Paul Tilstone

Paul started his career 30 years ago in Travel Management Company sales and marketing, moving to CEO for the UK & Ireland's Institute of Travel & Management (ITM) in 2005. He launched the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in Europe in 2010, moving to SVP Global Development in 2012 with a brief to develop GBTA regions outside of the USA. He was a co-founder of specialist consultancy Festive Road and is founder of specialist travel and meetings supplier consultancy 'temoji'. Paul has been twice listed as one of the world's top 25 business travel industry influencers by the Business Travel News.