NBTA
  About NBTA  
  Education and Professional Development  
  Government Relations  
  Members  
  Research and Publications  

2006 NBTA Press Releases/Government Filings

December

12/18/06 NBTA Members Vote Overwhelmingly to Expand Supplier Member Representation on Board; New Board Structure Will Give Allied Members Voting Board Representation While Maintaining Buyer-Driven Structure for Leading Corporate Travel Association
12/14/06 NBTA Member Communication: Proposed Mergers in the Airline Industry: Information for Corporate Travel Managers
12/12/06 NBTA, Chapters Make Contributions to Charities, Scholarship Funds throughout Year
12/04/06

Government Filing: Comments to the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection regarding the proposed Automated Targeting System

November

11/28/06 NBTA, ABGEV Prepare for Second Annual Latin American Corporate Travel & Technology Exchange
11/20/06 NBTA Provides Members 2007 Business Travel Forecast; Report Indicates Continued Strength in Business Travel Market
11/16/06 NBTA Member Communication: US Airways’ Proposed Merger with Delta Air Lines; Information for Corporate Travel Managers (PDF)
11/16/06 NBTA Political Action Committee Hosts Education Session Focused on Networking and Member Involvement on Capitol Hill and Golf Tournament
11/13/06 NBTA Foundation Hosts GLP Finance Session
11/07/06 NBTA Foundation Provides NBTA Members 2006 Compensation and Benefits Report
11/06/06 Value of Corporate Travel Management Featured in Time Magazine Ad
11/06/06 Twenty-Four Travel Suppliers to Sponsor the NBTA 2007 Convention
11/02/06 Corporate Travel Pros Gather to Enhance Expertise through NBTA’s CCTE Program

October

10/30/06 NBTA Promotes Zane Kerby to VP of Business Development
10/23/06 NBTA Foundation Announces Global Leadership Professional Designation; Designation Expands on Existing Program with Wharton School and Adds Third Designation to NBTA Professional Development Package 
10/11/06 NBTA to Host Education Session on Managing Generations in the Workplace; Event to Focus on Tips to Build a Successful Intergenerational Team; NBTA Chapters to Offer Additional Education Sessions Available for CCTE Credit
10/02/06 U.S. and Canadian Business Travel Groups Praise New WHTI Timeline

September

09/27/06 Corporate Travel Managers, Suppliers Gather in London for First-Ever NBTA Corporate Travel Buyer Think Tank; Event Fosters High-Level Discussion on Prominent Topics in Corporate Travel Industry
09/26/06 Government filing: letter to Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff and to TSA chief administrator Hawley praising decision to scrap dramatic fee increase for Registered Traveler program
09/25/06 Business Travel Association Lauds Adjustment of Carry-On Liquid Ban
09/25/06 Government filing: NBTA Comments on CBP Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
09/21/06

NBTA Announces Staffing Changes Designed to Further the Association’s Mission 

09/19/06 Corporate Travel Professionals Gather in Cincinnati for Two-Day Business Travel 101 Course; NBTA’s Fundamentals of Business Travel Management Teaches Basics of Effective Travel Management

09/18/06

 NBTA to Hold Inaugural Business Travel Financial Forum in New York City; Forum to Provide A Wall Street Look at the Business of Business Travel
09/17/06 Government filing: Letter to DHS Secretary Chertoff and TSA chief administrator Hawley on concern regarding proposed Registered Traveler fee

August

08/22/06 NBTA Research Illustrates How Businesses will Respond to Distribution Market Changes; Association Shared Data with American, Delta, Sabre, Worldspan
08/10/06 Information from NBTA regarding terrorist threat to aviation industry - 8/10/06

July

07/19/06 NBTA Convention Draws Record Attendance; Nearly 5,500 Travel Professionals Participate in the Leading Corporate Travel Event
07/19/06 NBTA Elects Three to Board of Directors; Kari Knoll Kesler, Gary Polito, CCTE, and Shelly Lewchuk, CCTE, to Serve Three-Year Terms as Directors-at-Large
07/19/06 NBTA Releases Paper on Leveraging Group and Transient Hotel Spend
07/19/06 NBTA Provides Members Guide to Evaluating Dynamic Hotel Pricing; Second Paper Offers Last Rate Availability Primer
07/18/06 NBTA Presents Presidents and Allied Member of the Year Awards to ABGEV's Martins and Delta's Milano; Pros Honored for Their Outstanding Contributions to Business Travel Industry
07/18/06 NBTA Presents Prestigious Icon Award to Marilyn Carlson Nelson
07/18/06 Nearly 50 Travel Professionals Graduate from NBTA CCTE Program; Travel Mangers and Suppliers Awarded Sole Designation in Corporate Travel Industry at NBTA Convention
07/18/06 Thirty-Three Travel Professionals Honored with Certificate of Professional Development from NBTA Foundation's Global Leadership Program
07/17/06 NBTA Uses Convention to Boost Car Rental Tax Awareness; Launches New Web Site, Releases Economic Research Study
07/17/06 Economists Say Car Rental Excise Taxes Fail Tests of Good Tax Policy ; Taxes are "inconsistent with basic principles of good taxation"
07/17/06 NBTA Announces Formation of Global Risk Management Committee; Group Dedicated to Providing Education and Research to NBTA Members on Topics Related to Global Risks
07/17/06 NBTA Foundation Announces 2007 Schedule for Global Leadership Program
07/17/06 NBTA Foundation Awards More than $87,000 in Scholarships to 45 Business Travel Professionals
07/17/06 NBTA Foundation Reaches $5 Million Donor Mark; HRG Contribution Pushes Foundation to Milestone Achievement
07/17/06 NBTA Foundation Releases Latest Enhancements to the Managed Travel Index® & Benchmarking Tool
07/17/06 NBTA Partners with TTG Asia Media to Offer First China Corporate Travel & Technology World; Event to Focus on Corporate Travel in the China Travel Market
07/17/06 NBTA to Host Business Travel Conference in Mexico City; Event to Focus on Corporate Travel in the Mexican Travel Market
07/16/06 NBTA Convention Kicks Off Today in Chicago; Premier Event in Business Travel Hosts More than 5,000 Travel Professionals
07/12/06

President George H.W. Bush to Speak at NBTA Convention

June

06/30/06 NBTA Convention Hosted at McCormick Place to Benefit Chicago-based Companies; More than 250 Travel Buyers and Suppliers from the Windy City to Join 5,000 Attendees at Premier Event in Business Travel
06/29/06 National Travel Forum to become NBTA Event; NBTA Committed to Maintaining NTF’s Identity
06/27/06 NBTA Praises Gov. Bush Veto of Car Rental Tax Hike; Defeat of Tax Increase Labeled “Victory for Florida”
06/20/06 NBTA International Convention & Exposition Goes Online to Enhance Attendee, Exhibitor Experience; Online Marketplace and Online Press Room Allow NBTA Exhibitors to Reach Travel Buyers and Media with Product and Service Info and Latest News
06/15/06 Government, Business Leaders to Present at NBTA 2006 International Convention & Exposition
06/08/06 NBTA Lauds House Defeat of Proposed Air Security Fee Increase

May

05/30/06 NBTA and Canadian Alliance Praise U.S. Senate Measure Improving Border-Crossing ID Requirements
05/23/06 THETRADESHOW Partners with the National Business Travel Association (THETRADESHOW release)
05/22/06 NBTA Hosts Business Travel 101 Course Onboard Largest Cruise Ship in the World; Travel Professionals Participate in CTE, Focus Group Sea Onboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas
05/16/06 Travel Managers and Suppliers Learn Problem Solving Methods at NBTA Education Session; Pros Gather for CCTE Elective on Advanced Travel Management Issues and Solutions
05/09/06 NBTA Slates Executive Travel Buyer Think Tank for London; Corporate Travel Buyer Think Tank will Offer Executive-Focused, Majority-Buyer Event
05/08/06 Bernard Shaw to Speak at NBTA International Convention & Exposition; Joins Former President George H.W. Bush and Carly Fiorina as General Session Speakers for Premier Corporate Travel Industry Event
05/04/06 NBTA Provides Members Research on Fuel Price Increases

April

04/27/06 NBTA Letter to Senate Foreign Relations Leaders Voices Business Travel Community Concerns on WHTI
04/25/06 NBTA Legislative Summit Participants Rally, Saying “Business Travel is Not a Sin;” Event Educates Lawmakers on Negative Impact of Air Security Fee Increase on Corporate Travel Industry
04/20/06 NBTA Lauds TSA’s Progress towards a National Registered Traveler Program
04/19/06 NBTA Testifies before Florida. State Senate Committee Hearing on Car Rental Excise Taxes
04/13/06 NBTA Partners with BusinessWeek to Publish Special Advertising Section on Business Travel Best Practices
04/13/06 NBTA to Host Fundamentals of Business Travel Management Course at Sea; CTE at Sea to Take Place Onboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas
04/13/06 NBTA Announces Three Upcoming Sessions of the Fundamentals of Business Travel Management Course; Course Aimed at Professionals New to Corporate Travel Management
04/06/06 NBTA to Sponsor Global Travel & Tourism Summit
04/03/06
 NBTA, Top Car Rental Companies Meet to Address “Exploding Taxes”; Car Taxes Hit Local Residents and Businesses

March

03/08/06 Corporate Travel Professionals Gather for Industry’s Only Certification Program; Forty-Nine Travel Managers and Suppliers Participate in CCTE Core Week 2
03/02/06 NBTA Addresses CDC Proposal on Behalf of Corporate Travel Industry; Association Comments Highlight Cost Burden Rule Would Create
03/01/06
 Carly Fiorina to Speak at NBTA 2006 International Convention & Exposition

February

02/22/06 President George H.W. Bush to Speak at 2006 NBTA International Convention & Exposition
02/21/06 NBTA Groups and Meetings Committee Provides Technology Guidance for Strategic Meetings Management Programs
02/09/06 NBTA Testifies in Senate Aviation Security Hearing; Voices Support for Programs Providing Strong Security and Facilitating Business Travel
02/07/06 NBTA and ABGEV Hold Largest-Ever Corporate Travel Conference in Latin America; LACTTE Highlights the Enormous Potential of the Industry in the Region
02/06/06 NBTA Foundation Provides Compensation and Benefits Survey to NBTA Members
02/06/06 NBTA Foundation Offers First GLP Session of the Year; Master’s-Level Course Focuses on Core Business Concepts
02/02/06 Pros Gather to Earn Only Certification Available in Corporate Travel; Core Week 1 of NBTA’s CCTE Program Takes Place in Houston
02/01/06
 NBTA’s The Lighter Side of Business Travel Highlights Humor in Corporate Travel

January

01/31/06 NBTA Foundation Launches New Brand; New Board Members Announced
01/26/06 NBTA Members Recognized for Contributions to Corporate Travel Industry in Business Travel News’ Annual Top 25
01/25/06 NBTA to Host Web Seminar on Strategic Meetings Management
01/24/06 NBTA, ABGEV Latin American Conference Attracts Hundreds of Business Travel Buyers, Suppliers; More than 400 Travel Professionals Expected to Participate in Event
01/20/06 NBTA Lauds TSA’s Commitment to Registered Traveler, Calls for Standard Rulemaking Process; Leading Corporate Travel Organization Launches Taskforce to Develop RT Resources for Corporations
01/17/06
 Business Travel Association Praises DHS-State Joint Vision for Travel and Border Security; NBTA Labels Components of the Plan “Victories for the Travel Industry”
01/03/06 NBTA’s Top Ten Travel Stories of 2005 (report)

Media Contacts

Caleb Tiller
Director
Communications and Public Relations
+1 703-684-0836 Ext. 138

Courtney Leigh Beisel
Assistant Manager
Communications and Public Relations
+1 703-684-0836 Ext. 133

2008 International Convention & Exposition Sponsors