BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ANSWER FOR THE T&E LINE

If travel and expense shows up in your budget, your forecasts or your month-end close, Business Travel Show America is built around your questions.
In two days you can meet every supplier type that touches T&E spend - payment and expense platforms, TMCs, airlines, hotels, booking tools, data and analytics providers. Compare them side by side, and gather the market intelligence to control costs, improve visibility and prove the value of every travel dollar.

75%
of buyers planned to send an RFP to an exhibitor from the show
80%
of buyers said the show was better than expected
84%
of buyers would recommend the show to a friend or a colleague
90%
of buyers said the show was excellent or good value of time
*Source: Business Travel Show America 2025 Post Event Survey

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Business Travel Show America is free to attend for corporate travel managers, meeting planners and procurement/ sourcing professionals responsible for managing their company's or organization's corporate travel/meetings program.

WHY FINANCE PROFESSIONALS ATTEND

TAKE CONTROL OF T&E SPEND

Compare payment, expense and virtual card platforms side by side, and see how TMC and supplier commercial models actually drive your costs. Ask the hard questions in person and scan the whole market without weeks of vendor demos.

BENCHMARK YOUR PROGRAM

Hear how peer organizations structure their deals, measure supplier performance and quantify program value. Buyer-only community sessions give you candid, vendor-free conversations you won't get anywhere else.

BUILD THE BUSINESS CASE

Sessions like "Making the case: budget, ROI and the cost of not changing suppliers" arm you with exactly what finance is asked to prove: quantified impact, hidden costs, and the real price of supplier inertia — plus how AI is changing forecasting, dashboards and leakage detection.

DE-RISK THE SPEND CATEGORY

Payment security, data protection, cross-border compliance and duty of care all carry financial exposure. Assess risk and security providers face to face, stress-test their answers and know what belongs in your controls before audit asks.

OVER 100 SUPPLIERS IN ONE PLACE

WHO WILL YOU MEET?

Every category you source, evaluate or manage — in one place:

  • Travel Management Companies / Agencies
  • Airlines and Airline Alliances
  • Hotels and Accommodations
  • Expense and Payment Management Technologies
  • Online Booking Tools and Travel Technologies
  • Reporting / Data Management / Analytics Tools
  • Travel Risk Management and Duty of Care Providers
  • Ground Transportation Providers
  • Meetings / Incentive Travel and Technology Solution

Sessions built for finance professionals

The full conference program runs across both days, but if your job is cost control, spend visibility and proving value, start with these:

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Capital One Business Travel Knowledge Arena
  1. AI’s impact on data management is rapidly moving from experimentation to practical application in managed travel. This session explores real-world use cases, from dashboards and forecasting to leakage …
Delta Business Theater
  1. Sponsored by:
    Delta
  2. The Business Travel Innovation Faceoff showcases emerging products and services transforming corporate travel and meetings. Finalists will pitch their innovations live on stage to an audience of trave …
Room 1C02
  1. Ground transportation is increasingly fragmented across rental cars, chauffeured services, rideshare platforms and emerging driverless options, but forward-thinking travel programs are starting to tre …
Room 1C03
  1. Join fellow corporate travel and meetings leaders in this buyer-only session focused on strategic meetings management. Connect with peers working to bring meetings, events and travel into closer align …
  2. This buyer-only session brings together corporate travel managers to explore the evolving landscape of travel technology and distribution. Whether you’re evaluating new tools, tackling NDC-related cha …
Capital One Business Travel Knowledge Arena
  1. Online booking tools are undergoing their biggest transformation in two decades. AI-powered interfaces, conversational search and expanded content sources are reshaping how travelers shop, compare and …
  2. Join us as the winners of the Business Travel Innovation Faceoff—including the Business Travel Innovator Award and the People’s Choice Award, are announced, recognizing breakthrough solutions in corpo …
Delta Business Theater
  1. The Business Travel Innovation Faceoff showcases emerging products and services transforming corporate travel and meetings. Finalists will pitch their innovations live on stage to an audience of trave …
Room 1C02
  1. Travel leaders are increasingly asked to demonstrate value while managing tight budgets and rising expectations. This session focuses on how to quantify program impact, identify hidden costs and build …
Room 1C03
  1. Join fellow corporate travel buyers in this buyer-only session focused on sustainable business travel. Connect with peers navigating the same pressures—whether it’s meeting corporate ESG targets, driv …
  2. Connect with fellow corporate travel buyers managing small or midsize travel programs across the region in this buyer-only session. This interactive discussion offers a space to share common challenge …

HEAR FROM YOUR PEERS

It was a great show to learn about industry trends, see innovative moves in the market and network with vendors to improve your T&E programs
Dan Novotny
Specialist, Travel and Expense Management |  Rio Tinto
Knowledge shared was immense, show was compact but very well run. 
Kosta Tsimiklis
Sr Global Sourcing Manager |  IPG
The conversations we had in the buyer-only sessions provided a comfortable space to really discuss what is working and not working in our industry.
Sedrick Ratchford
Travel Manager-Americas |  Partners Group AG
This event was truly buyer-centric, making attendees feel comfortable, supported, and valued
Brianna Lazzaro
Travel and Expense Manager |  UFP Industries

 

WATCH THE SHOW IN ACTION

 

REGISTRATION IS NOW LIVE - CHOOSE YOUR ATTENDANCE OPTION

Hosted buyer program

Places on the hosted buyer program are limited and subject to approval. Qualifying criteria apply. We handle your travel, accommodation, and refreshments so you can focus solely on what matters most—your meetings and connections.

As part of the hosted buyer program, you get access to:

  • Pre-scheduled appointments with the exhibitors of your choice
  • Onsite lounge, including lunch and refreshments
  • Hosted buyer-only networking events
  • Travel and accommodation
  • The event app
  • All content session

 

Visitor buyer

For buyers who want to attend the show but don't require travel and accommodation or only want to attend for a day, you can register as a visitor buyer. 

You will get access to:

  • All onsite content session
  • All exhibitors
  • The event app to arrange meetings with exhibitors
  • Networking events


 

FAQs

Positions it for finance, FP&A and controllership leaders with T&E responsibility; lists the supplier types they can meet in two days.

Benchmarking T&E spend, understanding cost drivers, evaluating payment and expense tech, and gathering intelligence to challenge supplier pricing, faster than weeks of vendor calls.

Yes; expense management, corporate payment, virtual card and reconciliation providers exhibit alongside booking tools and data platforms, so you can assess fit against your close process, controls and reporting.

Yes; a practical way to scan the market and understand current pricing, service and technology trends before setting budgets, reviewing contracts or challenging renewals.

Program ROI, business-case building, AI in forecasting and leakage detection, TMC commercial models, airline distribution and payment.

Anchored to your actual eligibility wording (travel managers, planners, procurement/sourcing), with finance framed as stakeholders involved in supplier selection, cost control or travel program strategy.

Finance directors, FP&A managers, controllers, AP leaders, expense program owners, and anyone involved in T&E budgeting, supplier selection, cost control or governance.

Review T&E spend data, supplier contracts, budget targets, reporting gaps and reconciliation pain points to prioritise meetings and sessions.