UATP and NBTA Enhance Relationship; UATP Now Accepted by NBTA All UATP Cards Now Accepted for NBTA Event Registration Fees

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc. (UATP) announced today that it is now accepted by the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) as form of payment for all NBTA registration fees.

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“By adding UATP to our payment options we are giving our members and attendees greater flexibility to choose their preferred form of payment," said Kevin Maguire, CCTE, GLP, NBTA president & CEO. "UATP is a longstanding member and supporter of NBTA, and we are pleased to strengthen that relationship to make UATP part of NBTA's business processes."

NBTA is the authoritative voice of the business travel community, representing over 4,000 corporate travel managers and travel service providers  who collectively manage and direct more than $200 billion of expenditures within the business travel industry, primarily for Fortune 1000 companies. 

“With this new development in the relationship with NBTA, UATP is enabling maximum use for our customers,� Ralph Kaiser, president and CEO, UATP stated.  “We want to be able to meet the demands of our corporate clients; adding UATP as a form of payment for NBTA events will help our clients centralize one of the most important investments for corporations, meeting expenses.�  

UATP is an active NBTA member and a sponsor at many of NBTA’s events globally.  Visit UATP at the NBTA International Convention, 23-26 August, San Diego, Booth #837.

For more information, visit http://uatp.com or www.nbta.org    

About UATP

UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel by Amtrak^®, airlines and travel agencies worldwide. UATP accounts are issued by: Air New Zealand (ANZFF.PK), American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), Austrian Airlines (AUALF.PK), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Japan Airlines (JALSY.PK), Northwest Airlines, Qantas Airways, Ltd. (QUBSF.PK), United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA), and US Airways (NYSE: LCC). AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for: British Airways (LSE: BAY.L), Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), and Lufthansa German Airlines.

About NBTA

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) is the world’s premier business travel and corporate meetings organization. NBTA and its regional affiliates – NBTA Asia Pacific, the Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV), NBTA Canada, NBTA Mexico, and NBTA USA – serve a network of more than 15,000 business travel professionals around the globe with industry-leading events, networking, education & professional development, research, news & information, and advocacy. NBTA members, numbering more than 4,000 in 30 nations, are corporate and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers. They collectively manage and direct more than US$200 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually on behalf of more than 10 million business travelers within their organizations. For more information, visit www.nbta.org