Every two years, the association and members nominate a local charity to provide financial and volunteer support as our way of giving back to our community.   The Community Outreach committee is chaired by the Past-President and co-chaired by the member who nominated the organization.   

This year, due to an overwhelming response, the Texas Business Travel Association has elected two outstanding organizations to support for the 2016-2017 year.  

The organizations, His Grace Foundation and Project 88, are Houston organizations that are passionate about their cause and graciously accept our support.

The Primary role of the Education & Programs Committee is to develop educational programs for monthly meetings.

• Select and/or approve topics and speakers for monthly meetings and our Direct Only sessions

• Facilitate travel arrangements and payment for services for visiting speakers.

• Develop the meeting topic overview for our website at least one month in advance of each educational session.

• Select and purchase speaker/sponsor gifts and present on-site or mail with personal thank you note.

• During the years when TBTA is the host for the Texas Educational Day event, this committee works as a co-committee for that event, handling the educational topics and speakers

• Survey our membership annually to determine topics of educational interest

All types of help are needed to make this annual event a success and noone needs to know how to golf to be involved either!

We need people to help with the logistics of the event, to help get signs printed and put them out on the day of the tournament, to solicit for auction donations, to help with registration onsite, to direct people where to go at the clubhouse and so very much more............

There are opportunities to help before the tournament, during the tournament and after the tournament.

Please sign up and you will receive emails about the upcoming committee conference calls and the plans for the event. We welcome everyone's help and support!

The biggest thank you is the great feeling when TBTA is able to hand a most needed check over to our charity and see the good works that result from this event!

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO PAC AND THE CHAPTER CHALLENGE
AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE GREAT PRIZES!
Be sure to type “Houston” or “Texas” in the chapter affiliation box

One of the primary benefits of TBTA membership is support from an effective Government Relations program. Part of the industry’s collective voice is at the state and local level where TBTA's Government Relations program and its members get involved. 

What We Do: 

Government Relations advocates policies that benefit the business travel industry. Along with GBTA & Chapter members across the country, we educate members of Congress, their staff, and agency officials about:

•          How business travel stimulates economic and jobs growth
•          Government policies that facilitate business travel
•          Government policies and taxes that discourage or impede business travel
•          Benefits of efficient travel buying and selling

How You Can Make a Difference:
Get involved! Government representatives need to hear from you - their constituents - about policies that facilitate rather than impede business travel. Unwise policies cost the business travel community time, money, and business opportunities. From increasing risk-based passenger screening to modernizing the air transportation system to expanding access to the U.S. through the Visa Waiver Program, your representatives need to know that their actions/voting decisions matter to you.

The 11^th Annual Chapter Challenge is ON!

GBTA is challenging its chapters to engage their elected officials. The Chapter Challenge runs through July 7, 2017. Chapters meeting these 4 tasks will be recognized as Chapter Challenge Partners, and TBTA needs your help in order to win for the 6^th year in a row! 

• Appoint a member of your Chapter/Affiliate to be the Advocacy Liaison
• Invite an elected official to speak at a Chapter/Affiliate meeting or host a GBTA Advocacy Related meeting
• Send a letter on behalf of the Chapter/Affiliate to its Senator or Representative endorsing a GBTA endorsed bill or vote
• PAC Fund Goal – Raise a minimum of $1,500 (30% of membership must contribute)

Business Travel PAC is the bipartisan GBTA USA 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 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. When government policies can make such a big difference in your lives – and the success of your employer and the business travel industry – participation in the political process is essential. 

• Committed to consistently attending monthly TBTA meetings

• Work to develop and implements creative ideas for increasing membership, with a primary emphasis on increasing direct membership and therefore benefit all members.

• Coordinate a buddy program to mentor and introduce new members to current members and get them involved in the chapter.

• Coordinate new member orientation sessions to be facilitated by the TBTA Secretary and attended by Officers.

• Work to insure retention of members and encourage renewals

• Coordinate with the Registration/Hospitality Committee to host a New Member table at each monthly event.

Primary role is to bring positive attention to the Texas BTA and its members’ professional/company interests.

• Committed to attending all Texas BTA Meetings & Networking Events.

• Solicit and encourage Texas BTA membership by coordinating publication of TBTA membership activities and accomplishments in a professional manner in appropriate industry and other local publications.

• Take/collect photos during TBTA related events

• Share photos and meeting recap content with the webmaster and the Social Media Chair

• Perform other duties as assigned by the President.

• Post updates & photos of events and interest on our TBTA Facebook & LinkedIn pages

• Increase viewership of our TBTA website & Facebook and LinkedIn pages

• Be the voice of TBTA on Twitter & Instagram

• Involve our membership in the "social voice" of the chapter

Primary role is to assist with the TBTA Monthly Meeting registration process & assist welcoming our New Members onsite. This committee works with the membership committee to host New member meetings.

• Committed to consistently attending monthly TBTA meetings.

• Perform the registration process at monthly meetings and events as needed.

• Arrive to assist with registration preparation 15 minutes prior to the opening of registration.

• Assist in distribution of name badges and facilitating registration process.

• Assist in greeting & directing attendees as they arrive at the registration desk and/or entrance to meeting

• Assist in collection of name badges at the close of the monthly meeting.

• Meet & assist New Members onsite

Please Congratulate the following winners of the 2017 Professional Development Scholarship.   If you are interested in the 2018 application, please connect with anyone on the committee below.

Primary role is to plan the "fun" social events for TBTA and increase the ROI for our members with networking opportunities and community service events.

• This committee will plan social networking events, community service projects and holiday event parties. 

• This committee requires a time commitment of about 4 hours (maximum) each month, noting that prep for the holiday party will require slightly more commitment.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Set up and registration at each networking event

• Adding value to the social events through additional ways to network, incentives, and promotions

• Liaising with the official TBTA charities to offer community service projects

• Complete planning and execution of the holiday party event.

The mission of the Texas BTA Legacy Committee is to record and compile the chronological history of the Texas Business Travel Association (TBTA).   Our primary responsibility is to keep track of activities and achievements associated within the organization through the compilation of documents, photographs and interviews.