Each year, GBTA Regions honors a select group of experienced travel professionals with the elite Business Travel Service Award (BTSA). These GBTA members have distinguished themselves to their company, their association (both local and national), their fellow business associates and have made contributions to the business travel industry. To be considered for the BTSA, individuals:
- Must be a member of GBTA and/or their local chapter or partner association (where applicable)
- Must have a minimum of three (3) years active involvement in the travel or meetings & events industry (US, Canada)
- Must have served as an officer, director, board, or committee chair or co-chair in their local chapter (US)
- Must have served as an industry volunteer at the local, national or global level (EMEA, Canada)
- Must demonstrate pursuit of continuing education in the field of business travel or meetings & events (US, Canada)
Join us in recognizing our dedicated member recipients!
US Region: Learn more and view past winners here
| EMEA | CANADA | LATAM | APAC | US | ||
| 2026 | Julie Van Oss Darren L’Appanna Jake Moreland Debbie Sievert Nathan Bieck Paula Flowers Ronda Dean Ted Cullen Nan Lester Dell Rosepink | |||||
| 2025 | Aurélie Duprez Cesare Belosi Suzanne Sangiovese Stefan van Sliedregt | Kristen Hrycoy Tim Oldfield | Felipe Mesquita Eva Ramírez Ibarra Felipe Cardona | Peter Koh Sandeep Shastri Kenji Soh 苏楷杰 | Sherrill McLean Michael Morrison Mark Champagne Doug Dolsen Amanda Stredney Lee P. Jamisha Ascue‑Breland Brittany Brown Terasa Tierney Laurie Scott | |
| 2024 | Nicholas Hymans Marco Quagliarella Katharina Navarro | Jeff Reyes Lisa Veress | Joyce Macieri Lucila Pesci Eva Ramirez Julia Brito | Koreen Barbara | Ashley Ridolf Steven Bossard Melody Haislip Melissa Johnson Debbie Thomas Gayle Sinclair Rena Briggs Monica Ocampo Cathy Taylor-Sharp Brenda Ortman | |
| 2023 | Dan Humby Andrea Giuricin Hilde Dahm-Simonsen Faiz Mimita | Charles Crowder Jennifer Urquhart | Nidia Quintero Monica Crawfurd | Carl Jones | Megin Dressel James Randall Roop Nicki Leeds Amy Cox Cindy Mann Lisa Simpson Derrick Monte Carlo Alyssa Young Mary Rumer Rebeca Palatka | |
| 2022 | Jorge Mesa Robyn Christie Carine Morin | Marayka Wilson Jodi Francks | Kim Ferguson Kim Kearns Dwight Minio Kristen Reeves Jim Pio Amber Mallon Sabrina Kronk Karen Bond Karen Beauchamp Holly McTague | |||
| 2021 | Christian Rosenbaum | Bertie Fernandes Brook Davis | Valerie Barnes Jason Beckham Kathryn Craven Laurie Etcheverry Kelly Ferrigno Rex Heineman Nancy King Carey Pascoe Scott Phillips Robert Wade Tom Wilkinson | |||
| 2020 | Juliet Howie Roberta Billè Rene Proske | Sharlene Ketwaroo-Nanoo Stephen Anderson | Bonnie Brabb Mike Donohue Michael Farrell Jesse Funk Pamela Howard Renee Huff Elisabeth Johnson Linda Loesch Angela Paulus Carmen Smith Mary Thompson | |||
| 2019 | Flavio Ghiringhelli Jafles Pacheco | Marayka Wilson Jodi Francks | Beverly Allen Makiko Barrett Chris Dalton Kim Bilsky Bobbi Huber Claudine Gallagher Diane Perretti Neda Nazem Ryan Pierce Carol Schrager | |||
| 2018 | Minna Torppa Douglas O’Neill Olivier Benoit | Alex Ferdinand Connie Smith | Kevin Barwell Kathy Briski Joni Doiron Trish Earles Betty Grogan Adam Higley Joanna McNellis Coelho Cynthia Shumate Jason Sportsman Yukari Tortorich | |||
| 2017 | Teemu Tuomarla Marc Zuber Nicola Lomas | Shelly Lewchuck Ian Race | Phyliss Cowell Barbara Arena Bonnie Christensen Teresa Amos Melinda Kirkham Terri Moreno Tricia Alsup Chris Maguire Maureen Ashley Nicole Lynch | |||
| 2016 | Roman Morice Cathrine Lundberg | Roman Hernandez Javier Rosas Best | Hamish Wang Becky Cao | Ellen Meyer Valentina Hanson Heather Pastrick Mary Cole DJ Prohaska Cyndy Thompson Wallis Williams Samantha Bean Gregory Sweeney Claire Langford | ||
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