{"id":10822,"date":"2021-05-07T11:31:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T10:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/?p=10822"},"modified":"2021-06-16T10:13:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:13:36","slug":"shape-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/en-au\/blog\/shape-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Shape of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header: BTN Podcast&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Shape of the Future&#8221; subhead=&#8221;what types of business travel will survive&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%2%%&#8221; scroll_down_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_one_text=&#8221;listen now&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;#listen13&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;podcast&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;75px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; subhead_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#414042&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/podcast.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;intro and content&#8221; module_id=&#8221;listen13&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;75px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(255,186,96,0.6)&#8221; border_width_right=&#8221;8vw&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#5b8cb1&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bill gates has said that 50% of business travel would go following the pandemic, but he would say that, wouldn&#8217;t he? 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