Event Marks First Since Formation of Unique Mexican Business Travel Organization

Contact:   USA - Caleb Tiller,  +1 703-236-1138
                  Mexico -   Rudolfo C. Macedo Jiménez, +52-55-5295 2793

Mexico City (December 3, 2007) -- NBTA Mexico -- the only Mexican organization dedicated to providing education and professional resources for corporate travel professionals and a regional affiliate of the National Business Travel Association (NBTA), a global organization -- on Friday held an Education Day in Mexico City for business travel professionals. Seventy (70) attendees took part in the one-day event at the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel and Towers in Reforma. Participants learned about Air Fare Structure Analysis and Data Collection.

NBTA Mexico Regional Director, Rodolfo C. Macedo Jiménez, said, “The NBTA Mexico Education Day provided exactly the type of information on travel management that the Mexican business market has been asking for. This is a perfect example of why NBTA Mexico was formed -- to offer professional education that advances the field of travel management within Mexico and helps travel managers and suppliers provide value for their companies. I was proud to be part of this event, and I look forward to future initiatives of NBTA Mexico.”

Friday’s Education Day was the first event since the official formation of NBTA Mexico in July. Earlier in the year, the global NBTA organization, based in the United States, had held both a Corporate Travel Conference and an Education Day in Mexico City. The overwhelming positive response to those events led to the creation of NBTA Mexico as an independent, buyer-led, Mexico-focused organization within the global NBTA network.

NBTA Mexico’s next event will be the 2nd NBTA Mexico Corporate Travel Conference, January 21-23, 2008, at the Hotel Nikko, Mexico City. For information and registration, see www.nbtamexico.org.

English: NBTA Mexico, the leading organization for corporate travel professionals in Mexico, is part of the National Business Travel Association (NBTA), the world’s premier business travel organization. U.S.-based NBTA and its regional subsidiaries – NBTA Asia Pacific, NBTA Canada and NBTA Mexico – serve more than 3,000 members in 30 nations around the globe. NBTA has 42 U.S. Chapters with more than 5,000 members. NBTA members are corporate and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers, who collectively manage and direct more than $170 billion of global business travel expenditures annually. The association provides industry-leading networking, education & professional development, research, news & information, and advocacy. For more information, visit www.nbta.org and www.nbtamexico.org.

Español: NBTA México, la organización líder de profesionales de viajes corporativos en México, la primera organización de viajes corporativos en el mundo. Con su base en los Estados Unidos y sus filiales regionales - NBTA Asia y Pacífico, NBTA Canadá y NBTA México – NBTA atiende a más de 3,000 miembros en 30 países en todo el mundo. NBTA tiene 42 organizaciones en los Estados Unidos con más de 5,000 miembros. Los miembros de NBTA son gerentes de corporativos, gerentes de organismos gubernamentales reguladores de viajes y turismo de negocios, gerentes de convenciones, así como proveedores de servicios relacionados con la industria de los viajes. Todos estos sectores administran y distribuyen más de 170 billones de dólares en gasto generado por el turismo de negocios globlal cada año. Nuestra organización provee contactos de primer nivel dentro de la industria de viajes corporativos, sesiones educativas y de desarrollo profesional, investigación, noticias e información, y apoyo. Para mayores informes, visite www.nbta.org y www.nbtamexico.org.

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