Message from BABTA President - Mark Ziegler Click here to view Mark's video!

Dear BABTA Colleagues,

We are halfway through 2018.  The year is flying by and we still have some important events coming up.  BABTA has been trying a little bit of new formatting of our meetings with a couple of lunches and even a breakfast.  We’ve had some well attended meetings and some not so well attended meetings.  The rest of the year will see a couple of East Bay meetings as well as our annual SFO Museum luncheon.  Plus, the GBTA Convention is in San Diego in August.

While we’re trying to mix up the meetings with day and night events, plus more outside of San Francisco, we still need your opinions and thoughts about meetings.  We’ve had meetings about GDPR, NDC, Road Warriors, and Measuring Your Travel Program.  Coming up will be a session on meetings and events, a travel manager panel, and TSA security issues.  We have money from the GBTA Chapter President’s Council to invite young college students to our meetings.  And, we open up the floor for discussion from anyone who cares to contribute with BABTA Babble.  Don’t be shy about giving us your input for meetings and activities at BABTA.  Talk to me or Judy Emma about meeting ideas.

The BABTA Board has been active with a number of projects.  The NBTA PAC still needs some contributions for BABTA to remain a PAC partner.  Contact Gary Murakami about that.  Amanda Chorro-Predes and Pam Schramm have nailed down the annual Gala date for 12 December at the Westin Saint Francis Hotel.  For this year’s SFO Airport meeting, we’ve invited Congresswoman Jackie Speier to attend.  Her attendance is tentative but we’re trying to secure her participation.  And, we have an active social media campaign going strong.  Come and join us the rest of 2018.  Network with your peers and contribute to the travel industry conversation.

Thank you and regards,

Mark Ziegler

Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)

BABTA is an official chapter of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) whose members represent major corporations and travel suppliers. Along with BABTA, the global organization provides members with information on the latest technical and service advantages within the industry, as well as current legislative issues involving travel costs and safety matters affecting business travel.