MidSouth Area BTA

Please remember those you can't be home for Christmas.

God Bless them and their families on this day and every day.

Join the Tennessee Business Travel Association and Shane Downey, Vice President of Gov't Relations for GBTA, on Tuesday, April 14th for an inside look of the CARES Act and other legislative issues impacting travel programs, hospitality, and travel in general.

A Call from GBTA...Government, World & GBTA Impact to the Travel Industry Learn the latest updates of the CARES Act, GBTA news, along with more industry updates straight from GBTA Legislative.

Join the Mid-South Area Business Travel Association next week for a night of food and drink, with live music and silent auction!

MSABTA’s 7th Annual Corks & Forks Thursday, August 22nd from 6:00pm – 8:00pm The Crescent Club - 9th floor Go to - http://bit.ly/CorksandForks2019 to Register

Last year, over 100 attendees enjoyed a night out with travel buyers, travel industry suppliers, their corporate customers and friends. Silent Auction items include: Airline credit vouchers/tickets Sporting event tickets Hotel stays/packages Golf, Curling, other activities Vacation packages Spa Services Retail Items, gift baskets, décor Restaurant certificates Jewelry Car Rental Certificates.

All auction proceeds go to MSABTA and its membership to help provide educational programs and scholarships that enrich their company and professional goals.

This important topic will be part of our Jun 13 meeting on Risk Management.

MultiBrief: Ensuring the safety of women business travelers According to a 2018 report by the Global Business Travel Association, 83% of surveyed women business travelers said they experienced a safety concern or incident within the past year, and 90% said safety concerns determine how they spend their free time while on a business trip. Also, 86% of women r...

National Business Traveler Day is coming up on April 24th! Do you have plans to celebrate? Need a little inspiration? Click the link below.

Celebrating Our Nation’s Business Travelers – GBTA | Blog Attend the largest gatherings of business travel professionals at GBTA events, online webinars, and education sessions close to home, in your region, and around the world.

The MSABTA would like to express our utmost gratitude to Bill Hatzichristos for volunteering to present his compelling training session on Relationship Management. From identifying the correct stakeholders, to understanding the relationship life-cycle of those stakeholders and how emotional intelligence affects the outcomes of these relationships. We highly recommend Bill and you can find out more information here --> https://stakeholdertraining.com

About Billy Hatzichristos: Bill Hatzichristos is an author, speaker and trainer on Stakeholder Management. He is currently Head of Procurement, Facilities, and Travel for York Services Group. Bill joined York in 2017, bringing more than 25 years of Procurement leadership and relationship building expertise including his previous roles as Senior Procurement Leader for Bloomberg and 10 years as Head of Procurement for the New York Mets. He has achieved millions in documented savings and worked with key business leaders to communicate and deliver his message of “common sense procurement”.

The 6th Annual Corks and Forks Fundraiser presented by Mid South Area Business Travel Association and Blue City Weddings was a huge success.

We appreciate the support you and your company has given the MSABTA and we hope to see you next year!

Proceeds from our Silent Auction: The MSABTA gives back, to its Membership, all auction proceeds. These funds provide educational programs and scholarships that enrich our member’s company and professional goals.

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