The BTN Group established the Business Travel Hall of Fame in 2011 to recognize those executives who blazed trails and shaped what has become today’s business travel landscape.

The 12^th Annual Business Travel Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on December 6, 2023 as the BTN Group recognized four of the travel industry's most influential executives who helped shape today's business travel landscape and created legacies of achievement. Each Business Travel Hall of Fame inductee shared their industry views; past, present and future.

Save The Date - The 13th Annual Business Travel Hall of Fame will take place on Wednesday December 4, 2024 at The Plaza in New York City.

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2023 Business Travel Hall of Fame Recipients

2023 Speeches:

Past Business Travel Hall of Fame Recipients:

2022:
BCD Travel former CEO and Co-Founder Jack Alexander
EY Travel, Meetings & Events Services Leader Karen Hutchings
Southwest Airlines Chairman of the Board and former CEO Gary Kelly
Holiday Inn Founder Kemmons Wilson

2021
BWH Hotel Group President and CEO David Kong
ARC President and CEO Michael Premo
Travel & Transport (now Corporate Travel Management North America) President and CEO and Chairman Emeritus Bill Tech
Oracle Director of Global Travel Sourcing and Global Process Officer Rita Visser

2019
Cvent CEO and President Reggie Aggarwal
SAP Concur Thought Leader - Travel and Expense Technology Solutions Ralph Colunga
Emirates Executive Vice Chairman Sir Maurice Flanagan
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Former Senior Vice President of Starwood Sales Organization Christie Hicks

2018
Omega World Travel Founder and CEO Gloria Bohan
ARROW212 Managing Director and WINiT for Women Founder Michelle (Mick) Lee
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Executive Chairman Tom Pritzker
Hewlett-Packard Corporate Travel Manager Fred Swaffer

2017
Carey International Founder James P. Carey
Cisco System Director of Operations Susan Lichtenstein
Hilton Hotels Corp.’s Barron Hilton
Hogg Robinson Group CEO David Radcliffe

2016
Anthem Director Travel and Events Cindy Heston
Diner’s Club founder Frank X. McNamara
Azul, JetBlue, Westjet and Morris Air founder David Neeleman
Pegasus, Room Key and TravelWeb founder John Davis III

2015
Accenture Global Travel and Events Senior Director Mary Bastrentaz
Days Inn President and US Franchise Systems Founder Michael Leven
American Express Co. Advisor to the Chairman Jonathan Linen
KLM President and CEO and Air France-KLM Vice Chairman Leo van Wijk

2014
Enterprise Holdings Executive Chairman Andy Taylor
Carlson CEO, Chairman and Co-Owner Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Air France-KLM Chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta
Sabre Group Chairman Max Hopper
Partnership Travel Consulting Founder and CEO Andrew Menkes

2013
BCD Travel President Americas Danny Hood
STR Founder and Chairman Randy Smith
Loews Hotels CEO and Executive Chairman Jonathan Tisch
Avis Chairman and CEO Joe Vittoria
British Airways CEO and Chairman Lord Colin Marshall

2012
Southwest Co-Founder and CEO Herb Kelleher
Marriott CEO Bill Marriott Jr.
Management Alternatives CEO Harold Seligman
BCD Group Founder John Fentener van Vlissengen
Carlson Companies Founder and President Curt Carlson

2011
Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune
Delta Air Lines EVP Sales & Marketing Bob Coggin
American Airlines CEO Bob Crandall
American Express Vice Chairman and President Ed Gilligan
Civil Aeronautics Board Chairman Dr. Alfred Kahn
Orbitz Founding Chairman and CEO Jeff Katz
Hertz Chairman and CEO Frank Olson
Concur Founder and CEO Steve Singh
Prism Group Founder Michael Whitesage

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