GBTA’s Accommodations Committee’s Mission is to provide strategic direction and best practices on business travel issues that are unique to the hotel and lodging industry. The committee provides leadership to GBTA members and the global business travel community through educational opportunities, resources, strategic direction and universal standards for international hotel and lodging professionals, as it relates to the hotel industry.
- To improve the understanding and professional relationships, understanding, relationships and booking procedures between corporate travel managers, procurement professionals, business travelers, and related hotel industry suppliers
- To engage spearhead and participate 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
Applications to serve on a Committee are accepted year-round and open to any GBTA member. Members serve 2-year terms running from Convention to Convention. Each Committee will be in contact shortly after an application is received. Based on the application, the Committee may either conduct an interview, hold the application or decline the applicant. Committees must maintain a 51% Direct Member and 49% Allied Member ratio. Fill out the committee application form below.
US Accommodations Committee Application
Europe Accommodations Committee Application
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Leadership
Christiane Cabot Bini
Chair
Vice President, Global Business Travel Sales
Hilton
Deborah Ryan-Pelletier
Vice Chair
Vice President, Corporate Travel Supervisor
M&T Bank
Iggy Fisher
Vice Chair
Assistant Vice President, Membership & Sales
Club Quarters International
Members
Barbara Arena, GTP
Committee Member
Outsourced Global Category Manager
Festive Road
Florence Bazin
Committee Member
Sr. Director of Global Accounts
NH Hotel Group part of MINOR Hotels
Toni Bonnette-Verdi, GLP, CHDM
Committee Member
Global Sales – Senior Manager
BWH Hotels
Louis Bouchayer
Committee Member
Head of Lodging
SAP Concur
Christine Corrigan
Committee Member
General Manager – Crew & Corporate Travel
Delta Air Lines
Annette Cumming
Committee Member
Chief Revenue Officer
BTP Automation
Claire Daly
Committee Member
Manager, Global Hotels & Travel Analytics
Salesforce
Megin Dressel
Committee Member
Travel Manager
Keller – North America
Kristina Guareno
Committee Member
Sourcing Travel Services Expert
Chain IQ
Nina Marcello
Committee Member
Principal Commercial Lead
American Express GBT
Chris Massucci
Committee Member
Global Account Director
Marriott International
Holly McTague
Committee Member
Senior Manager, North America Travel
Haliburton
David Mollov
Committee Member
Hotel Products
Emburse Travel
Angela Paulus
Committee Member
Global Travel Manager
Pitney Bowes
Tami Pharr
Committee Member
Corporate Travel Program Manager
Zillow Group
Dell Rosepink
Committee Member
Director of Accounts, Business Travel Sales
Royal Sonesta Houston
Dan Stagnitta
Committee Member
Travel Services Consultant
Elevance Health
Brian Sullivan
Committee Member
Vice President, Product Management
Cvent
Dee Swanson
Committee Member
Sourcing Program Lead
Medtronic
Wen Yong
Committee Member
Vice President, Global Sales – Corporate Transient (USA & Canada)
Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Europe Accommodations Committee
Leadership
Juliet Howie
Chair
Vice President EMEA/APAC
Stay 3Sixty
Andrea Batchelor
Vice Chair
Global Hotel Lead, EMEA Travel Operations Manager
Barclays
Members
Susana Balint
Committee Member
Regional Director of Sales UK
B&B Hotels
Emma Lamb
Committee Member
Global Security Travel Coordinator
Milestone @ Facebook
Jacqueline Halleran
Committee Member
CPM Global Hotel Programme & Air
Shell
Dan Norris
Committee Member
Regional Director of Sales
ehotel AG
Jake Seage
Committee Member
Account Director Business Travel
Situ
Levi Silver
Committee Member
Director of Sales
HRS Group
Samantha Van Leeuwen
Committee Member
Head of Hotels & Venues
PWC
Kathrin Wildeshaus
Committee Member
VP Sales Europe
Ennismore
David Sparrow
Committee Member
MD Worldwide sales EMEA
BWH Hotel group
Sofia Oragano
Committee Member
Senior Director, International Sales
Synergy
Julien Vanlaeys
Committee member
Commercial Director
The Hotel Brussels
Clare Francis
Committee member
Global Travel Category Manager
Willis
Anita Hastie
Committee member
Senior Travel Manager
Aviva plc
Jo Westlake
Committee member
Executive Director, Global Corporate Clients
Accor
Claire Daly
Committee member
Manager, Global Travel Data
Salesforce
Helen Jefferys
Committee member
Accommodation manager
PwC
Ana Cristiano James
Committee member
Global Lead of Travel
Flutter Entertainment
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