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American Express Global Business Travel

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Global Business Travel Group, Inc.
TypePublic
NYSE: GBTG
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Paul Abbott (CEO)
ServicesCorporate travel management, event management
Owner
[1]
Number of employees
18,000
Websiteamexglobalbusinesstravel.com

Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (American Express Global Business Travel or simply Amex GBT) is a multinational travel management company headquartered in New York City. Amex GBT has 18,000 employees in more than 140 countries.[2][3] American Express holds a minority interest in Amex GBT, but the travel company operates as a separate entity from the financial services group.

History

In 2003, Amex GBT acquired Rosenbluth International from Hal Rosenbluth in a "mega deal" that combined two of the top global travel agencies at the time.[4]

In 2014 American Express divested their Global Business Travel division for an investment of $900 million to an investor group creating American Express Global Business Travel. The investment group was led by Certares LP and included Qatar Holdings, Macquarie Capital and funds managed by BlackRock and Teacher Retirement System of Texas.[5] American Express maintained 50-percent ownership of the newly created American Express Global Business Travel (GBT).[5]

In December 2021, American Express GBT announced plans to become a publicly traded company through a business combination with Apollo Strategic Growth Capital, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by Apollo Global Management.[6]

Following the completion of the business combination with Apollo Strategic Growth Capital on May 27, 2022, the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on May 31, 2022, with the symbol GBTG.[7][8]

In May 2026, Long Lake Management announced acquisition of the company for about USD6.3B. The acquisition is intended to be funded by Long Lake's "existing investors, Koch Equity Development, and committed debt financing provided by JPMorgan (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citi (C), and Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG). / American Express (AXP), Expedia Group (EXPE), Qatar Investment Authority, and BlackRock (BLK) collectively represent 69% of GBT's shares."[9]

Acquisitions

  • October 2003: Rosenbluth International[4]
  • August 2016: KDS[10][i]
  • May 2016: SMT Travel Agency[11]
  • June 2017: Banks Sadler[12]
  • February 2018: Hogg Robinson Group[13]
  • August 2019: Kanoo Travel[14]
  • June 2019: DER Business Travel[15]
  • October 2020: 30SecondstoFly[16]
  • January 2021: Ovation[17]
  • May 2021: Egencia[18]
  • September 2025: CWT[19]

References

  1. ↑ 2026 Proxy statement
  2. ↑ "ESG 2020 Report". https://explorer.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/rs/346-POJ-129/images/ESG_2020_Report_FINAL.pdf. 
  3. ↑ "About Us" (in en-US). https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/about-us/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "AmEx to acquire rival Rosenbluth" (in en-us). https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/07/16/amex-to-acquire-rival-rosenbluth/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sharf, Samantha. "American Express To Spin Off Business Travel Division Into Joint Venture" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2014/03/17/american-express-to-spin-off-business-travel-division/. 
  6. ↑ Ramkumar, Amrith (2021-12-03). "WSJ News Exclusive | AmEx Global Business Travel Going Public Through $5.3 Billion Merger With Apollo SPAC" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/amex-global-business-travel-nears-5-3-billion-merger-with-apollo-spac-11638532801. 
  7. ↑ "AmEx Global Business Travel to go public via $5.3 bln Apollo SPAC deal" (in en). Reuters. 2021-12-03. https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/amex-global-business-travel-nears-53-bln-apollo-spac-deal-wsj-2021-12-03/. 
  8. ↑ "American Express Global Business Travel Becomes Publicly Traded Company" (in en-US). https://investors.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/investors/news/news-details/2022/American-Express-Global-Business-Travel-Becomes-Publicly-Traded-Company/default.aspx. 
  9. ↑ Joy, Mary Christine, "Long Lake to buy Amex GBT in all-cash deal valued at ~$6.3B", SeekingAlpha, May 4, 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  10. ↑ "Amex GBT Acquires KDS" (in en). https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Distribution/Amex-GBT-Acquires-KDS. 
  11. ↑ "Amex GBT buys Finnish firm SMT" (in en). https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Corporate-Travel/Amex-GBT-buys-Finnish-firm-SMT. 
  12. ↑ Ltd, Jacobs Media Group. "American Express Global Business Travel acquires Banks Sadler" (in en). http://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/282388/american-express-global-business-travel-acquires-banks-sadler. 
  13. ↑ Whyte, Patrick; February 9th, Skift; EST, 2018 at 5:38 AM (2018-02-09). "American Express Global Business Travel Agrees to Buy Hogg Robinson Group" (in en-US). https://skift.com/2018/02/09/american-express-global-business-travel-agrees-to-buy-hogg-robinson-group/. 
  14. ↑ Sheivachman, rew; August 13th, Skift; EDT, 2019 at 12:00 PM (2019-08-13). "Amex GBT Signs Deal With Kanoo Travel in Middle East Push" (in en-US). https://skift.com/2019/08/13/amex-gbt-signs-deal-with-kanoo-travel-in-middle-east-push/. 
  15. ↑ "Amex GBT Acquires German Small & Midsize Enterprise Travel Agency" (in en). https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Global/Amex-GBT-Acquires-German-Small-and-Midsize-Enterprise-Travel-Agency. 
  16. ↑ Parsons, Matthew; October 12th, Skift; EDT, 2020 at 8:00 AM (2020-10-12). "Amex GBT Pushes Ahead Into Automated Bookings With a Chatbot Acquisition" (in en-US). https://skift.com/2020/10/12/amex-gbt-pushes-ahead-into-automated-bookings-with-a-chatbot-acquisition/. 
  17. ↑ "Amex GBT Acquires Ovation Travel Group". https://www.travelpulse.com/news/business-travel/amex-gbt-acquires-ovation-travel-group.html. 
  18. ↑ "Amex GBT Completes Egencia Acquisition" (in en). https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Management/Amex-GBT-Completes-Egencia-Acquisition. 
  19. ↑ Whiting, Jai (2025-09-02). "Amex GBT Completes Acquisition of CWT" (in en-US). https://www.mycwt.com/insights/amex-gbt-completes-acquisition-of-cwt/. 



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