|
Related Newslog Items 27 January 2010 NBTA Europe added to its advisory board buyers Torbjorn Erling and Yann Le Goff, and supplier Floyd Widener. Erling is Ikea Group's global meetings and travel manager, Le Goff is sourcing director for Tetra Laval Group subsidiary Sidel and Widener is Carlson Wagonlit Travel's vice president of sales and global program management in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. They join on the committee Caroline Strachan, chairman of the newly formed NBTA Europe. 8 September 2009 The United States is working toward reciprocal registered traveler programs with Australia, Germany and the U.K., according to a DHS official. Speaking at the National Business Travel Association convention in San Diego last month, deputy assistant secretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kathy Kraninger said the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry program also could be linked with additional countries, following a deal reached with the Netherlands in May. 24 July 2009 Alitalia added 13 destinations to its network via codeshare flights operated by partners Air France and KLM. Destinations include Berlin, Dubai, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Montreal and Singapore. Air France-KLM in January agreed to acquire a 25 percent stake in Alitalia and create joint ventures with its SkyTeam ally covering services between Italy, France and the Netherlands. 23 July 2009 Business travel will grow 5.3 percent in China, 6.5 percent in India and 0.2 percent in the United States during the next five years, according to research by IHS Global Insight and the National Business Travel Association, sponsored by Egencia. 23 July 2009 Domestic and outbound international business travel spending in 2008 was $929 billion globally, according to a new study by IHS Global Insight and the National Business Travel Association, sponsored by Egencia. 25 June 2009 BCD Travel was not prompted by NBTA to pen its letter supporting a merger with ACTE, according to a BCD spokesman. During an interview Thursday that was scheduled in response an article published in The Beat about BCD Travel's letter, an Association of Corporate Travel Executives spokesman said the National Business Travel Association had "obviously started a campaign." Asked about BCD's letter as well as rumors (some dispelled) of other similar statements by vendors, ACTE executive director Susan Gurley said she would also seek out partners "if I wanted to get a campaign." In response, a BCD Travel spokesman wrote in an email that his company's letter "was not prompted by or part of any NBTA-led campaign. We have long partnered with ACTE and believe it is an outstanding organization for BCD Travel and our industry as a whole. We feel the same about NBTA. We respect the missions of both organizations and do not favor either. Our action was our own decision, and it was driven by a desire to see the best solution emerge for our industry. We strongly believe that solution is an organization that combines the best aspects of ACTE and NBTA." 31 October 2008 The National Business Travel Association added a director of European operations, former travel buyer and vice chairman of the Danish Business Travel Association Ole Bo Larsen.
12 September 2008 Lufthansa in February will operate several new routes from Milan Malpensa, including services to Barcelona, Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Madrid and Paris. Flights to Lisbon and London are planned for next summer. Lufthansa already flies between Milan and five German cities. 16 May 2008 The National Business Travel Association said more than 350 people, including more than 100 travel buyers, registered for the first-ever Paragon Business Travel Conference & Expo. Co-sponsored by 10 other business travel associations and held in Milan, the event drew attendees from more than 20 nations and had "very few no-shows," according to NBTA. Its timing, just one day removed from a major Association of Corporate Travel Executives conference--which begins Sunday in Washington, D.C.-- last year angered some ACTE supporters. 16 May 2008 The "specific goal" of the National Business Travel Association is to "drive" the Association of Corporate Travel Executives "out of business," according to a letter from ACTE to NBTA. NBTA denied the allegations, which included citing NBTA president Kevin Maguire for "engaging in a pattern of public comments disparaging ACTE." The Beat reported that NBTA would consider an official response during its June board meeting, and quoted Maguire as saying ACTE's letter was "blatantly inaccurate." ACTE's executive director said she would do "whatever it takes" to avoid a lawsuit.
|
|
|
retweet
share
share
