comments

Herb Kelleher, Chairman, Southwest Airlines 

"The BTC, through Kevin Mitchell's tremendous leadership, has become a proven asset to the business traveler, as well as the American consumer.  We at Southwest Airlines greatly admire, and encourage the ongoing growth of BTC's strength and success."

Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter, Member of Congress

"I believe without the Business Travel Coalition, we might be in a different position. You have provided my office, other members of Congress, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Justice and the states' attorneys general with critically important information to make our cases against the United-US Airways merger.”

Jeffrey Shane, Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation

"Kevin has made real headway in putting some of the concerns peculiar to corporate travel managers on the front burner among Washington policy makers in both the legislative and executive branches."

Patrick V. Murphy, Jr., Former Deputy Assistant Secretary For Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation

"Kevin has definitely made an impact on these debates. He's as effective as anyone I've ever seen. Kevin's near ceaseless efforts to point out areas of difficulty in our domestic airline industry are very much appreciated here in Washington.

presentations, testimony

Regional Airline Association (2008 - Washington, DC)

Marriott Senior Management Briefing (2008 - Bethesda)

Society of Government Travel Professionals (2008 - Washington, DC)

Institute of Travel Management (2008 - Dublin)

Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Summit (2008 - Washington, DC)

House Committee on Small Business (2008 - Washington, DC)

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation (2008 - Washington, DC)

Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights (2008 - Washington, DC)

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation (2007 - Washington, DC)

EU Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (2007 - Washington, DC)

U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation (2007 - Washington, DC)

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science andTransportation (2007 - Washington, DC)

Austin Business Travel Association   (2007 - Austin)

Pittsburgh Business Travel Association   (2007 - Pittsburgh)

Northern Virigina Business Travel Association   (2007 - Alexandria)

Society For Collegiate Travel Management  (2007 - Austin)

Travel & Transport Customer Gathering  (2006 - Las Vegas)

San Diego Business Travel Association  (2006 - San Diego)

Midwest Business Travel Association  (2006 - Chicago)

NBTA National Convention  (2006 - Chicago)

Air Canada Tango Conference & Broadcast  (2006 - Montreal)

Ohio Valley Business Travel Association   (2006 - Columbus)

C-FARE CRS Conference  (2006 - Brussels)

Interactive Travel Services Association Industry Broadcast  (2005 - Washington)

BTC EU CRS Liberalization Summit  (2005 - Brussels)

U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (2004 - Washington)

The National Academies of Sciences (2004 - Washington)

Baltimore Business Travel Association  (2004 - Philadelphia)

Philadelphia Business Travel Association  (2004 - Philadelphia)

Morgan Stanley Investors Conference  (2004 - New York)

North Carolina Business Travel Association  (2004 - Chapel Hill)

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (2003 - Washington)

Commonwealth Business Travel Group  (2003 - Cleveland)

Philadelphia Business Travel Association Meeting  (2003 - Philadelphia)

FAA Commercial Aviation Forecast Conference (2002 - Washington)

National Academies of Sciences  (2002 - Washington)

Transportation Research Forum  (2002 - Washington)

BTI-Canada Customer Advisory Council Meeting  (2002 - Jamaica)

Michigan Business Travel Association  (2002 - Detroit)

Society Of Collegiate Travel Managers  (2002 - Phoenix)

North Carolina Business Travel Association Meeting  (2002 - Charlotte)

Unisys Air Travel & Transport Conference  (2002 - San Francisco)

Airline Customer Conference  (2002 - Detroit)

Rocky Mountain Business Travel Association  (2002 - Denver)

Minneapolis Business Travel Association  (2001 - Minneapolis)

U.S. House-Senate Air Security Conference Committee (2001 - Washington)

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee  (2001 - Washington)

ACTE U.S. Regional Summits  (2001 - San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Washington,, Newark)

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee  (2001 – Washington)

U.S. House Transportation Subcommittee  (2001 – Washington)

National Academies of Science Conference  (2001 - Washington) 

U.S. House Transportation Subcommittee  (2001 – Washington)

Northern Virginia Business Travel Association  (2001 – Alexandria)

U.S. Department Of Transportation (2001 - Washington)

ACTE Executive Forum  (2001 - Parsippany)

E-Travel Customer Forum  (2001 - Boston)

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee  (2000 – Philadelphia)

BTC Internet Air Competition Summit  (2000 - Washington)

U.S. House Judiciary Committee  (2000 – Washington)

U.S. House Transportation Committee  (2000 – Washington)

U.S. DOT Ministerial  (1999 – Chicago)

U.S. House Transportation Subcommittee  (1999 - Washington)

Transportation Research Board  (1999 - Washington)

Phoenix Business Travel Association  (1999 – Phoenix)

Denver Business Travel Association  (1999 – Denver)

U.S. House Transportation Committee  (1999 - Washington)

U.S. DOT Listening Session  (1999 - Syracuse)

Future Forum, Oregon Business Travel Association  (1999 – Portland)

American Bar Association  (1999 - Washington)

Airports Council International  (1999 – Eugene)

Transportation Research Forum  (1999 - Washington)

City of Phoenix International Aviation Symposium  (1999 - Phoenix)

International Chamber of Commerce  (1998 - Paris)

Swiss Parliament  (Bern - 1998)

U.S. DOT Deregulation Conference  (1998 - Washington)

The National Air Competition Convention  (1998 - Washington)

City of Phoenix International Aviation Symposium  (1998 - Phoenix)

U.S. House Transportation Committee (1998 - Washington)

U.S. Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee  (1998 - Washington)

House Transportation Committee (1997 - Washington)

National Civil Aviation Review Commission (1997 - Washington)

Conflict Resolution in the Aviation Community  (1997 - Seattle)

ACTE Global Conference  (1997 - Berlin)

BTC Airline Competition Summit  (1997 - Washington)

Entertainment Travel Council Conference  (1997 - New York)

National Civil Aviation Review Commission  (1997 - Washington)

U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee  (1997 - Washington)

Business Travel News Conference  (1997 - Los Angeles)

U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee  (1997 - Washington)

BTC Airline Competition Summit  (1997 - Washington)

Amadeus Annual Customer Convention  (1996 - Vienna)

CorpNet Agency Marketing Conference  (1996 - San Diego)

ACTE European Conference  (1995 - London)

ACTE Global Conference  (1995 - Toronto)

NBTA Annual Convention  (1995 - Cleveland)

CIPS Annual Conference  (1995 - London)

NAPM Annual Convention  (1996 - Chicago)

ICPA Meeting  (1994 - New York City)

Business Travel News Conference  (1994 - New York City)

NBTA Annual Convention  (1994 - Los Angles)

BTA Conferences  (1994, 1995)  Boston - Chicago - Denver - Hartford - New York City - Phoenix - Trenton - Westchester County, NY - Portland

Fred Fischer, SVP, Sales, Verified Identity Pass, Inc.

"Kevin, In my 27 years in the travel industry, I have never experienced such a tremendous panel that you prepared and moderated in Chicago on the GDS issue. Congratulations! "

David Danby, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

"Dear Kevin, I attended your roundtable meeting yesterday afternoon and the BABTA/SVBTA dinner last night and enjoyed very much hearing you speak. I do read BTC everyday and will look forward to hearing your radio show. I also appreciate your efforts with Congress to explain the realities of business travel and travel management."

Dick Grimm, Assistant Attorney General, New York State

"Kevin, Excellent idea. I consult your useful site frequently and pay attention to your well-considered opinions."

Rolfe Shellenberger, Senior Consultant, Runzheimer International 

"I am impressed with his commitment to change, to improving things.  He has absolute determination, unwavering perseverance, and that kind of leadership is a key ingredient in his success." Shellenberger describes Mitchell as "Mr. D --deliberate, dogged and determined."

James Haynes , President, Commercial Travelers Association

“Kevin has, seemingly single-handed, done more for the cause of the average business traveler than any other one person or group over the past two years. The attention currently being paid to the airline industry by the politicians in Washington can be largely be attributed to Kevin's work. He has spent endless days in hearings and meetings in the nation's capital.”

Senator John McCain, Member of Congress

“Kevin, you continue to do the Lord’s work. Keep up the good fight!”

Tam Ormiston, Deputy Attorney General, State of Iowa

“Kevin, we have been following your strong efforts to raise the issue of the UAL-US Airways merger and commend you for your success in reaching a broad public.”