2008 NBTA Press Communications

December

12/11/08 NBTA Report Shows Importance of Travel Management Following Recent Security Incidents
12/11/08

Renowned Economist Peter Morici to Speak at Travel & Meetings Summit

12/10/08 Letter: To U.S. Department of Homeland Security Expressing Concerns About Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Implementation

November

11/20/08 NBTA Foundation Publishes 2008 Salary Survey
11/18/08 CBP Enrolls Global Entry Participants at NBTA Event
11/17/08 Business Travel Association Applauds Visa Waiver Program Expansion
11/11/08 NBTA Predicts Cost Cutting Measures to Continue into 2009 as a Result of Economic Slowdown; Rising Costs and Sluggish Travel Industry Growth to Significantly Impact Business Travel
11/06/08 Media Brief: NBTA Congratulates President-Elect Barack Obama

October

10/30/08 NBTA: Secure Flight Rule Addresses Concerns of Business Travel Community
10/29/08 BBC World Correspondent to Keynote ISM and NBTA Summit on Travel & Meetings; Following Presidential Inauguration, Kay to Explore Political Outlook
10/28/08 Industry Veteran Joins NBTA as Director of European Operations
10/20/08 New Research Shows Companies Being More Creative in Getting Employees in Front of Customers, Clients as Economy Weakens; New Research Examines the Impact of Economic Downturn on Business Travel
10/17/08 NBTA Attends Visa Waiver Event at White House; Association Represents Global Business Travel Community
10/09/08 Business Travel Professionals Earn Certification at Inaugural Asia Pacific Fundamentals Course
10/06/08 NBTA Accpeting Nominations for First Corporate Social Responsibility Awards

September

09/30/08 Business Travel Group Praises Travel Security Funding Measure
09/25/08 NBTA Canada Hosts Largest-Ever Education Day
09/22/08 NBTA’s Hank Roeder Chairs Meeting Professionals Association
09/19/08 NBTA Praises Anti-Oil Speculation Measure
09/09/08 NBTA Canada Host Largest-Ever Calgary Education Day
09/09/08 NBTA to Offer Strategic Meetings Management Certification; Thought-Leader will Again Advance this Emerging Discipline
09/09/08 Business Travel Association Lauds Watchlist Hearing
09/05/08 Letter: To U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging the Senate to take up and pass legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration

August 

08/29/08 Media Brief: Mexican Travel Pros Turn to NBTA Mexico for Professional Education
08/14/08 Business Travel Group Praises Expansion of Global Entry
08/04/08

Travel Watch List Error Redress Bill Introduced in Senate; Legislation Addresses Weaknesses in Current Passenger Pre-Screening System

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July

07/31/08
NBTA Announces Major Events for 2009
07/31/08 NBTA Holds Most Successful Convention in 40-Year History
Annual Convention Breaks Attendance, Exhibits Records
07/30/08 NBTA Honors Concur’s DePasquale with Allied Member of the Year Award
07/30/08 National Business Travel Association Announces New Allied Board Member; Hotel Management Professional Dana Divine to Serve as Allied Director at Large
07/30/08
NBTA Foundation Upgrades Benchmarking Tool; Additions include CSR Assessment and Peer Comparisons for Car, Hotel
07/30/08 Donors Give $5 Million to Support NBTA Foundation Projects; Foundation to Use Partnership Initiative to Advance Corporate Travel Industry
07/29/08
New Study Details Hotel, Car Rental, and Meal Taxes in Top U.S. Markets
07/29/08 Business Travel Professional Development Graduates Honored at NBTA Convention
07/29/08
New ABGEV, NBTA Partnership to Advance Travel Management Globally
07/28/08 NBTA Presents President’s Award to Industry Leader Craig Banikowski; Banikowski Honored For Dedicated Service to Business Travel Industry, NBTA
07/28/08 NBTA Foundation Awards $94,000 in Scholarships to 43 Corporate Travel Professionals
07/28/08 Businesses Turn to NBTA in Uncertain Economic Times; 2008 NBTA Convention Breaks Attendance, Exhibits Records
07/24/08
NBTA Offers Cutting-Edge Online Technologies to Complement Annual Business Travel Convention; Online Applications Are Available to All Corporate Travel Professionals
07/24/08 NBTA Announces Chapter Awards and Scholarships
07/23/08 NBTA to Unveil CSR Toolkit and CSR Benchmarking; New Tools to Launch at NBTA Convention
07/22/08 World’s Largest Business Travel Association and Event are Going Green; NBTA Announces Environment-Friendly Meetings Practices, New CSR Awards
07/22/08

NBTA Aviation Committee to Unveil New Airline RFP Created to Serve as Industry Standard; New RFP Can Be Used by Companies of All Sizes with Regional or Global Reach

June

06/24/08 NBTA Praises Global Entry Funding Measure
06/24/08 Government Filing: NBTA Files Comments with DHS on Proposed Air/Sea Exit System for International Travelers
06/18/08 NBTA Applauds U.S. House for Passage of FAST Redress Act; NBTA Members Celebrate Victory After Having Encouraged Representatives to Support Bill
06/16/08 ISM and NBTA Partner on Travel & Meetings Procurement Summit; Leading Organizations Announce a “New Breed” of Travel Supply Management Event
06/12/08 NBTA Honors Congresswoman Yvette Clarke with Founders Award
06/12/08

Corporate Travel Pros Gather in Washington to Meet with Members of Congress: 2008 NBTA Legislative Summit Attendees Discuss Current Legislative Issues Facing the Corporate Travel Industry

06/11/08 NBTA Government Travel Group Honors Becky Rhodes; First National Travel Forum Icon Award
06/10/08 NBTA Publishes Strategic Meetings Management Profiles
06/06/08 NBTA President Takes Part in Global Entry Launch
06/06/08

Government Travel Managers Gain Insights, Learn Updates and Build Capabilities; National Travel Forum Highlights Tools, Trends and Training Opportunities

06/05/08 Government Travel Conference Draws 1,100 Attendees; National Travel Forum Sessions Address Current Issues and Future Possibilities in Government Travel Management
06/04/08

NBTA Announces Featured Speakers at 40th Annual International Convention & Exposition in Los Angeles; Industry Icons, Award-Winning Comedians to Address Attendees

06/03/08 NBTA Comments on Visa Waiver Electronic Authorization

May

05/22/08 NBTA, TTG Media to Deliver Asia-Pacific’s Business Travel Starter Course; Inaugural Asia Pacific-Focused Certification Course to be Held at IT&CMA & CTW Asia-Pacific in Bangkok on 6-7 October 2008
05/20/08 European Industry Addresses Pressing Topics at Crossroads Milan
05/20/08

NBTA Applauds Congressional Committee for Sending FAST Redress Act to House for Consideration; Legislation Addresses Weaknesses in Current Passenger Pre-Screening System

05/13/08 Pan-European Business Travel Conference Draws 300 Attendees 
05/05/08 NBTA: Colorado and Florida Rightly Put Aside Car Rental Tax Plans
05/01/08 Congressional Letter: NBTA Urges House Committee and Subcommittee to Submit FAST Redress Act of 2007 to Full U.S. House of Representatives for Consideration
05/01/08 Corporate Travel Professionals Begin Designation Program at NBTA Canada Event in Montreal
05/01/08

NBTA: US-VISIT Exit Plan Would Create Undue Stress on U.S. Economy

April

04/28/08 Business Travel Industry: Car Rental Tax Would Cost Coloradoans Millions
04/25/08 Leading Business Travel Group Supports U.S. Expansion of Model Ports of Entry; Announcement Meets One of NBTA’s Major 2008 Government Affairs Goals
04/23/08 NBTA Announces National Travel Forum Program Details; Speakers to Include Charlie Wilson of Charlie Wilson’s War
04/22/08 NBTA Praises New Bumped Passenger Compensation, Opening of More Airspace out of NY
04/18/08 National Business Travel Association Calls Visa Waiver Expansion a “Victory”
04/15/08 Business Travel Industry Reacts to Delta-Northwest Merger
04/14/08 Business Travel Industry Praises CBP’s International Registered Traveler Pilot; NBTA Encourages Rapid Expansion of “Global Entry”
04/10/08 Leading Business Travel Group Urges Action to Maintain Confidence in Air Travel System
04/09/08 NBTA Testimony: U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Aviation Hearing on “Aviation Delays and Consumer Issues”
04/09/08 Second Annual CT&TW China Offers Travel Management Insights in Changing Global Economy
04/04/08 Special Report from the NBTA Canada Annual Conference & Exhibitor Showcase -- Experts Say Demand for “Green” Business Travel Is Growing; Higher Cost Is a Barrier
04/03/08 NBTA Rejects Airport Congestion Pricing Proposal as Hidden Tax; Proposal Would Not Improve Congestion, Would Only Raise Ticket Prices
04/03/08 Special Report from the NBTA Canada Annual Conference & Exhibitor Showcase -- Economist to Canadian Business Travel Industry: Growth May Slow

March

03/19/08

Special Report: U.S. Economic Slow-Down Projected to be Short-Lived; Business Travel to Continue Growing

03/12/08

NBTA Foundation Announces New Corporate Partnership Initiative; NBTA Pledges $1 Million to Help Foundation Work Toward Self-Sustainment

03/11/08

NBTA Honors Purchasing Magazine’s Susan Avery with Second Business Travel Journalism Award

03/06/08 NBTA and TTG Asia Media to Host Second China Corporate Travel & Technology World; Sessions to Focus on Corporate Travel in the China Travel Market

February

02/26/08

 Largest Latin American Corporate Travel Conference Grows 20 Percent
02/06/08 Crossroads Milan Education Program Unveiled; Pan-European Business Travel Conference Will Enable Each Attendee to Meet Professional Goals
02/05/08 Letter to Sen. Inouye, Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, supporting nomination of Robert Sturgell as FAA Administrator

January

01/29/08 NBTA and Chapter Meet with Colorado Governor on Car Rental Tax Proposal
01/28/08 NBTA Evaluates the “State of the U.S. Business Travel Union”; Report Card Grades Congress, the Administration on Key Business Travel Issues
01/24/08

English: NBTA Mexico Conference Highlights Importance of Travel Management; More than 250 Attendees Learn How to Maximize Travel Value in Shifting Market

Español: Nuevas herramientas para los administradores
de viajes corporativos

01/22/08 Leading Business Travel Group Comments on DOT Customer Protection and Congestion Proposals; NBTA Recommends Basic Protections, Warns Against Micromanagement of Airline Customer Service
01/18/08

English: Mexico Corporate Travel Conference to Draw More than 200 Attendees

Español: Conferencia de viajes corporativos en México convocará a más de 200 participantes

01/16/08 NBTA President Memo on Secure Borders, Open Doors Report
01/14/08 NBTA Asia Pacific Announces New Leadership to Advance Association Goals; Gardner to Serve as Board Chair and Davies to be Regional Director
01/08/08 Beauchine to Head NBTA Foundation; NBTA President Maguire Appoints New Foundation Board Members