25 Begin Professional Designation Program at NBTA Canada Calgary Event

The National Business Travel Association Canada (NBTA Canada), the leading provider of education and professional resources for corporate travel professionals in Canada, yesterday held an Education Day in Calgary at which 25 corporate travel professionals took the Canadian Fundamentals of Business Travel Management course. More than 70 percent of participants were travel managers, or corporate travel buyers.

Attendees are now eligible to take the Corporate Travel Expert (CTE) exam, and those who successfully complete the exam will earn the professional designation CTE, which demonstrates the holder has a fundamental understanding of the principles and practice of travel management. The course in Calgary was taught by NBTA Vice President Michael W. Lyons, CCTE. NBTA Canada held a similar program last month in Toronto.

The program is a version of the Fundamentals of Business Travel Management course offered by NBTA, the parent organization of NBTA Canada, with content tailored for the Canadian market. The Fundamentals of Business Travel Management is one of three unique levels of professional development offered by NBTA:

• Fundamentals of Business Travel Management/CTE – the only introductory course and designation for corporate travel professionals
• Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) – the only certification course for corporate travel professionals; designed for professionals with at least two years of experience in the business travel field
• Global Leadership Professional (GLP)  - the only master’s-level education for corporate travel professionals; offered by the NBTA Foundation in conjunction with The Wharton School of Business

CONTACT:

Caleb Tiller, +1 703-236-1138, ctiller@nbta.org
Nicole Hayes, +1 703-236-1133, nhayes@nbta.org 
Tanya Racz, +1 403-503-0431 ext. 135, tracz@nbta.org

NBTA Canada, the leading organization for corporate travel professionals in Canada, is part of the National Business Travel Association (NBTA), the world’s premier business travel and corporate meetings organization. NBTA and its additional regional affiliates – the Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV), NBTA Australia/New Zealand, NBTA Europe, NBTA Mexico and NBTA USA – serve a network of more than 17,000 business travel professionals around the globe with industry-leading events, networking, education & professional development, research, news & information, and advocacy. NBTA members, numbering more than 5,000 in 30 nations, are corporate and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers. They collectively manage and direct more than US$340 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually on behalf of more than 13 million business travelers within their organizations. For more information, visit www.nbta.org and www.nbtacanada.org.

NBTA Canada, le chef de file de l’organisation des voyages d’affaires pour les professionnels au Canada, fait partie de la National Business Travel Association (NBTA), l’organisme de voyages d’affaires par excellence à l’échelle globale. La NBTA, ainsi que ses filiales régionales – la Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV), NBTA Australie/Nouvelle-Zélande, NBTA Europe, NBTA Mexique et NBTA États-Unis – offrent des services à plus de 17 000 voyageurs d’affaires à travers le monde en fait d’événements à la fine pointe, de réseautage, de formation et de perfectionnement professionnel, de recherche, de nouvelles et d’information ainsi que de plaidoirie. Les 5 000 membres de la NBTA, répartis dans 30 pays, sont des gestionnaires de voyages et de réunions d’affaires provenant des milieux public et privé ainsi que des fournisseurs de services de voyage. Ensemble, ils gèrent un portefeuille de plus de 340 milliards US$ en dépenses liées aux voyages d’affaires annuellement pour le compte de plus de 13 millions de voyageurs d’affaires et leur organisation. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez consulter les sites www.nbta.org et www.nbtacanada.org.