European Network of Business Travel Associations

Acronym: BT4Europe

General Information

Identification Code: 201577050121-73

Website: www.bt4europe.com

Entity Form: Non-profit association

Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

Registration Date: 5/10/2023

Last Update: 2/14/2024

Mission & Interests

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.

Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Interests:

Climate action
Competition
Consumers
Digital economy and society
Environment
Fraud prevention
Regional policy
Research and innovation
Taxation
Transport

Levels of Interest:

european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: MDMS, Fit for 55, Passenger rights, Recovery of Business travel, Count emissions EU, Digitalisation of travel documents

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.

Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: BT4EuropeRud d'Arlon 40

Post Code: 1000

City: Brussels

Country: BELGIUM

Phone:

Indic Phone: 32

Phone Number: 22350530

EU Office

Address: BT4EuropeRud d'Arlon 40

Post Code: 1000

City: Brussels

Country: BELGIUM

Phone:

Indic Phone: 32

Phone Number: 22350530

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Total Budget: 0

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Complementary 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.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 3

Members50 Percent: 2

Members: 5

Members F T E: 1.2999999523162842

Info Members: One office support, 3 board members who work on a voluntary basis. Support from lobbying firm LP Brussels

Structure

Structure Type: Structure

Is Member Of: SBTA (Swedish Business Travel Association), NBTA (Norwegian Business Travel Association), FBTA (Finnish Business Travel Association), DBTA (Danish Business Travel Association), VDR (Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement), ASTM (Association Swiss Travel Management), 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 12 European countries.

Organisation Members: GBTA, Global business Travel Association