Atlas Travel International's Kerin McKinnon Receives Business Travel Professional Service Award for 2009:

Annual Award Recognizes Dedication and Commitment to Travel Industry 

June 29, 2009: Milford , Massachusetts – Atlas Travel International's Vice President of Global Business Development for the Western United States, Kerin McKinnon, is a recipient of the Chapter Presidents Council of the National Business Travel Association's (NBTA) Business Travel Professional Service Award. The awards, given out yearly, honor those who have shown a continued dedication and commitment to the travel industry.

“I am extremely honored to be given such an award,” said Ms. McKinnon. “Being a part of the New England Chapter of NBTA has been such a rewarding experience for me personally and professionally by itself that being recognized like this is very humbling. I am looking forward to my further connection with NBTA and my ongoing work with them.”

Ms. McKinnon has more than 25 years of experience spanning the areas of hotel, travel management and travel technology. As an industry leader and advocate, McKinnon has headed up the 2007 NBTA Convention Planning Committee in Boston . She was recently appointed to the National Business Travel Association Political Action Committee (NBTAPAC), where she works to educate legislators on important travel-related issues. Ms. McKinnon has been with active with NEBTA since the mid-90s. She has been with Atlas Travel International since October of 2004.

“ I am very excited for Kerin and congratulate her on this well deserved award,” said Sharon Fogarty the president of New England Business Travel Association (NEBTA). “Kerin has been a great asset to our chapter and I am very proud that she has been given this award and represented as a valuable member of NEBTA.”

NBTA connects the business travel world and promotes the value of business travel management and is the authoritative voice of the business travel community representing over 4,000 corporate travel managers and travel service providers who collectively manage and direct more than $200 billion of expenditures within the business travel industry, primarily for Fortune 1000 companies. NBTA acts as the parent organization of more than 40 US chapters. 

Ms. McKinnon will be receiving her award on August 22, 2009, just prior to the NBTA 2009 International Convention and Exposition. This year the convention is held in San Diego from August 23 – 26.

About Atlas Travel International, Inc.: Celebrating more than 20 years in business, Atlas Travel International serves more than 500 corporations and more than 15,000 vacation travelers. Atlas is honored as a leading business in New England , in the travel industry and is a recent Ernst & Young Regional Entrepreneur of the Year award winner. Additionally, the company provides meeting and incentive services as well as luxury vacation planning. For more information about Atlas, please visit www.AtlasTravel.com or by calling 800-362-8626.