GBTA Michigan Annual Meeting & Trade Show

Annual Meeting & Trade Show
Main Stage Speaker: Andy Menkes, Founder and CEO: Partnership Travel Consulting
– The Cost of Change: Your Job?
– Biggest trends you see coming in the next 2-3 years that travel managers should be preparing their programs for right now

$0.00 Boleto de Miembro Titular

$65.00 Other Chapter Member Ticket
$75.00 after 08:00 am September 17

$100.00 Boleto de invitado (reunión única)
$110.00 after 08:00 am September 17

$85.00 Miembro Básico (sin paquete de reuniones)
$95.00 after 08:00 am September 17

$199.00 Trade Show Table: Member
$275.00 Trade Show Table: Non-Member

GBTA Michigan Room Block

Sleeping Room Rate: $249 + tax
Cutoff Date: September 17, 2026

Parking: Complimentary Self Parking

Evening Prior Cocktail Reception:

A complimentary reception will be held on the evening prior (Wed, Sept 23) at the Troy Marriott, and we hope lots of our locals can attend along with those coming in a day early and overnighting. Anyone can attend just this event, but still must register a ticket for the event.

Note: If you’re local and cannot make the meeting on Thursday, please come out and enjoy some light bites, cocktails, some laid back networking, good times, and lots of laughs!

Date: September 23, 2026

Time: 5:30pm – 8:00pm EST

Venue: Detroit Marriott Troy

200 W. Big Beaver Rd. Troy, MI 48084

Bebida Bevy:

Let the beverage fun begin! Unleash your creativity and contribute your favorite or a fun beverage to the bevy! The Government Committee is proud of this fundraising opportunity’s success. Funds earned at this event are the primary source of support for our annual commitment to GBTA’s work in Washington, DC. Your active participation in this exciting event is encouraged and gratefully appreciated.

For every item contributed to the auction, you will receive ONE FREE ENTRY. Consider not only wine, beer, or alcoholic beverages, but also non-alcoholic mixers, fine coffees/teas or maybe kombucha! Drawing tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20.00. (ZERO price increase since 2019!) Now accepting either cash or card.

Trade Show Table Pricing:

Member Table Pricing: $199
Non Member Table Pricing: $275

Titanium, Diamond, and Platinum Sponsor Table: $0
Gold Sponsor Table: $100
Silver Sponsor Table: $139
Bronze Sponsor Table: $169

**Meeting Day**

Trade Show:

Get ready to network with purpose! The trade show is more than just networking… it’s your opportunity to uncover new travel solutions, strengthen supplier relationships, and Buyers win big. Visit each exhibitor, complete your passport card, and you’ll be entered into a drawing for two United Airlines domestic tickets. One lucky buyer could leave with their next trip already planned!

Trade Show Passport Challenge!
Travel Buyers make the most of your networking time by visiting every supplier table and collecting stamps on your passport card. Once your passport is complete, you’ll be entered into a drawing for an incredible grand prize:

(2) United Airlines (Y) class tickets!
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Every conversation brings new insights, valuable connections, and one step closer to your chance at a free flight. So grab your passport, explore the trade show floor, and make every stop count!

Altavoz:

Andrew Menkes

Founder and CEO: Partnership Travel Consulting

As founder of Partnership Travel Consulting, Andrew Menkes draws on his extensive experience in the travel industry to hone PTC’s operational and strategic vision.
Andrew is a thirty-year industry veteran with a varied background in the airline, travel agency and corporate travel management sectors. He started his career with a nine-year stint at TWA, including roles as Regional Manager of Interline Sales, and later as the first Regional Manager of Automation Marketing.

Throughout his career, Andrew has been involved in corporate travel governance and has been dedicated to furthering the work of a number of industry associations. Andrew has served as Vice President of Finance and Administration for Association of Corporate Travel Executives and as a member of their Executive Committee. He has also served on the Technology Committee of the Corporate Travel Association of New York, as well as the Board of Directors of Global Business Travel Association. Andrew was also a member of the Board of Trustees of IBTM.

Underscoring his operational knowledge, Andrew was the first travel manager to be accredited by the Airlines Reporting Corp. as a Corporate Travel Department. He also pioneered the first internet-based electronic ticket purchase with British Airways, and he initiated a similar web-based program with JetBlue Airways in the US.

Andrew has twice been named one of the ‘Top 25 Most Influential Travel Executives’ by Business Travel News (BTN) – in 1998 and 2000. BTN named him Travel Manager of the Year in 1999. In 2014, BTN inducted Andrew into its Business Travel Hall of Fame, the first corporate buyer to receive this recognition.

Agenda:
8:00am: Vendor Table Setup
8:30am: Registration, Breakfast & Trade Show
10:30am: Welcome Remarks & GBTA MI Business Meeting
10:50am: Diamond Sponsor Presentation
11:05am: The Cost of Change: Your Job?
Speaker: Andy Menkes
12:00pm: Lunch & Trade Show
1:20pm: Beverage Bevy Drawings
1:30pm: Breakout Session One
2:15pm: Breakout Session Two
3:00pm: Break
3:10pm: Platinum Sponsor Presentation
3:20pm: Biggest trends you see coming in the next 2-3 years that travel managers should be preparing their programs for right now
Speaker: Andy Menkes
4:10pm: Beverage Bevy
4:20: Prize Drawings & Close