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Travelers Are a Crucial Element in Preventing Human Trafficking – Recognize the Signs

Human trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery that involves the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of people through force, fraud, or deception to use them for profit, is a pervasive problem. American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), which acquired Ovation in 2021, recently formalized a training program to identify human trafficking and what to do if such a ... Read More

February 2023 E-Newsletter Recap

Ovation's weekly client e-newsletter, the Informed Traveler, keeps readers updated on travel industry news and trends. Read More

5 Steps to Reduce Emissions from Business Travel

Corporate travel has embraced the green imperative: most (89%) industry professionals surveyed by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) believe that sustainability is a priority for business travel. But it seems that execution has not caught up with ambition. Research conducted by Global Business Consulting (GBC), the consulting arm of American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), ... Read More

January 2023 E-Newsletter Recap

Ovation's weekly client e-newsletter, the Informed Traveler, keeps readers updated on travel industry news and trends. Read More

What Travelers Need to Know About EU’s New Visa Waiver Program

If you’re planning a trip to Europe in 2023, you might have another task to add to your pre-trip to-do list. Travelers from dozens of countries will need to apply for authorization to enter the Schengen Area, a border-free zone comprised mainly of European Union (EU) countries, when a new EU visa waiver program is supposed to go into effect in late 2023. The European Travel Information and ... Read More

REAL ID Deadline Extended to May 7, 2025

REAL ID Deadline Extended to May 7, 2025 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that the REAL ID deadline will now be May 7, 2025. The deadline was previously May 3, 2023, for US travelers 18 years of age or older to secure a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license for domestic air travel. The lingering impacts of COVID-19 have impeded REAL ID progress over the past two years, and the ... Read More

November 2022 E-Newsletter Recap

Ovation's weekly client e-newsletter, the Informed Traveler, keeps readers updated on travel industry news and trends. Read More