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.
Accommodations Committee Application
Europe Accommodations Committee Application
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Leadership
Steven Van Overmeiren
Chair
Associate Director, Global Travel Services
Baker McKenzie
Michael Laumanns
Vice-Chair
VP Global Corporate Clients & Strategy
Accor
Members
Florence Bazin
Committee Member
Sr. Director of Global Accounts
NH Hotel Group part of MINOR Hotels
John Berkley
Committee Member
EVP & Chief Sales Officer
TripBam
Toni Bonnette-Verdi, GLP, CHDM
Committee Member
Global Sales – Senior Manager
BWH Hotels
Suzanne Boyan, GTP
Committee Member
Travel & Meetings Manager
ZS
Christiane Cabot-Bibni
Committee Member
Executive Director, Business Travel Sales
Hilton
Annette Cumming
Committee Member
Chief Revenue Officer
BTP Automation
Sean Curley
Committee Member
Global Category Lead
Accenture
Lukasz Dabrowski
Committee Member
SVP Global Supplier Relations
HRS
Claire Daly
Committee Member
Manager, Global Hotels & Travel Analytics
Salesforce
Megin Dressel
Committee Member
Travel Manager
Keller – North America
Iggy Fisher
Committee Member
Assistant Vice President, Membership & Sales
Club Quarters International
Neil Hammond
Committee Member
Partner-Director of Hotel and Air Sourcing
Gold Spring Consulting
Andrew Herman
Committee Member
Global Corporate Sales Director
Cendyn
Christina Hutchinson
Committee Member
Travel and Expense Manager
Veterinary Emergency Group
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
Angela Paulus
Committee Member
Global Travel Manager
Pitney Bowes
Dell Rosepink
Committee Member
Director of Accounts, Business Travel Sales
Royal Sonesta Houston
Deborah Ryan-Pelletier
Committee Member
Vice President, Corporate Travel Supervisor
M&T Bank
Carmen Smith, GLP
Committee Member
Manager, Global Travel & Expense Services IMMUNOCORE
Dan Stagnitta
Committee Member
Travel Services Consultant
Elevance Health
Brian Sullivan
Committee Member
Vice President, Product Management
Cvent
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
Director of Corporate and MICE Sales UK and the Netherlands
PPHE Hotel Group
Andrea Batchelor
Committee Member
Global Hotel Lead, UK & Europe Travel Operations Manager | Travel & Expense Barclays
Emma Lamb
Committee Member
Global Security Travel Coordinator
Milestone @ Facebook
Roberta Lorizzo
Committee Member
Global Travel and Expense Manager
SCOR SE
Anouar Mrissa
Committee Member
Director of Sales
ehotel AG
Dan Norris
Committee Member
VP, TMC Partnerships
Katanox
Jake Seage
Committee Member
Account Director Busines 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
Vice President Sales
Dorint Hotels
David Sparrow
Committee Member
MD Worldwide sales EMEA
BWH Hotel group
Sofia Oragano
Committee Member
Senior Director Internal sales
Synergy Global Housing