GBTA’s Accommodations Committee’s Mission is to provide strategic direction and best practices on business travel issues that are unique to the hotel and lodging industry. The committee provides leadership to GBTA members and the global business travel community through educational opportunities, resources, strategic direction and universal standards for international hotel and lodging professionals, as it relates to the hotel industry.

  • To improve the understanding and professional relationships, understanding, relationships and booking procedures between corporate travel managers, procurement professionals, business travelers, and related hotel industry suppliers
  • To engage spearhead and participate  in projects that will assist GBTA members in developing, implementing, and marketing corporate hotel programs
  • To act as a resource for GBTA members seeking information on the hotel industry; publish hotel committee standard documents and research material
  • To provide strategic direction to streamline contracting, communication, and other process efficiencies

Applications to serve on a Committee are accepted year-round and open to any GBTA member. Members serve 2-year terms running from Convention to Convention. Each Committee will be in contact shortly after an application is received. Based on the application, the Committee may either conduct an interview, hold the application or decline the applicant. Committees must maintain a 51% Direct Member and 49% Allied Member ratio. Fill out the committee application form below.

US Accommodations Committee Application
Europe Accommodations Committee Application

Accommodations Committee Resources are available to members. 

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Leadership

Christiane Cabot Bini
Chair
Vice President, Global Business Travel Sales
Hilton

Deborah Ryan-Pelletier
Vice Chair
Vice President, Corporate Travel Supervisor
M&T Bank

Iggy Fisher
Vice Chair
Assistant Vice President, Membership & Sales
Club Quarters International

Members

Barbara Arena, GTP
Committee Member
Outsourced Global Category Manager
Festive Road

Florence Bazin
Committee Member
Sr. Director of Global Accounts
NH Hotel Group part of MINOR Hotels

Toni Bonnette-Verdi, GLP, CHDM
Committee Member
Global Sales – Senior Manager
BWH Hotels

Louis Bouchayer
Committee Member
Head of Lodging
SAP Concur

Christine Corrigan
Committee Member
General Manager – Crew & Corporate Travel
Delta Air Lines

Annette Cumming
Committee Member
Chief Revenue Officer
BTP Automation

Claire Daly
Committee Member
Manager, Global Hotels & Travel Analytics
Salesforce

Megin Dressel
Committee Member
Travel Manager
Keller – North America

Kristina Guareno
Committee Member
Sourcing Travel Services Expert
Chain IQ

Nina Marcello
Committee Member
Principal Commercial Lead
American Express GBT

Chris Massucci
Committee Member
Global Account Director
Marriott International

Holly McTague
Committee Member
Senior Manager, North America Travel
Haliburton

David Mollov
Committee Member
Hotel Products
Emburse Travel

Angela Paulus
Committee Member
Global Travel Manager
Pitney Bowes

Tami Pharr
Committee Member
Corporate Travel Program Manager
Zillow Group

Dell Rosepink
Committee Member
Director of Accounts, Business Travel Sales
Royal Sonesta Houston

Dan Stagnitta
Committee Member
Travel Services Consultant
Elevance Health

Brian Sullivan
Committee Member
Vice President, Product Management
Cvent

Dee Swanson
Committee Member
Sourcing Program Lead
Medtronic

Wen Yong
Committee Member
Vice President, Global Sales – Corporate Transient (USA & Canada)
Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Europe Accommodations Committee

Leadership

Juliet Howie
Chair
Vice President EMEA/APAC offices & Global Enterprise Sales
3Sixty

Jacqueline Halleran
Co-Chair
CPM Global Hotel Programme & Air
Shell

Members

Susana Balint
Committee Member
Regional Director of Sales UK
B&B Hotels

Andrea Batchelor
Committee Member
Global Hotel Lead, EMEA Travel Operations Manager
Barclays

Emma Lamb
Committee Member
Global Security Travel Coordinator
Milestone @ Facebook

Roberta Lorizzo
Committee Member
Global Travel and Expense Manager
SCOR SE

Dan Norris
Committee Member
Regional Director of Sales
ehotel AG

Jake Seage
Committee Member
Account Director Business Travel
Situ

Levi Silver
Committee Member
Director of Sales
HRS Group

Samantha Van Leeuwen
Committee Member
Head of Hotels & Venues
PWC

Kathrin Wildeshaus
Committee Member
VP Sales Europe
Ennismore

David Sparrow
Committee Member
MD Worldwide sales EMEA
BWH Hotel group

Sofia Oragano
Committee Member
Senior Director, International Sales
Synergy

Julien Vanlaeys
Committee member
Director of Global Corporate Sales
Thon Hotels

Clare Francis
Committee member
Global Travel Category Manager
Willis