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Global Business Travel Association

Business group · Consumer & retail · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 12 October 2026, Global Business Travel Association appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“GBTA Europe aims, through its advocacy work, to:- •Be recognised by the European Commission, European governments and the corporate travel industry as the voice of Corporate Travel & Meetings in Europe and the ‘Go-To’ organisation when a key issue is to be discussed, arises or requires comment. •Support our national partner association activity on a national government basis.”

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“•Deliver additional value-add to our buyer members by representing them and challenging any activity we believe is not in their interest. •Support and feed into global advocacy efforts of GBTA on industry affairs activity. •Recognise that on occasion GBTA Europe will need to maintain a neutral position where there is no clear buyer benefit or position. However, we should be involved and or consulted on any decision to ensure that the buyer perspective is voiced. •Communicate our advocacy efforts to our GBTA Europe members and partner member […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party440%
Renew Europe330%
Socialists & Democrats330%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2024).

2024
5
2025
5

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Jens Gieseke
2 meetings · EPP
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
2 meetings · Renew
Nikolina Brnjac
1 meeting · EPP
Daniel Attard
1 meeting · S&D
Rosa Serrano Sierra
1 meeting · S&D

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Nov 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúBusiness Travel
4 Nov 2025Jens GiesekeAustausch zu EU-Politik
4 Nov 2025Daniel AttardSustainable Tourism and business travel
3 Jun 2025Nikolina BrnjacGBTA’s Policy Priorities for 2024–2029
7 May 2025Elena Nevado del CampoPriorities
13 Nov 2024Sérgio GonçalvesPriorities for this mandate
13 Nov 2024Jens GiesekeAustausch zu EU-Luft­fahrt­politik
11 Nov 2024Rosa Serrano SierraPriorities for European Commission 2024-2029
9 Apr 2024Jan-Christoph OetjenHanding over the GBTA's Navigator Award
22 Feb 2024Jan-Christoph OetjenStakeholder Meetings on Passenger Mobility Package

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