Associations: ABTA celebrates 35 years of existence

Whether business and networking events across Austria, regular market reports, numerous online formats for exchanging know-how or international collaborations from GBTA to VDR to BT4Europe - the projects and activities of the Austrian Business Travel Association (ABTA) are traditionally far-reaching . In 2024, the Association of the Austrian Business Travel Industry will celebrate a milestone anniversary, its 35th birthday.

ABTA President Roman Neumeister on intensive years in the rearview mirror and big plans on the horizon for 2024: “I am pleased to be able to report that, despite extremely disruptive times, characterized by various international developments and upheavals, the Austrian Business Travel Association is also in is on the rise in its anniversary year. “Together with our two vice presidents Sabine Toplak and Angela Lille, our entire association team and our loyal members, we have managed to move through the global pandemic and with it one of the most difficult phases for the entire business travel environment in a stable and safe manner.”

In 1989, 16 renowned domestic companies founded the Austrian Business Travel Association as a strong and innovative representative of the interests of the business travel industry, thereby laying the foundation for ABTA's success story.

The association has always focused on the best possible national cooperation with well-known companies and a wide variety of industry players. In order to optimally train young people, training to become a certified travel manager was also launched in 2007 in cooperation with the TTC.

Intensive cooperation with the VDR and the GBTA at international level has also been at the center of the association's efforts for years. The targeted commitment on the European stage also led ABTA to a leading role as a founding member of BT2022Europe (European Network of Business Travel Associations, note) in 4.