Caleb Tiller , +1 703-684-0836, ext. 138
Alexandria, VA (March 13, 2007) –The inaugural NBTA Business Travel Financial Forum: A Wall Street Look at the Business of Business Travel has drawn such an overwhelming response that the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) has contracted for a larger space to host the event, to be held March 26, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel in New York City.
NBTA President & CEO Suzanne Fletcher said, “When we first looked at the market for the inaugural Business Travel Financial Forum, we hoped to bring in at least 150 people. When we closed registration at 175, we started getting calls from people who still wanted to register. We are thrilled that we had the flexibility with the Crowne Plaza Times Square to expand our capacity, and we are now welcoming additional registrations—up to 225 attendees.”
More than 200 industry professionals have already signed up to attend the event, with nearly half of those being travel managers. Those in attendance will gain strategic perspectives on important issues affecting the business travel sector. NBTA has assembled an outstanding array of respected Wall Street analysts and industry insiders to provide attendees with expert views about the economic outlook for the air and hotel sectors, the industry as a whole, and the future of global travel services.
Financial Forum speakers and presenters will include the following:
- Phillip A. Baggeley - Managing Director, Corporate Ratings, Standard & Poors
- Bobby Bowers - Senior Vice President, Smith Travel Research
- Amanda Bryant - Vice President, Lodging Group, Merrill Lynch
- Loren G. Edelstein - Editor, T&E Magazine; Executive Editor, M&C Magazine
- Sam Gilliland - CEO, Sabre Holdings
- Ken Goldstein - Economist, The Conference Board
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Darryl Jenkins - Airline Analyst, former Director of the Aviation Institute at George Washington University
- Hubert Joly - CEO, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
- Larry Kudlow - Host, CNBC’s Kudlow & Company (pictured)
- David Lee - Director, Economic Research, Air Transport Association of America
- Scott McCartney - Travel Editor, The Wall Street Journal
- Jeffery A. Smisek - President, Continental Airlines
- Arnie Weissmann - Editor in Chief, Travel Weekly
A limited number of reporters are eligible to receive complimentary registration to the NBTA Business Travel Financial Forum. All complimentary media registrations are subject to review by NBTA. To register, please use media registration form (MS Word, PDF) or contact pr@nbta.org.
For additional event information and standard Financial Forum registration please visit www.nbta.org/financialforum.
The National Business Travel Association is the source for critical information on the business travel industry. For more than 35 years, NBTA has dedicated itself to the professional development of its members through advocacy, education and training, and networking opportunities. NBTA represents over 2,700 corporate and government travel managers and travel service providers, who collectively manage and direct more than $170 billion of expenditures within the business travel industry. For more on NBTA, visit www.nbta.org.
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