Advocacy

Government Relations

As an official chapter of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), GBTA - Central & Northern Florida supports the efforts of GBTA in providing a unified voice for the business travel industry.  Through our Legislative Liaison and engaged members, GBTA Central & Northern Florida participates in various activities to further the interests of our industry.  The importance of these efforts are best summarized by GBTA:

 "Business travel accounts for a significant portion of the travel industry, one of the most important segments of the American economy, which employs one in every seven workers. Travel plays an integral role in the success of American businesses in every industry. GBTA members contribute heavily to that success, directing more than $170 billion in travel & entertainment expenses each year. Laws and policies that affect GBTA members and their companies' travelers have a real impact on American businesses and the economy."

 As the barriers and challenges facing business travel evolve and change, GBTA advocacy creates an opportunity to make our collective voice heard on public policy issues impacting the business travel industry globally and locally.

 GBTA advocates across the globe for policies that better the business travel industry. Promoting passenger facilitation, a healthy infrastructure and a tax and fee system that benefits rather than burdens the traveler are key items for the travel buyers and the travelers they manage.

 Developing and advocating for a changing industry is at the forefront of GBTA’s actions. Items such as the Rules of the Road and passage of infrastructure and passenger facilitation is the reason why GBTA is the voice of the global business travel industry. 

 For more information on the US policy priorities click HERE

Grassroots Advocacy

GBTA has established an active voice on legislation in the region. Our advocacy efforts are centered around items such as passenger facilitation, infrastructure, government support for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Additionally, GBTA Grassroots Advocacy Action Center allows GBTA members to communicate with their elected U.S. officials on issues and topics that matter most.

To take action, click HERE to your elected officials on issues and topics that matter to you.

GBTA Chapter Challenge

Business Travel PAC is the bipartisan GBTA US political action committee or PAC.  As the only federally recognized PAC representing the business travel industry, it gives the industry another voice in the political process. Through the Business Travel PAC, GBTA members educate and financially support members of Congress who understand the value of business travel and support pro-business travel interests.

Please join GBTA in furthering the legislative goals of the business travel industry by contributing to Business Travel PAC; as your generous contributions will help raise the profile of business travel with U.S. officials in which we ask GBTA Chapters to participate in the annual government relations challenge.

Challenge Objectives:

• Introduce the Business Travel industry to elected officials
• Raise and advocate on issues of concern to elected officials
• Bring the issues home to the Congressional District

Each US Chapter is asked to be part of the chapter challenge by completing tasks to be a GBTA Chapter Challenger partner. For more information click HERE

How to donate?  

You can donate at any GBTA *city*  membership meeting, reach out to our Government Liaison - Dana Fischbeck: [email protected] or click HERE to donate.

More information on GBTA Government Relations:  The Voice of the Business Travel Industry click HERE