Just two months after putting the brakes on a merger with the National Business Travel Association, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives has come back to the table with a new proposal. New terms call for two years of co-branding before creating a new name for the organization and an interim board for the same period, with each group providing five members. Thereafter, a new board will be elected with a guarantee for non-U.S. seats, a critical point for ACTE since 60 percent of its 2,500 members are based outside the U.S. “What makes this proposal different is the consideration of the membership privileges of our [international] constituents. We are concerned… Read More