NBTA Pledges $1 Million to Help Foundation Work Toward Self-Sustainment
New York, NY (March 12, 2008) – The NBTA Foundation,
Fay Beauchine, NBTA Foundation Board of Trustees Chair, said: “Through the Foundation’s previous five-year capital campaign we were able to raise more than $5 million to support education and research for the business travel community. Judging by the corporate support and enthusiasm we’ve already received for this new partnership initiative, it will no doubt reach the same levels of success, allowing us to work toward self-sustainment while still providing corporate travel professionals across the globe with more resources than ever before.
Seven stakeholders have already joined the Foundation Partnership Initiative. These Premier partners include:
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Beauchine continued: “On behalf of the NBTA Foundation and business travel professionals across the world who will benefit from their contributions, I would like to thank our Premier partners for enthusiastically stepping forward as our first Foundation Partnership Initiative partners. We look forward to joining with other corporations and stakeholders throughout the Initiative to further the Foundation’s research and education mission through 2013 and beyond, working diligently to enhance initiatives and offerings that benefit the careers of NBTA Members and the business travel industry as a whole.
The NBTA Foundation is the education and research foundation of the National Business Travel Association (NBTA). The foundation was established in 1997 to support NBTA’s members and the industry as a whole. As the leading education and research foundation in the business travel industry, the NBTA Foundation seeks to fund initiatives to advance the business travel profession. The foundation offers the only master’s-level accredited course and professional designation for the corporate travel professional, the Global Leadership Professional (GLP) program, in partnership with The Wharton School. The industry’s leading benchmarking resource – the Managed Travel Index® (MTI) & Benchmarking Tool – is offered by the foundation. The NBTA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For more information, see www.nbtafoundation.org.
Partner Comments
“Since its inception, the NBTA Foundation has played an integral role in supporting the business travel industry. Through the Foundation’s unparallel education programs and unique research projects, corporate travel professionals throughout the world have received the resources necessary to help them address the challenges and demands of the ever-changing business travel profession. So that the Foundation may continue along its successful path, NBTA is honored to be one of the first to join in this new initiative, and we challenge other industry leaders to take the same step in helping to ensure the advancement of the business travel community.”
Kevin Maguire
President & CEO
NBTA
“InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) realizes many important synergies achieved through partnering with the NBTA Foundation. We share in the Foundation’s commitment to advancing the business travel industry through providing education and resources to travel industry professionals. We recognize that there is tremendous value for corporate travel managers to utilize technology such as the Foundation’s Managed Travel Index and Benchmarking Tool. Therefore, IHG is pleased to announce our support of this dynamic tool and its development. Finally, we would encourage our industry counterparts to consider how they too can play a role in moving the industry forward.”
Mike Fegley
Vice President - Global Sales, The Americas
InterContinental Hotels Group
“As a long-term supporter of NBTA and the NBTA Foundation, Carlson Wagonlit Travel is proud to continue our support of the Foundation’s work to ensure NBTA members have continuing education opportunities both short- and long-term. Through the Foundation’s efforts in the areas of both research and education, we believe NBTA is planting the seeds of inspiration today for the industry’s leaders of tomorrow. The valuable insight gained by members and other industry stakeholders assists all of us in doing our jobs better while also improving the intelligence and capability of the industry as a whole.”
Jack O’Neil
President
CWT North America
"One of the most important responsibilities of industry leaders is to help build the foundation upon which the entire industry can succeed. The NBTA Foundation demonstrates this leadership every day through their dedication to addressing the needs, challenges and demands of the entire business travel industry. This spirit of commitment and leadership is helping to move our entire industry forward, and Concur is honored to help the NBTA Foundation continue to provide crucial educational and research offerings for the business travel industry. We encourage our fellow technology providers to join us in supporting the NBTA Foundation."
Steve Singh
Chairman of the Board, CEO
Concur
“Wyndham Hotel Group is honored to continue its support of the NBTA Foundation. The purchasing of business travel and meeting services has become a strategic corporate function in most major organizations around the world. The NBTA Foundation plays a significant role in providing educational opportunities for business travel professionals, facilitating a certification program (CCTE) and also a leadership program (GLP Program at Wharton) for these professionals. In addition, the research and surveys conducted by the NBTA Foundation help all of us better understand the needs of the business travelers and anticipate trends, so that we may deliver better products and services to this community.”
Greg Land
Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Distribution
Wyndham Hotel Group
“Continental is proud to support the NBTA Foundation. We strongly believe in education that drives excellence in our industry. Whether you are a buyer or a supplier, this is a great opportunity in furthering one’s professional growth and development.”
Monisa Cline
Staff Vice President, North America Sales
Continental Airlines
"Northwest fully supports the NBTA Foundation's commitment to education and personal development in our industry. We are proud to be a sponsor."
Steven Sear
Vice President Sales and Customer Care
Northwest Airlines
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