{"id":27779,"date":"2025-12-03T00:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=27779"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:54:32","slug":"january-15-in-person-monthly-meeting","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/fr\/event\/january-15-in-person-monthly-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"January 15 In-Person Monthly Meeting &#8211; GTP Credit Approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GBTA&#8217;s Leading Lobbyist To Speak<br \/>\nThursday, January 15<\/p>\n<p>Advocacy in Action<br \/>\nUpdate on Congressional Support of Business Travel Legislation<\/p>\n<p>Shane Downey, the Global Business Travel Association Vice President of Government Relations and Volunteer Relations , has advocated for business travel and traveler throughout is 20 year tenure in our industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-12904\" src=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/credits_2-4.png\" alt=\"credits 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/credits_2-4.png 260w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/credits_2-4-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remarks &amp; Take-Aways<br \/>\nWhere are we mid cycle &#8211; hits and misses of 2025<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s on the docket &#8211; pros and cons for 2026<\/p>\n<p>Looking further on the Future Horizon<\/p>\n<p>About Shane: In addition to serving as GBTA&#8217;s lead lobbyist in Washington, D.C. 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