO Scott Solombrino, the GBTA has just announced the cancellation of its US convention. This key event for the association and the business travel industry as a whole was due to be held in November in Paris. Denver. The cancellation was reportedly due to a problem with the availability of the Colorado Convention Center as a result of the health crisis. The US convention is due to return to Orlando in July 2021. It remains to be seen what will happen to the event's European counterpart: GBTA officials are due to announce the organisation of the GBTA Europe convention, to be held in Germany from 3 to 5 November.
