Mission
The Hotel Committee’s Mission is to provide strategic direction on business travel issues to the hotel industry. The committee provides leadership to members and the global business travel community through education, strategic direction and universal standards, as it relates to the hotel industry.
Objectives
- To improve the understanding and professional relationships between corporate travel managers, procurement professionals, business travelers, and related hotel industry suppliers
- To engage in projects that will assist GBTA members in developing, implementing, and marketing corporate hotel programs
- To act as a resource for GBTA members seeking information on the hotel industry; publish hotel committee standard documents and research material
- To provide strategic direction to streamline contracting, communication, and other process efficiencies
Questions
Please send all inquiries directly to the appropriate committee member listed below.
Members
Heather Young
Chair
Travel and Expense Manager
Capital One Financial
Matthew Ronk, CCTE
Vice-Chair
Director, Global Sales - Corporate
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Susan Beadle
Director Americas Regional Sales Center
IHG-InterContinental Hotels Group
Hillary Dallas, CCTE
Senior Manager, Global Travel & Sourcing
Booz & Company (N.A.) Inc.
Nancy Doormann
Travel Manager
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
Glenn Erickson
Director of Business Development & Support
Nexus World Services, Inc.
Sharon Garner
Pricing and Account Services Manager
Marriott International, Inc.
Gina Grobel
VP Strategic Sourcing
Jody Jannisse
Director, Global Travel and Corporate Aviation
Gap, Inc.
Jonathan Kaplan
Managing Director
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Christine Kerr
Senior Director, Corporate Travel
Accor Hotels & Resorts
Susan Mays
Principal
Corporate Hotel Network
Holly McTague
North America Travel Manager
Hallibuton
Priyanka Poddar
Global Hotel Program Manager
Ernst & Young LLP
Deborah Ryan-Pelletier
Manager, Global Hotel Program and Strategic Sourcing
ADP Travel
Lynda Senclair
Director, Worldwide Business Travel Sales
Hilton Worldwide
Steve Sitto
Genentech
Corporate Travel Manager
Shelley Strickfaden
Director of Account Mgmt and Training
Uversa International Inc., a Lanyon Company
Laura Thompson, CCTE
Hotel Automation Consultant
Sabre Hospitality Solutions
GBTA Staff Liaison
Wendy Santantonio, CTE
Director of Convention & Brand Marketing
GBTA
Resources
NBTA Modular Hotel RFP
Hotel Resources and RFP Assistance
Committee Application
Hotel Committee Feedback and Information Request Form