signatory letters

Business Travel Coalition represents the interests of corporate buyers and travel distribution chain participants throughout the world before government bodies and industry suppliers on a variety of issues. One of the communications tools BTC utilizes is formal Signatory Letters, which can be particularly impactful as most buyers require senior management and Chief Legal Counsel approval to participate. Peer-reviewed industry Position Papers and collaborative representations among industry groups are additional tools BTC employs. Below is a sampling of such representations through Signatory Letters from the past few years.

Montie Brewer, Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada Regarding Removal of Tango Fares From GDSs Without Warning Or Consultation

The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security Regarding U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Targeting System

Gerald Grinstein, Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines, Inc. Regarding Misguided Policies Of Channel Discrimination And Content Fragmentation, And Specifically For Not Imposing New Segment Fees

Gerard J. Arpey, President and CEO, American Airlines, Inc. Regarding Misguided Policies Of Channel Discrimination And Content Fragmentation, And Specifically For Not Imposing New Segment Fees

William M. Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, British Airways Plc Regarding Concern About Undermine Corporate Travel Procurement Process By Imposing New Surcharges And Withholding Content

Frank Laurent, Director-General for Energy and Transport, European Commission Regarding The Commission's external consultation regarding proposed revision of the Code of Conduct for Computerized Reservation Systems (Regulation No323/1999)

Jacques Barrot, Vice President, European Commission Regarding Concern Over Developments Related To The Commission Review Of The CRS Code of Conduct

To Members Of The European Parliament Concerning The Forthcoming Consideration Of The Commission’s Proposal To Revise The ‘Code of Conduct’ Regulation For Computerised Reservation Systems

The Honorable James Oberstar, United States House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Regarding The Effectiveness Of Federal Aviation Administration Oversight Of Air Carriers