Europe Agrees on a Common Standard for Transport Emissions — A Win for BT4Europe and Europe’s Business Travel Community BT4Europe, the European Network of Business Travel Associations, was founded by twelve national associations and represents thousands of corporate travel buyers and suppliers across Europe. As the collective European voice of the business travel community, BT4Europe […]
BT4Europe: A Balanced Package Travel Directive is Needed – Protect Consumers Without Punishing SMEs
As the EU institutions enter final negotiations on the revision of the Package Travel Directive (PTD), BT4Europe, the European Network of Business Travel Associations, warns against overregulation that could harm both travelers and the many small businesses that make up Europe’s travel sector. BT4Europe calls for a clear and workable definition of a package holiday, […]
Press Release: BT4Europe Calls for Immediate Reform to Reduce Administrative Burden for Short-Term Business Travel in the EU
BT4Europe, the European Network of Business Travel Associations, is urging the European Union to implement a 14-day exemption from A1 certification requirements for short-term business travel. The call follows mounting evidence that outdated administrative procedures—originally designed to coordinate social security—are placing an unsustainable burden on businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), public authorities, and […]
Position paper on reducing administrative burden for short-termbusiness travel within the EU
Business travelers deserve smart mobility –not outdated red tape Efficient and proportionate rules are key to keeping Europe connected, innovative and economically resilient
BT4Europe bi-weekly call: minutes and agenda
Business travel plays a crucial role in supporting economic growth, fostering cross-border collaboration, and driving innovation within the European Union With an estimated expenditure of nearly €69 Billion in 2023, the sector is an integral part of the single market strategy. Business travel is an important part of tourism as it also generates additional income […]
BT4Europe PRESS RELEASE: Simplifying Cross-Border Business Travel
BT4Europe, the European Network of Business Travel Associations, has submitted its recommendations to address the bureaucratic challenges of the EU’s A1 form requirements as part of Axel Voss MEP’s Call for Input. With the European Commission’s commitment to reducing regulatory burdens by at least 25% for large companies and 35% for SMEs, BT4Europe emphasizes the […]
BT4Europe Welcomes Digital Declaration Proposal for Posted Workers
BT4Europe, the European Network of Business Travel Associations, welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to introduce a digital declaration system for posted workers. While this is an important step toward simplifying cross-border business travel, BT4Europe emphasizes the need for mandatory exemptions for short-term business trips and consistent digitization of longer trips across all Member States. The […]
Latest One-Pager – Digital Transformation group
A full digital transformation is needed to unlock efficiency and sustainability gains. BT4Europe participation at the EU Commission Headquarters On Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS)
CountEmissions EU – BT4Europe response
Greenhouse-gas emissions accounting is a measure used in various economic sectors to generate greenhouse gas emissions data from specific activities of businesses and individuals.
Business Travel Opinion – Digitalising Travel Documents
In Focus – Digitalising Travel Documents The European Commission considers to take action to promote the use of digital travel documents on top of existing physical documents e.g. passports andidentity cards. At this early stage of legislation DG Home will take a decision which policy option to adopt. In consideration are a spectrum of actions […]