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
Canada Accommodations Committee Application

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Leadership

Diana Edens
Chair
Sr. Global Category Manager
ExxonMobil

David Mollov
Vice Chair
Hotel Products
Emburse Travel

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
Vice President, Distribution
Club Quarters

Jill Brady
Committee Member
Senior Lead Business Execution
Wells Fargo

Michael Carson
Committee Member
Senior Director, Global Sales
Marriott International

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

Annette Cumming
Committee Member
SVP Business Development
Cerebri AI

Wendy Farrell
Committee Member
Assistant Managing Director
Hilton

Kristina Guareno
Committee Member
Sourcing Travel Services Expert
Chain IQ

Nina Marcello
Committee Member
Senior Director, Hotel Content & Adoption
ALTOUR

Patricia Noland
Committee Member
Global Travel Manager
Solarwinds

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

Tami Pharr
Committee Member
Corporate Travel Program Manager
Zillow Group

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

Amanda Somers, CCTE, GLP
Committee Member
Sr. Director – Global Travel & Events
Koch Capabilities

Dan Stagnitta
Committee Member
Travel Services Consultant
Elevance Health

Fred Veliyev
Committee Member
Principal Product Manager
Cvent, Inc.

Europe Accommodations Committee

Leadership

Juliet Howie
Chair
Account Manager
Raddison Hotel Group

Andrea Batchelor
Vice Chair
Global Hotel Lead, EMEA Travel Operations Manager
Barclays

Members

Susana Kenworthy (nee Balint)
Committee Member
Head of Sales UK
Staycity Aparthotels

Yovhanna Billard
Committee member
Director of Global Account Team
Radisson hotel group

Jessica Blackmore
Committee member
Director of Global Account Managment
Dwellworks

Rose Diffenthal
Committee Member
Commodity Manager – Travel
PHINIA DELPHI

Katharina Gebhardt
Committee member
Manager | Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
Deloitte GmbH

Anita Hastie
Committee member
Senior Travel Manager
Aviva plc

Ana Cristiano James
Committee Member
Global Lead of Travel
Flutter Entertainment

Helen Jefferys
Committee member
Accommodation manager
PwC

Fiona Johnson
Committee Member
Regional Director of Sales
BWH Hotel Group

Emma Lamb
Committee Member
Global Security Travel Coordinator
Milestone @ Facebook

Thomas Lempart
Committee Member
Global Category Manager – Travel & Mobility
Accenture

Dan Norris
Committee Member
Regional Director of Sales
ehotel AG

Sofia Oragano
Committee Member
Enterprise Sales Executive
Perk

Levi Silver
Committee Member
Director of Sales
HRS Group

David Sparrow
Committee Member
MD Worldwide sales EMEA
BWH Hotel group

Ryan Taylor
Committee Member
Global Head of Travel
Harbour Energy Services Limited

Jessica Turner
Committee Member
Global Lead Buyer TMC & Accommodation
Capgemini

Jo Westlake
Committee Member
Executive Director, Global Corporate Clients
Accor

Kathrin Wildeshaus
Committee Member
VP Sales Europe
Ennismore