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Global Business Travel Association: An Overview

Global Business Travel Association: An Overview. Jim McMullan GBTA President and CEO January 11, 2012. Global Business Travel Association. Overview. GBTA is the world’s premier business travel and meetings organization

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Global Business Travel Association: An Overview

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  1. Global Business Travel Association:An Overview Jim McMullan GBTA President and CEO January 11, 2012

  2. Global Business Travel Association Overview GBTA is the world’s premier business travel and meetings organization Collectively, GBTA’s 5,000-plus members manage over $340 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually GBTA provides its network of 21,000 business and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers, with networking events, news, education & professional development, research and advocacy

  3. Europe Canada Asia Mexico Brazil Australia

  4. Costa Rica Mexico Panama Colombia Peru Brazil Latin America Argentina

  5. GBTA Membership

  6. GBTA Membership • Member Directory • GBTA Events • Online Collaboration • Local Chapters • International Convention • Networking

  7. What is GBTA Hub? Member Directory ListServ Resource library Industry news Calendar Google alerts

  8. Networking Notifications Discussions Matching Engine Research Industry News Events Live Polls

  9. 2012: A Dynamic Year Of Events Ahead • GBTA National Travel Forum Phoenix, AZ (June 5-6) • Sports Conference 2012 Phoenix, AZ (June 5-6) • GBTA Convention Boston, MA (July 22-25) • GBTA Europe Annual Conference 2012 • Dusseldorf, Germany (Sept. 24-25) • The Masters Program Washington, DC (Feb. 6-7) • GBTA Technology Symposium New York City (March 5-6) • GBTA Mexico Conference Mexico City (March 28-30) • GBTA Canada Conference Toronto, CA (April 11-12)

  10. GBTA Convention 2012 Boston, Massachusetts | July 22 - 25 Theme: “Success in Every Direction” 94% of Exhibit Space Already Sold • More square footage has already been sold than total square footage on site in Denver Registration Opened in November • gbta.org/convention

  11. GBTA Convention 2011 Denver, Colorado | Aug. 21-24 More than 6,000 attendees • 3rd largest Convention in GBTA history • More than 1,250 travel managers More than 400 exhibitors Vast education program – over 75 sessions Event a huge success! • More than 90% of buyers rated the Convention “good” or “very good”

  12. GBTA Membership • Compelling Research Studies • Resource Library • Benchmarking Tools • Industry White Papers • Daily News Brief • Industry Research

  13. What is the BTI™? • The BTI™ is derived from total Business Travel Spending and is a statistical indicator of the health of the overall U.S. economy. • An index base year of 2005 was chosen for the BTI™ for three reasons: • It is relatively recent and reflects similar market conditions. • 2005 represents neither the top of an expansion nor the trench of a recession. • The U.S. Government has chose 2005 as the base year for many of its high profile economic releases. • Specifically, the GBTA BTI™ is set equal to 100 in 2005 Q2.

  14. Business Travel Quarterly Overview • The Business Travel Quarterly Outlook – United States projects aggregate business travel trends over the next eight quarters. The report includes key buy-side metrics such as total business travel volume and spending, plus supply-side projections of changes in costs, across both transient (individual) and meetings travel. • Business Travel Quarterly Outlook – Q2 United States is the fourth report in the series. • Quarterly reports are released the second Tuesday of each quarter—2012’s Quarterly update was issued yesterday. • Research effort is sponsored by Visa and executed by Vantage Strategy.

  15. CNBC Squawk Box

  16. BTI Goes Global • Already established in U.S. market • Now launching in: • Latin America • Europe • Asia

  17. GBTA Membership • GBTA Academy • Career Center • Professional Development • Webinars • Education & Career Advancement

  18. GBTA Academy Leader Level • Geared toward senior professionals in travel management Manager Level • Designed for managers and directors Associate Level • Recommended for assistant and coordinator positions An education through the GBTA Academy is reputable, renowned and revitalizing, and it is being brought to you around the world.

  19. GBTA Academy • Dr. Amanda K. Cecil Dean of Education • Heather Trusty Director of Certification “If you want to continue elevating in this profession, you have to continue to learn, and the GBTA Academy is the place to do it.” --Dr. Cecil

  20. GBTA Academy Overview

  21. GBTA Membership • Having Your Voice Heard in Washington • Chapter Councils • Committees • Board Of Directors • Industry Advocacy

  22. Global Advocacy • Passenger Safety, Privacy & Efficiency • Health of Travel and Travel Infrastructure • Fair Taxation and Fees

  23. GBTA Acquires ICARUS

  24. Impact the U.S. Debate • Legislative Action Center • http://capwiz.com/nbta/home • Reinstate Trusted Traveler • Pass the FAA bill—Finalize NextGen • Car Rental taxes are BAD for Economy

  25. Contact Information Jim McMullan GBTA President and CEO jmcmullan@gbta.org gbta.org

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