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Founded in 1984, the Finnish Business Travel Association is an organization for business travel buyers and suppliers, with the mission to enhance the understanding, knowledge and skills required in corporate travel and meetings management as well as procurement.

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European Network of Business Travel Associations | BT4Europe

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BT4Europe, the European Network of Business Travel Associations, launched three years ago, was born out of the need to be close and present where decisions are made. In EU terms, that means Brussels. The birth of BT4Europe was conceived by four Nordic business travel associations, with FBTA Finland among them, and eight key EU-based business travel advocacy organisations from Central and Southern European countries.

Eero Havia's report on the BT4Europe Info on 7.2.2024 is available in full. here.

GBTA + NBTS Copenhagen 4 - 6.11.2024 Breakout sessions now open | Call for Proposals

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GBTA is seeking industry professionals to contribute new ideas, solutions, and innovations for current issues and challenges that confront the travel industry. With your unique perspective and insight, we can continue to deliver the best education on the topics most relevant to business travel.

GBTA is committed to incorporating diverse perspectives with each session and across the entirety of the Conference. We empower you to submit content topics that will be timely and most useful to travel professionals as the business travel industry's landscape continues to evolve.

Start brainstorming and building your proposal using the Submission Worksheet. The Worksheet includes helpful "Tips" to advise what makes for a well-written proposal and the goal of providing each field.

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Deadline for proposals is March 1, 2024.

FBTA Hot Topic Seminar Report 2024

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FBTA's Hot Topic seminar kicked off the Business Travel Trade Fair: travel management, procurement, security, sustainability and geopolitics

As usual, the Travel Fair for corporate travel managers at the Helsinki Exhibition Centre on the third weekend of January 2024 started with the FBTA Hot Topic seminar for travel professionals on Thursday morning. After the morning opening and greetings from FBTA and Messukeskus, the seminar programme consisted of topical issues in business travel and travel management ranging from global geopolitics to the world situation.

Eero Havia's report is available in full here.

FBTA Autumn Meeting Report

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The FBTA Autumn Meeting was held at the University of Helsinki's Small Ballroom on 29 November 2023.

At the Annual General Meeting, the matters specified in the Association's statutes were discussed and the members of the Board of Directors were elected for the coming term of office. The afternoon's professional programme focused on artificial intelligence and its potential in corporate travel management.

Eero Havia's report on the day is available here.

Photo at Deposed FBTA Board members and other FBTA activists: Tarja Tikkanen (top left) Pia Kari, Taina Saarikoski and Satu Lerssi. Front row, left. Harriet Lemberg, Sari Viljamaa, Minna Torppa, Mirja Kivimaa and Janne Aarniovuori. Missing from the photo are FBTA Board members Johanna Lampinen, Metso Corporation and Gabriela Suortti, AmexGBT

GBTA Europe Advisory Board call for applications | GBTA Advisory Board Call for Applications

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Would you like to help lead GBTA in Europe? We are recruiting three new members for the GBTA Europe Advisory Board

The GBTA Europe Advisory Board provides strategic guidance and support to GBTA's activities and development in the region.

Open positions:

  • 2 Buyer seats
  • 1 supplier seat

We are looking for applications ideally from Austria; Nordics or Spain

The process:

  1. Call for applications - closes 30 November
  2. Shortlisting; interview and selection of candidates - complete by 24 December
  3. Board members appointed by 31 January

Candidates will be scored according to:

  • Volunteer record - evidence of committee work/prior board experience
  • Level of industry knowledge
  • Strategic vision for GBTA Europe and role of Board
  • Employer support

Weighting will be given to Geographic location.

Submit your application here