Business Travel Executive

Business Travel Executive, information for corporate travel buyers

Business Travel Executive (BTE) is a multimedia publication specializing in managed corporate travel, aimed at high-volume buyers in North America. It presents itself as a provider of educational content and collaborates with experts from different segments of the industry to spread ideas that drive innovation and value in this field. The publication dates back to 1989 and positions itself as a reference source for corporate travel decision-makers.

Editorial content and formats

Its editorial activity revolves around corporate travel news, special reports and regular educational sections. Among the formats the publication describes are a monthly print and digital magazine, a website with research-based content, weekly e-newsletters, webinars under the name Going Deeper, the Buyer2Buyer forum and the Think Tank buyer advisory board.

The site organizes its content into sections such as Corporate Travel News, Think Tank, Town Hall Live, T&E Summit, Back Issues, AskBTE, Newsletter, About Us and Media Kit. Special reports address topics such as measuring travel spend, the relationship with travel management companies (TMCs), commissions and the use of chauffeured vehicles, among others.

Topics and coverage

Coverage focuses on the field of managed travel and travel and entertainment (T&E) expenses. Published news includes agreements between industry companies, such as the one reached between Katanox and Perk to improve the booking, payment, reconciliation and settlement of hotel stays; airline fleet decisions, such as Lufthansa Group exercising options for Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft; new Delta routes from Los Angeles to Monterey and Philadelphia; the interline agreement between Condor and American; and record US agency air ticket sales.

Structure and editorial contact

The publication has a separate editorial office and publishing office, as well as a subscription service. The leadership team consists of Jerry Allison as Group Publisher and Dan Booth as Managing Editor. The publication offers free subscriptions for buyers, funded by sponsors.

Offices and locations

Local Publishing Office: 7 Lafayette Ave Butler, NJ 07405

Local Editorial Office: 5768 Remington Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27104 · Phone: 336-766-1961 · Email: dbooth@askbte.com

Local Subscription Services: P.O. Box 542 Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 · Phone: 973-839-6200 · Email: info@businesstravelexecutive.com