NBTA Foundation Continues Work on Hotel RFP Form

During the spring of 2009, the NBTA Foundation, with the financial support of Hilton Worldwide, initiated a process to evaluate the NBTA RFP Form and the overall RFP process.  Most recently, the NBTA Foundation conducted several focus groups to gather input during the NBTA International Conference in Houston this past August and at the NBTA Europe conference in Lisbon last month.

Ranking Employees: Why Comparing Workers to their Peers Can Often Backfire
Knowledge@Wharton

We live in a world full of benchmarks and rankings. Consumers use them to compare the latest gadgets. Parents and policy makers rely on them to assess schools and other public institutions, and sports fans like them for help in sizing up their favorite teams. But what about when rankings are used at the office for appraising staff performance?

Best Western International Partners with the NBTA Foundation to Deliver Education and GLP Scholarships

Best Western International is among the latest partners to join the Foundation in delivering executive education to the business travel industry.  As part of their partnership with the Foundation, Best Western has awarded scholarships to qualified NBTA direct members to attend Global Leadership Professional (GLP) Sessions.

First Ever, Industry-Wide Corporate Travel Policy Study Helps Travel Managers Save Money

The NBTA Foundation and Egencia® recently released the first-ever, industry-wide corporate travel policy study to help travel managers understand various best practices and suggest ways to save their corporation money.  One significant finding is that stricter policies requiring purchase of non-refundable tickets and the lowest logical fair for air travel could equate to an estimated $29.8 billion in total corporate savings in North America.

NBTA Foundation Awards Industry's Highest Designation

During the NBTA Convention last August in Houston, 11 industry professionals completed the final chapter in the Foundation’s educational programming—the Global Leadership Professional (GLP) Designation. The GLP designation builds upon the principles of the GLP program coursework, the industry’s only master’s level course.

NBTA Foundation Presents Wharton Certificates of Professional Development during NBTA Convention

The NBTA Foundation awarded ninteen business travel professionals with the Certificate of Professional Development from The Wharton School for completion of the Global Leadership Professional program coursework during the NBTA Convention last August in Houston.