Canadian Alliance of Business Travel

NBTA-Canada Media Brief – May 8, 2007

Events in Montreal and Halifax

The National Business Travel Association–Canada (NBTA-Canada), the leading provider of education and professional resources for corporate travel professionals, hosts corporate travel education and networking events this week in Montreal and Halifax.

Yesterday in Montreal, NBTA-Canada held a full-day Corporate Travel Management Education Exchange Day, addressing topics such as the following:

  • Benefits of the NEXUS program, presented by Lisa Brommell, Senior Project Advisor, NEXUS Outreach Team, and Donna McEvoy, Senior Project Advisor, NEXUS Outreach Team, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
  • How Canadian airports are adapting for the future of aviation, presented by Canadian Airport Council President & CEO, Jim Facette
  • Understanding and managing cross-cultural issues, presented by Mansour Javidan, Ph.D., Professor and Director, The Garvin Centre for Cultures and Languages of International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Today in Halifax, NBTA-Canada is offering a half-day Travel Executive Symposium where attendees will have opportunities to network and to learn about the latest developments in travel and border security from officials at the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and the Canada Border Services Agency.


The National Business Travel Association – Canada (formerly the Canadian Alliance of Business Travel) is the premiere professional travel management association in Canada. As the Canadian arm of NBTA, the world’s leading business travel association, NBTA-Canada is the Canadian source for critical information on the business travel industry. For nearly 40 years, NBTA has dedicated itself to the professional development of its members through advocacy, education and training, and networking opportunities. NBTA represents over 2,700 corporate and government travel managers and travel service providers, who collectively manage and direct more than $170 billion of expenditures within the business travel industry. For more on NBTA-Canada, visit www.nbtacanada.org. 

La National Business Travel Association est la première association de gestion des voyages d'affaires au Canada. Filiale canadienne de la NBTA, l'association des voyages d'affaires chef de file au monde, NBTA-Canada est une source d'information canadienne essentielle au sein de l'industrie des voyages d'affaires. Depuis près de 40 ans, la NBTA s'engage au perfectionnement professionnel de ses membres en leur offrant le parrainage, la formation et des possibilités de réseautage. La NBTA représente plus de 2 700 gestionnaires de voyages d'entreprise et gouvernementaux, professionnels des rencontres et fournisseurs de services de voyage, qui, ensemble, gèrent des fonds en excès de 170 milliards de dollars. Pour en savoir plus sur la NBTA-Canada, visitez www.nbtacanada.org.

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