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NBTA Hurricane Resource Page

With recovery from Hurricane Katrina under way and with Rita moving toward landfall, NBTA is the source of hurricane-related news and information for the corporate travel industry.

Contents
- General Resources
- Rita Resources
- Katrina Resources

General Resources

Travel Management Resources
- NBTA Daily News Brief
- Preparing for Airline Chapter 7 (NBTA Members only)
- Corporate Travel Emergency Guidelines
- GSA relocation bulletin

Career Resources
- NBTA Career Center
- Katrinajobs.org

Relief Opportunities
 - Dine for America
Donate Money
- American Red Cross
- Feed The Children
- Habitat for Humanity
- Salvation Army
- United Way
Donate Corporate Resources
- DHS
Donate Airline Miles
- American Red Cross
- MileDonor.com

Rita Resources

Airline Information*
- America West  Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- JetBlue Airlines
- Northwest Airlines
- Southwest Airlines 
- US Airways
- United Airlines

Airport Information*
- Houston Airports

Evacuation Areas
- Texas

Weather Advisories
- Galveston/Houston, TX
- Lake Charles, LA

Hotel Contact Lists
- Dallas CVB
- Waco CVB

Hotel Status*
- Best Western
- Choice Hotels
- Country Inns & Suites
- Extended Stay
- Hilton Family
- Hyatt
- Intercontinental Hotel Group
- Park Inn
- Park Plaza Hotels
- Marriott
- Radisson Hotels
- Starwood Hotels

News
- NBTA Daily News Brief
- Houston Chronicle Rita Coverage

Katrina Resources

NBTA News
- NBTA Participates in Launch of KatrinaJobs.org [9/14]
- NBTA Donates to Red Cross [9/7]
- Letter from NBTA President [9/1]

Help NBTA Serve the Industry
- Feedback, questions
- Send your Katrina story

Katrina News Archive
- Week of 09/19/05
- Week of 09/12/05
- Week of 09/05/05
- Week of 08/29/05

Airline Status*
- AirTran Airways
- America West Airlines
- American Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- JetBlue
- Northwest Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- United Airlines
- US Airways

Airport Status*
- FAA

Airport Parking*
- Park 'N Fly New Orleans

Car Rental Policies*
- Enterprise
- Hertz

Ground Transportation Availability*
- Ground Transportion Options Chart (NBTA Members Only)

Convention Center/CVB Status*
Alabama
- Alabama Bureau of Tourism
- Gulf Shore/Orange Beach
Louisiana
- New Orleans
- Baton Rouge Area
- Shreveport
Mississippi
- Gulfcoast (Gulfport & Biloxi) 
Texas
- Houston

Hotel Status*
- Accor North America
- Best Western
- Choice Hotels
- Country Inns & Suites
- Extended Stay Hotels
- Hilton Family
- Hyatt Regency New Orleans
- Intercontinental Hotel Group
- La Quinta
- Marriott 
- Park Plaza
- Radisson
- Starwood

Housing Availiability*
- Housing Options Chart (NBTA Members Only)

Other Facilities*
- New Orleans Passport Agency 

U.S. Postal Service Updates
- Service Update
- Map of Affected Service Areas

Help NBTA Serve the Industry

- Email to hurricane@nbta.org (i) information that may help your fellow corporate travel professionals, (ii) immediate or future needs NBTA may be able to help with, or (iii) any feedback that can help guide NBTA's actions in response to the storm.

- Share your story.  Do you have a success story to tell about your company’s efforts to relocate travelers and employees in the areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina?  Do you have a perspective on how this will impact future travel for your company?  Your story can help NBTA represent the industry to the media.  Email your story to hurricane@nbta.org.

* NBTA encourages members to contact suppliers directly for more detailed information.

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