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tisdag 31 maj 2011 | Associations
GBTA Europe Launches Advocacy Group
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the leading business travel organisation in Europe, has announced the creation of an advocacy group to engage with the industry and the European Commission on behalf of its buyer members. The group is being led by Hans Ingo Biehl, Executive Director of VDR, GBTA Europe’s German business travel association partner, and presently includes buyer representation from the UK, The Netherlands and the Nordics. The network is presently calling on its partner network to put forward buyer representation to create an advocacy group with buyers from every region in Europe. The GBTA Europe Advocacy Group’s objectives are to represent the interest of buyers in Europe and co-ordinate GBTA global policy with the U.S. on issues which span from Washington, D.C. to Brussels. “The creation of a solid pan-European advocacy effort is incredibly important for VDR, GBTA and the European business travel sector. This is the only voice representing the interests of buyers of travel in Europe and we have a number of issues already in our sights,” said Biehl. Paul Tilstone, GBTA Europe’s Managing Director said, “We have prioritised issues presently surrounding data privacy, competition, airline contracting and ancillary fees and we will continue to build our advocacy efforts to ensure the voice of the buyer is heard in Europe.” |
