NBTA Canada Exhibitor Showcase 90% Sold Out
Five Months Until the Conference
TORONTO, Ontario, November 6, 2009 - NBTA Canada, a global regional affiliate of The National Business Travel Association (NBTA), today announced that it expects more than 250 Canadian corporate travel professionals to attend its 6th Annual Conference and Exhibitor Showcase April 13-14 in Toronto. The Exhibitor Showcase is already more than 90 percent sold out, with more than 34 travel vendors planning to highlight new technology and services.
NBTA Canada President Tanya Racz, CTE, CCTE, said, “Once again, excitement about Canada's largest business travel event has already begun. And despite the state of the global economy, exhibitors are lining up to participate, well aware that the NBTA Canada Conference and Exhibitor Showcase is the major event of the year to which the Canadian corporate travel community will flock.”
NBTA Canada President Tanya Racz, CTE, CCTE, said, “Once again, excitement about Canada's largest business travel event has already begun. And despite the state of the global economy, exhibitors are lining up to participate, well aware that the NBTA Canada Conference and Exhibitor Showcase is the major event of the year to which the Canadian corporate travel community will flock.”
Douglas Porter, CFA, Deputy Chief Economist & Managing Director at BMO Capital Markets, will share his global economic outlook for the coming year and beyond. Porter has analyzed and written about trends in the Canadian and global economies and financial markets for over twenty-five years. He is particularly known for bringing to light what Statistics Canada said was its most serious error on record and for highlighting the large price gaps on many consumer goods between Canada and the United States.
Racz continued, “In addition to two days of education sessions, some which are strictly for travel buyers, these distinguished industry experts are sure to provide attendees with exactly what they need to navigate the road ahead. The conference will arm corporate travel professionals with the knowledge and resources necessary to survive and thrive in today's demanding corporate environment.”
This event is made possible by support from our partners: Air Canada, Scotiabank, STAR Alliance, Amtrak, BMO Financial Group, Skyteam, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Oneworld, Vision 200 Travel Ground, and TravelPort.
NBTA Canada, the leading organization for corporate travel professionals in Canada, is part of the National Business Travel Association (NBTA), the world's premier business travel and corporate meetings organization. NBTA and its regional affiliates - NBTA Asia Pacific, the Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV), NBTA Canada, NBTA Mexico and NBTA USA - serve a network of more than 15,000 business travel professionals around the globe with industry-leading events, networking, education & professional development, research, news & information, and advocacy. NBTA members, numbering more than 4,000 in 30 nations, are corporate and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers. They collectively manage and direct more than US$200 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually on behalf of more than 10 million business travelers within their organizations. For more information, visit www.nbtacanada.org.
NBTA Canada, chef de file de l'organisation des voyages d'affaires pour les professionnels au Canada, est une filiale regionale de la National Business Travel Association (NBTA), l'organisme de voyages d'affaires par excellence à l'echelle globale. La NBTA et ses filiales regionales - NBTA Asie Pacifique, NBTA Canada, NBTA Mexique et NBTA États-Unis - offrent des services à plus de 15 000 professionnels à travers le monde par le truchement d'evenements à la fine pointe, d'occasion de reseautage, de formation et de perfectionnement ainsi que de services de recherche, de nouvelles, d'information et de plaidoirie. La NBTA compte plus de 4 000 membres dans 30 pays, lesquels sont des gestionnaires de voyages et de reunions d'affaires provenant des milieux public et prive, et qui, ensemble, gèrent un portefeuille de plus de 200 milliards $US en depenses liees aux voyages annuellement pour plus de 10 millions de voyageurs d'affaires. Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez vous rendre à www.nbtacanada.org.
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