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Global Business Travel Association:An OverviewJim McMullan

GBTA President and CEO

January 11, 2012

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Global Business Travel AssociationOverview• 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

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Canada

Mexico

Brazil

Europe

Asia

Australia

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Argentina

Brazil Peru

Panama

Costa Rica

Latin America

Mexico

Colombia

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GBTA Membership

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GBTA Membership

• Member Directory• GBTA Events• Online Collaboration• Local Chapters• International Convention

Networking

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What is GBTA Hub?

Resource library ListServ Member Directory

Google alertsIndustry news Calendar

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Networking

Research

Discussions

Industry NewsEvents

Live Polls

Matching Engine

Notifications

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2012: A Dynamic Year Of Events Ahead

• 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)

• GBTA National Travel ForumPhoenix, AZ (June 5-6)

• Sports Conference 2012Phoenix, AZ (June 5-6)

• GBTA Convention Boston, MA (July 22-25)

• GBTA Europe Annual Conference 2012Dusseldorf, Germany (Sept. 24-25)

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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

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GBTA Convention 2011Denver, 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”

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GBTA Membership

• Compelling Research Studies

• Resource Library• Benchmarking Tools• Industry White Papers• Daily News Brief

Industry Research

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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.

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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.

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CNBC Squawk Box

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BTI Goes Global• Already established in U.S. market• Now launching in:

– Latin America– Europe– Asia

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GBTA Membership

• GBTA Academy• Career Center• Professional Development• Webinars

Education & Career Advancement

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GBTA AcademyLeader Level• Geared toward senior professionals

in travel managementManager Level• Designed for managers and

directorsAssociate 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.

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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

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GBTA Academy Overview

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GBTA Membership

• Having Your Voice Heard in Washington

• Chapter Councils• Committees• Board Of Directors

Industry Advocacy

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Global Advocacy

• Passenger Safety, Privacy & Efficiency

• Health of Travel and Travel Infrastructure

• Fair Taxation and Fees

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GBTA Acquires ICARUS

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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

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Contact InformationJim McMullanGBTA President and CEO

jmcmullan@gbta.orggbta.org