NBTA Direct Membership Benefits
Connections for business travel professionals
NBTA Direct Members enjoy an extensive program of benefits designed specifically for business travel buyers. Information, training and networking with colleagues as well as NBTA’s extensive network of supplier members equips Direct Members with the knowledge and skills they need to optimize their professional effectiveness. NBTA also supports its Direct Members by promoting the value of professional corporate travel management to a company’s bottom-line performance. Here are just some of our exclusive products and member services:
NEWS & INFORMATION
NBTA.org The world’s largest repository of business travel information and statistics
Daily News Brief Daily e-newsletter featuring breaking news and critical industry issues
Membership Directory & Buyer’s Guide Invaluable travel-industry reference guide, the “Who’s Who” of the travel industry
Connecting News Monthly e-newsletter presenting current NBTA programs and activities
NBTA Business Travel Quarterly This quarterly publication will provide you with valuable information on NBTA, its members and the corporate travel industry, to help you stay connected to the industry and your collegues.
NBTA Washington Report NBTA's bi-weekly e-news report provides news and information from Washington, D.C., and other cities around the country and the world regarding legislation and regulations that affect the business travel industry. Washington Report is published every other Friday as a special edition of the NBTA Daily News Brief.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) The industry’s only professional certification program
Fundamentals of Business Travel Management Offered online and in a class room setting. Successful completion leads to a certificate as a Corporate Travel Executive (CTE)
NetSmart™ Web-based distance learning program delivering critical topics by leading experts
Global Leadership Program (GLP) NBTA Foundation's master’s level course for the travel management professional
REPRESENTATION
Advocacy Representing the interest of the business travel industry at the legislative level
Media Relations The leading global source of information
NETWORKING
International Convention & Exposition The Business Travel Event of the Year, visit www.nbtaconvention.org for more information
Travel Management Exchange Forums (TMEF) Regional meetings on industry “hot topics”
Interact Listserv Share best practices in a timely networking e-forum
RESEARCH
NBTA Foundation Funding research, education and scholarships
Benchmarking The industry’s only performance-based program (usage fees apply)
GLOBAL REACH
Global Travel Management Programs International meetings on industry “hot topics”
Paragon Partnership Unprecedented information forum on the multinational landscape of business travel
Enjoy these benefits and much more!