American Express Global Business Travel
Amex GBT is a B2B travel platform providing integrated corporate travel, expense, and meetings and events solutions to companies in more than 140 countries, with 18,000 employees.
American Express Global Business Travel, or Amex GBT, describes itself as the world's leading B2B travel platform. Founded in 2014, the company provides integrated corporate travel, expense, and meetings and events solutions to companies of all sizes, serving clients in more than 140 countries. It employs 18,000 professionals and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2022.
The firm's product suite combines three connected offerings: a corporate travel solution for managing business travel, an expense management solution for handling business expenses, and a meetings and events solution. Underlying these are technical domains spanning travel technology, B2B platform technology, expense management technology, meetings and events technology, and innovation in corporate travel. The company pairs this technology with expert service.
Amex GBT has expanded through strategic acquisitions, including KDS, Hogg Robinson Group, Ovation, Egencia and CWT. The business was formed in 2014 with a $900m strategic investment led by Certares LP ahead of its eventual listing. Its stated mission is “helping ideas travel” by connecting people and businesses worldwide, with a commitment to making business travel a force for good.
