Travel Advocate Rep. Cohen prend la parole lors du 14e Symposium législatif annuel

Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) spoke to over 100 attendees at the 14^e Annual GBTA Legislative Symposium, an event that brings business travel professionals to Washington, D.C. to meet with lawmakers to share opinions on key industry issues. Rep. Cohen spoke about his historical fight against discriminatory taxes on rental cars and discussed his new bill regarding airline seat sizes that is gaining momentum.

The new bill addresses both serious concerns related to the relationship between seat size and cabin safety. Regarding passenger comfort, Cohen made the crowd laugh when he said FexEx, which is based in Memphis, treats its packages better than airlines treat their customers. He commented that while comfort is important, seat sizes affect safety as well. Airlines need to be able to evacuate the aircraft in 90 seconds and the shrinking seat sizes impede that process.

GBTA President Christle Johnson, Vice President Mark Ziegler and Executive Director Mike McCormick then presented Rep. Cohen with the inaugural GBTA Navigator Award. GBTA created the Navigator Award to honor Senators and Representatives who have been strong champions for business travelers and the business travel industry.

Representative Cohen has been a longtime champion and the leading Democratic proponent for putting an end to discriminatory taxes on rental cars, which create an undue burden on business travelers and rarely are reinvested back into the travel industry.

Parallèlement au prix Navigator, GBTA a dévoilé le Règles de la route pour optimiser les déplacements professionnels de son 14^e Symposium législatif annuel. GBTA a mobilisé ses membres pour créer cette déclaration de réforme du voyage afin de guider l'industrie, les chefs d'entreprise et les décideurs politiques dans la création d'un écosystème de voyage qui favorise la croissance, l'emploi, la sécurité et l'efficacité dans le monde entier.