Please Welcome Our Newest Members! Amy Harding   -Le Meridien San Francisco Lynn Kawada   -S.R. Travel/BCD Travel Affiliate Kate Navarrette   -Grand Hyatt San Francisco Sheila Markstrom   -Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Eric Williams   -The Powell Hotel Yolanda Wong   -BABTA Honorary Member Naomi Sato   -Hotel Kabuki and Hotel Tomo Joan Caldwell   -Briggs Passport/Visa Expeditors The Bay Area Business Travel Association’s programs are designed to further the understanding of corporate travel management practices and trends. BABTA provides opportunities for corporate travel suppliers and purchasers to share perspectives on pertinent industry topics. Membership criteria help maintain an equal balance between the two groups, thereby providing views from all vantage points. Founded in 1975, the organization has over 200 members from different locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, representing firms in all types of business: manufacturing, insurance, utilities, banking, computer hardware and software, biotechnology, law and construction. BABTA is affliated with the National Business Travel Association.   BABTA FAQ's List of BABTA's most Frequently Asked Questions Join BABTA Get all the benefits of membership

BABTA wishes to thank Parc 55, our host for the June meeting NBTA PAC and Allied Membership Update Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 5:30 p.m. Woodfin Suites Hotel Emeryville What is the current agenda of the NBTA PAC?  What is the current agenda of the Allied Membership of NBTA?   This evening will be a lively discussion of what the NBTA PAC is currently working on in Washington, D.C. on behalf of our membership, as well as an update on the Allied Membership agenda for NBTA.               Scott Solombrino, President and CEO of Dav El Chauffered Transportation Network, will be our featured speaker.  Mr. Solombrino has served on the NBTA Board for a number of years, and has been involved as a leader for NBTA PAC and NBTA's Allied Membership sector, for some time.   Mr. Solombrino received the NBTA Industry Icon award at the NBTA 2007 convention, NBTA's highest honor. Solombrino's limousine and chauffeured transportation career began in 1979 when he purchased a 10-year-old Cadillac limousine and founded Fifth Avenue Limousine to earn money for college. In 1987, he acquired Dav El and has since worked to expand the company into one of the largest privately-held transportation providers in the world with operations in more than 570 cities in the United States, Europe and the Far East. Check out the NBTA Site for 2009 Convention and Exposition  Information and Registration Hope to see you in San Diego August 23-26, 2009 Following are some helpful Links for the NBTA site: Convention Home Page: http://www.nbtaconvention.org/Pages/Default.aspx Registration for the Convention: http://www.nbtaconvention.org/REGISTRATION/Pages/default.aspx

We Wish to Thank Our Meeting Hosts & Sponsors! Job Openings!  It's easy to put your company in the BABTA Spotlight! Host a Meeting at your Property Speak to the Chapter! NEW!! Donate Prizes for our Monthly Drawing Online   _____________________________ Click here to view the current issue of The Bridge! View Archived Issues of The Bridge    The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) is the world’s premier business travel and corporate meetings organization. NBTA and its regional affiliates – NBTA Asia Pacific, the Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV), NBTA Canada, NBTA Mexico, and NBTA USA – serve a network of more than 15,000 business travel professionals around the globe with industry-leading events, networking, education & professional development, research, news & information, and advocacy. NBTA members, numbering more than 4,000 in 30 nations, are corporate and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers. They collectively manage and direct more than US$200 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually on behalf of more than 10 million business travelers within their organizations.