On todays show we have on Mike McCormick of The Travel Again Project and former executive director of the GBTA. We discuss, how as an industry, we can unite and gain the confidence of the business traveler back again. Find The Travel Again Project: www.travelagainproject.org/ Find Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mccormick/ About The Travel Again Project: Our mission is to unite the global travel industry in order to restore consumer and corporate confidence in traveling and encourage responsible government policy globally. In order to recover, the marketplace participants are working to adapt to the immediate crisis until the long road to recovery can begin. The key to that long-term recovery is rebuilding consumer and corporate confidence in traveling again. This initially hinges on the timelines for the development and widespread dissemination of COVID-19 vaccines. However, sharing best practices globally and instituting responsible government policy is equally, if not more important to impacting successful outcomes over the next 3+ years. About Mike: Mike McCormick is currently providing highly profitable strategic advice to leading travel-related businesses. Recently along with his business partner Ed Silver, he launched Travel Again, an independent, not-for-profit project focused on restoring traveler confidence, driving travel recovery and rebuilding the global travel industry. Previously, he was the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), a global trade association he led since 2009. With the support of a highly dedicated staff, he led the transformation of this travel trade association. GBTA was the world's premier business travel and meetings organization with over 10,000 members representing over US$345B in annual travel spending. McCormick came to GBTA with deep travel industry experience, having previously served as Managing Partner of Hudson Crossing, LLC, a successful travel industry advisory business. Prior to launching Hudson Crossing, McCormick served as Executive Vice President of the Cendant Hospitality & Leisure Group, where as business unit leader, he was responsible for the strategic direction and operations of the global hospitality brands such as Travelport, Orbitz, Lodging.com and WizCom. McCormick has also served as the Chief Operating Officer of PhoCusWright, President of Biztravel.com, and Senior Vice President of Global Supplier Relations for Rosenbluth International where he began his career in travel. McCormick received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame. Mike served in senior advisory board roles with Google and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA). He is widely covered in media ranging from USA Today to the Wall Street Journal and Politico. Mike is a guest on-air contributor with MSNBC and CNN. He has conducted numerous on-stage interviews with guests ranging from industry C-level executives, sports and media icons, to President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. in 2019, Mike was named an inaugural SPOKEies® Award winner as top spokesperson in the Non-Profit Trade Association Category. Named one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in Travel by Business Travel News. Michael and Eric Okon operate a global transportation business that is 100% family owned. With locations in multiple states and 100's of employees, the Okon Bros. talk about navigating life, growing up in a family business, writing books, content creation, self-help, law of attraction and more... Here are our websites: Our main company, BLS - https://www.blsco.com Michaels self-help books - https://www.samuelsbooks.com Michaels fiction books - https://www.michaelokon.com Eric Okon LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericokon Michael Okon LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-okon-b02b60162 Eric Okon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eric.okon.7923 Michael Okon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100054514076427