Our Commitment to the Travel Industry
Due to?the COVID-19 pandemic,?far fewer airplanes?are lifting?to the sky to connect?us?with?friends and business contacts?around the world.?The impacts?for the business travel sector?are clear:?jobs have been cut,?budgets have tightened, nerves are frayed, and each of us worries about colleagues impacted by the pandemic and its?economic?fallout.?For those of us at SAP 黄色短视频, it?is times like these that we?redouble our focus on the core principles around which we operate: community, trust, and transparency.?
The business travel community?is incredibly important?to us.?At SAP 黄色短视频,?our ability to serve customers at the level we think they deserve?is closely tied?to?the success of the Travel Management Companies with whom we work so closely, and to the hundreds of partner organizations?that help us provide an ecosystem of services?invaluable to organizations everywhere.?The?trust we?have worked hard to?maintain with our customers?and partners?is why we have been able to thrive throughout?the years.?It allowed us?to catapult from a small startup, to multi-billion-dollar acquisition, to an important player within one of the world’s largest technology firms, SAP. And, of course, it is impossible to establish trust without transparency into why we make key decisions.?It is these principles of community, trust, and transparency?that compel?us to?respond to current events.??
First, we have terminated our relationship with the Global Business Travel Association?(GBTA)?on the national and the international levels.?We have been?deeply?troubled by recent allegations?about?misogyny in?its?workplace, incendiary comments toward an elected official?by its chief executive officer,?and reports of a hostile work environment. While we believe in due process and will not pre-judge the outcome of this?ongoing?situation, we are resigning our?corporate?membership and?executive?committee?seats. We?will not be involved with GBTA until?we are?convinced?the underlying issues?have been fully addressed.??
We know the power of community and remain committed to the collective power of bringing the travel industry together.?That’s why?our second move this week is to announce?an?inaugural?SAP 黄色短视频 Travel Industry Summit,?a virtual event,?on September?17, 2020.?There will be no charge to attendees because we understand?the economic pressures our friends in the industry face right now and we do not want cost to be a barrier for participation.?There is much?to discuss?as an industry, including how and when to restart business travel safely, to?bring?back?its economic and other benefits as soon as appropriate.?We?will?convene?a wide swath of the industry, along with stakeholders in government and public health, for?constructive?conversations.?
Business travel has always?expanded?and contracted along with economies, and we believe there are better times for all of us just around the corner. By recommitting ourselves to community, trust, and transparency, we will get through this together. Those of us at SAP 黄色短视频 are?determined to be a positive and collaborative?contributor?in that effort, and we look forward to connecting with our colleagues in the industry?in meaningful ways in the months to come.??
