Each year, GBTA Regions honors a select group of experienced travel professionals with the elite Business Travel Service Award (BTSA). These GBTA members have distinguished themselves to their company, their association (both local and national), their fellow business associates and have made contributions to the business travel industry. To be considered for the BTSA, individuals:
- Must be a member of GBTA and/or their local chapter or partner association (where applicable)
- Must have a minimum of three (3) years active involvement in the travel or meetings & events industry (US, Canada)
- Must have served as an officer, director, board, or committee chair or co-chair in their local chapter (US)
- Must have served as an industry volunteer at the local, national or global level (EMEA, Canada)
- Must demonstrate pursuit of continuing education in the field of business travel or meetings & events (US, Canada)
Join us in recognizing our dedicated member recipients!
US Region: Learn more and view past winners here
EMEA | CANADA | LATAM | APAC | |
2024 | Nicholas Hymans Marco Quagliarella Katharina Navarro | Jeff Reyes Lisa Veress | Joyce Macieri Lucila Pesci Eva Ramirez Julia Brito | Koreen Barbara |
2023 | Dan Humby Andrea Giuricin Hilde Dahm-Simonsen Faiz Mimita | Charles Crowder Jennifer Urquhart | Nidia Quintero Monica Crawfurd | Carl Jones |
2022 | Jorge Mesa Robyn Christie Carine Morin | Marayka Wilson Jodi Francks | ||
2021 | Christian Rosenbaum | Bertie Fernandes Brook Davis | ||
2020 | Juliet Howie Roberta Billè Rene Proske | Sharlene Ketwaroo-Nanoo Stephen Anderson | ||
2019 | Flavio Ghiringhelli Jafles Pacheco | Marayka Wilson Jodi Francks | ||
2018 | Minna Torppa Douglas O’Neill Olivier Benoit | Alex Ferdinand Connie Smith | ||
2017 | Teemu Tuomarla Marc Zuber Nicola Lomas | Shelly Lewchuck Ian Race | ||
2016 | Roman Morice Cathrine Lundberg | Roman Hernandez Javier Rosas Best | Hamish Wang Becky Cao | |
Questions
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