January 2015 Meeting
January 21, 2015
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Add to Calendar
Intercontinental Mark Hopkins
999 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
http://www.intercontinentalmarkhopkins.com/
Directions
January 21, 2015
5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
InterContinental Mark Hopkins
Travel Distribution: What's Next?
BABTA has a timely subject planned for our January meeting. A panel has been assembled from the global distribution system (GDS) community to discuss what is happening in travel distribution. We hear about open booking and direct access bypassing all the time. Mobile technology is taking off. Concur is offering a solution to capture open booking data. What do the GDS people and Concur have to say? What does the future look like for travel distribution?
Come prepared for a lively and informative discussion. Don’t miss this unique opportunity!
Our Panelists:
Simon Gros
VP of Government Relations at Travelport

Charlie Sultan
SVP Supplier Services at Concur
(please click here for Bio)
Richard Bradberry
Managing Director, Sabre Solutions Group
(please click here for Bio)
GALA Pictures Are Posted!
WOW it looks like YOU had a great time at the December BABTA Holiday Gala! See 60 pictures posted FlixInMotion Gala Pics. For more information on how you can include Flix In Motion at your next event, please visit their website at www.flixinmotion.com!
View additional Gala photos by Bay Area Event Photography at BayAreaEvent Gala Pics. Please visit their website at www.bayareaeventphotography.com.
Blog Post of the Week!
Please meet Norma Tomkinson, BABTA Board of Directors
Catching up with Norma Tomkinson..? Not as easy as it sounds! Norma spends a lot of her time traveling, walking her dog, and reading. And when she is not doing that she is providing account support and business solutions for her airline customers as senior account executive-airlines for Marriott’s Western Mountain Pacific Region. Read More . . .
BABTA would like to thank our January Meeting Host:
![]()
Register Now
Tickets
$65.00 Allied Member Registration
$85.00 after 12:15 am January 17
$55.00 Corporate/Direct Member Registration
$85.00 after 12:15 am January 17
$65.00 Honorary Member Registration
$85.00 after 12:15 am January 17
$85.00 Non-Member Registration: Note: Non-members may attend two meetings per year. To attend additional meetings, please join BABTA and register at reduced Member rates.
$100.00 after 12:15 am January 17
$1.00 2 Prize Donation Tickets - $1 (note: to register for the meeting, you must also add a Member and/or Guest ticket above in addition to any prize drawing tickets you select)
$5.00 10 Prize Donation Tickets - $5.00
$10.00 25 Prize Donation Tickets - $10.00
$0.00 Vegetarian Dinner (note: to register for the meeting, you must also add a Member and/or Guest ticket above)
$55.00 SVBTA Corporate/Direct Member
$85.00 after 12:15 am January 17
$65.00 SVBTA Allied/Supplier Member
$85.00 after 12:15 am January 17
