BTN's Corporate Travel World

By BTN / February 25, 2001

<B>BTN's Corporate Travel World</B>

Don't miss the annual New York gathering of the best and brightest in individual and group business travel at Corporate Travel World, March 26 and 27 at the Hilton New York.

Buyers who have used different online booking and meetings vendors will face off. CEOs of the top three travel agencies and top four car services companies will compare their visions and assess buyers' negotiating positions.

Confirmed participants are Jack Alexander of WorldTravel-BTI, Ed Gilligan of American Express and Hervé Gourio of Carlson Wagonlit, as well as Rick Anderson of Carey, Russ Cooke of Boston Coach, Scott Solombrino of Dav El and David Seelinger of Empire.

Eleven of the 25 executives BTN named as the most influential in the year 2000 already confirmed they will be on hand for the town hall meeting that will feature questions of industry import posed by top travel buyers.

Sessions will include such topics as strategic sourcing, wireless technology, and the convergence of meetings and transient travel. BTN also will present findings from original research on the pace of change toward online travel management. For more information, log on to BTNonline.com or call Maureen O'Connell at (212) 615-2274.