European Network of Business Travel Associations
Budget
€50 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
1.3 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
In Europe the leading National Business Travel Associations are united through BT4Europe to empower the local, regional and pan-European representation of the business travel industry with a clear focus on the customer journey of the business traveler. We represent buyers and users of business travel services on an European level. We give a unique voice to thousands of corporations which buy business travel and millions of business travelers across Europe. We are a non-profit membership association.
EU Legislative Interests
MDMS, Fit for 55, Passenger rights, Recovery of Business travel, Count emissions EU, Digitalisation of travel documents, A1, Sustainability, Digitalisation of Travel Documents, Single Market Strategy, High-Speed Rail, SDBTR, EU Tourism Strategy
Communication Activities
Publication of so far 3 position papers; Sustainability, Digital transformation and Economic impact of Business Travel. Visits to EU institutions during 2022 and 2023. Publications in 2024: Transition Pathway for Sustainable Business Travel; MANIFESTO: Thematic priorities for 2024 – 2029. Publications in 2025: Reducing Administrative Burden for Short-Term Business Travel within the EU; Updated position paper on Sustainable Business Travel – CO₂ Transparency and Global Comparability as Transformation Drivers;
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
GBTA, Global business Travel Association
Organisation Members
SBTA (Swedish Business Travel Association), FBTA (Finnish Business Travel Association), DBTA (Danish Business Travel Association), VDR (Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement), AFTM (Association Francaise du Travel Management), BATM (Belgian Association of Travel Management), NATM (Netherlands Association Travel Management), AEGVE (Spanish Association of Corporate Travel Managers), IATMM (Italian Association of Travel and Meetings Management), ABTA (Austrian Business Travel Associations) All of the above associations are founding members of BT4Europe. They are national business travel associations from 10 European countries.
Additional Information
We got started in Feb 2022 so are fairly new. Only costs for the association so far has been registration, some admin and LP Brussels monthly retainer. LP Brussels and BT4Europe started their preliminary work together in 2021, before the creation of BT4Europe. BT4Europe was created in February 2022. Publication and Official Registration of BT4Europe was in May 2022. First invoice paid to LP Brussels was on 26 October 2022, for their effective work done for BT4Europe as from March 2022.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.