. During an interview Thursday that was scheduled in response an article published in
The Beatabout BCD Travel's letter, an Association of Corporate Travel Executives spokesman said the National Business Travel Association had "obviously started a campaign." Asked about
BCD's letter as well as rumors (some dispelled) of other similar statementsby vendors, ACTE executive director Susan Gurley said she would also seek out partners "if I wanted to get a campaign." In response, a BCD Travel spokesman wrote in an email that his company's letter "was not prompted by or part of any NBTA-led campaign. We have long partnered with ACTE and believe it is an outstanding organization for BCD Travel and our industry as a whole. We feel the same about NBTA. We respect the missions of both organizations and do not favor either. Our action was our own decision, and it was driven by a desire to see the best solution emerge for our industry. We strongly believe that solution is an organization that combines the best aspects of ACTE and NBTA."