As 2026 winds down, some of the biggest conversations in business travel are happening at industry events across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Travel managers, procurement leaders and travel buyers are looking for practical answers to familiar challenges: How do you give travelers more choice without sacrificing control? How do you improve the traveler experience while managing costs? How can AI and modern travel technology create measurable value?
BCD’s fall 2026 industry event schedule
Business Travel Show America 2026, October 14-15 | New York
GBTA + VDR Europe Conference 2026 in Partnership with ABTA, November 2-4 | Vienna
Festival of Aviation and Corporate Travel Summits | FACTS, November 25-26 | ICC Sydney
What you’ll see from BCD
The business travel industry is changing quickly. Travel buyers are being asked to balance rising traveler expectations, evolving technology, growing content complexity and pressure to deliver measurable program value.
At each event, BCD will showcase how its Open by Design approach helps organizations create travel programs that are more adaptable, connected and aligned to their business goals.
Attendees can experience the reimagined Tripsource® platform through demonstrations and see how modern travel management technology can simplify travel planning, improve traveler engagement and provide greater visibility across the travel journey.
Visitors can also explore the BCD Marketplace, an expanding ecosystem of integrated travel technology partners that gives organizations more freedom to build programs around their specific needs. From traveler experience and payments to sustainability, risk management and reporting, the Marketplace helps companies add capabilities without creating additional complexity.
The conversations won’t stop at technology. BCD experts will be discussing some of the most important topics shaping managed travel today, including AI-powered travel management, traveler experience, content strategy, travel program flexibility and the role of open technology ecosystems in driving innovation.
Join the conversation
Whether you’re assessing your travel program, considering a change in travel management partners or looking for new ways to improve traveler satisfaction and program performance, these events offer an opportunity to see where the industry is heading and how leading organizations are responding.
Attending one of these events? Schedule time with the BCD team for a personalized Tripsource demonstration and a discussion about how open, flexible travel management can help your organization deliver more value to both the business and its travelers.
Meet us at the shows