New ABGEV, NBTA Partnership to Advance Travel Management Globally
Source: NBTA, ABGEV
Date: July, 2008
Los Angeles, CA; Sao Paulo, Brazil (July 29, 2008) – The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) and the Associação Brasileira de Gestores de Viagens Corporativas (ABGEV, the Brazilian Business Travel Association) today announced a formal relationship whereby ABGEV will become an official regional affiliate of NBTA and NBTA will be the official global association partner of ABGEV. The announcement was made during the NBTA International Convention & Exposition being held this week in Los Angeles, where nearly 90 Brazilians are in attendance with the ABGEV delegation.
The two organizations have partnered to create and co-host the Latin American Corporate Travel & Technology Exchange (LACTTE), the largest business event industry in Latin America, now in its third year. Today’s announcement formalizes that relationship and establishes broader and closer ties between the two organizations into the future.
Under the agreement, ABGEV will be NBTA’s Latin American regional affiliate -- joining NBTA regional affiliates in Asia Pacific, Canada, and Mexico -- while remaining an independent organization. NBTA will make a significant investment in ABGEV to ensure continued growth and expansion of its membership, educational programs and industry events. More details...