Sign of the Times: Business Travel Association Joins CIC

IN MARCH, the National Business Travel Association, an organization of corporate travel managers, joined the Convention Industry Council, an umbrella organization for associations related to the meeting and convention industry. Traditionally, the mission of the 37-year-old NBTA did not include a meetings focus, but times are changing. The move caps a two-year effort to serve the evolving needs of NBTA members, and perhaps provides another sign of the trend toward consolidation of