San Diego, CA – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the business travel industry, today congratulated Karoline Mayr, CCTE, GTP, Director, Global Travel Procurement of Deltek, Inc., for receiving the Business Travel News Travel Manager of the Year Award.

The award recognizes the accomplishments of the travel management practitioners who have distinguished themselves in the past year by advancing innovation and best practices in the corporate travel industry.

“We are thrilled to congratulate Karoline on her success and are proud of her hard work helping to elevate the profession of business travel and raise awareness of the value that business travel management creates for organizations,” said Donna Kelliher, president and CEO of GBTA. “Karoline serves as the president of GBTA’s Northern Virginia Chapter and was named President of the Chapter Presidents’ Council today at the GBTA Convention. Her years of service exemplify the spirit of volunteerism that drives the success of GBTA.”

The award honors the North American travel buyer who has exerted the most positive influence on travel management and for elevating individual travel management practices. David Meyer, editorial director, Business Travel News and The BTN Group, presented this year's coveted Travel Manager of the Year award yesterday at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter during the GBTA Convention.

About GBTA Convention

The GBTA Convention, with nearly 7,000 attendees, is the largest, most comprehensive annual gathering of business travel and meetings managers, meeting planners, procurement professionals and suppliers anywhere in the world. The Business Travel Event of the Year ® features: more than 70 industry-leading education sessions organized into 20+ specialized tracks geared to specific levels of experience and a variety of disciplines; a 400+ company Exposition showcasing market choices not available at other industry gatherings; sessions featuring world-renowned speakers and industry leaders; a wide selection of professional development opportunities; and, much more. For more information on the GBTA Convention, visit .

About the Global Business Travel Association

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world’s premier business travel and meetings organization. Collectively, GBTA’s 6,000 plus members manage over $340 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually. GBTA provides its network of 21,000 business and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers, with networking events, news, education & professional development, research, and advocacy. For more information, visit .

Rebecca Carriero
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GBTA

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