NTBA expects huge crowd in LA

Thursday, 29 May, 2008 0

The Los Angeles Business Travel Association (LABTA) held its annual trade show for corporate travel managers at the Westin Hotel in Los Angeles. 

According to the LABTA Ambassador, Jean-Pierre Gaspar of the InterContinental Dallas and Geneva, this event was very well attended with approximately 100 suppliers and close to the same number of travel managers. 

 President of LABTA, Craig A. Banikowski, Director of Global Travel Management for Hilton, said he was pleased with the turnout and reported that the organization was focusing on the needs of their direct members who manage travel for their companies throughout the Los Angeles area. 

He said that LABTA is planning an upcoming meeting entitled, “Travel Managers Executive Forum” and will be for corporate travel managers and planners only. 

 The resounding feeling from speaking to all the suppliers exhibiting at the trade show was that the economy and cost of fuel were contributing to a slowdown of business travel as well as some leisure travel in the industry, reported Frances Kiradjian, CEO, TravelMole.com, North America.



 

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