Workshops

Pre-Conference Masterclass, World-Class Interactive Masterclass & Industry Networking Sessions - Monday, 25 February 2008

Executive Summary:

Corporations spend millions of dollars a year on business travel, meetings and events, yet have little visibility into this significant spend. What is the best solution? As many of us know you cannot just take international practices and apply them to the Middle East. Travel agencies play a different role, corporate credit cards might not always be appropriate and many contracts are based on relationships. On top of everything else, a company’s corporate travel could be managed by several different people and positions. This Masterclass will combine key constituents to allow you to benefit from the most valuable learnings the world’s leading companies are using to solve and address your biggest corporate travel management obstacles.

Detailed Briefing:

Come prepared with your specific challenges:
How do you begin to know how to cut costs and streamline processes in your company?
What are the best procedures to decrease fines and handle commissions?
What should you expect from your travel agency?
Where to start, what is really necessary, what will provide the most value and the greatest return and how to integrate the research back into your expense management systems?
Will online systems work for you?
This Masterclass will provide you with the opportunity to cover each issue.

You will leave able to:

Develop a detailed course of action with the Masterclass leaders and facilitators. Business Travel IQ and ACTE will bring together key constituents from hotels, airlines, travel agencies, car hires, and technology companies to provide a full day of hands-on interactive discussion groups and process improvement solutions. Each session will be broken down into roundtable discussion groups where you will be teamed up with the appropriate individuals to tackle core challenges. Learn exactly how to best integrate and develop your corporate travel management program.

Morning Session: 9:00 – 12:00

Topics include:

Analyzing current processes - how do you currently manage your travel management and expense systems?
Where are your greatest costs and how to begin to cut back?
Once you have implemented a program: what do you do next to make sure that your program is successful?

Networking Lunch and One-To-One Meetings: 12:00 – 13:30

Take advantage of the exclusive opportunity to arrange private meetings before, during or after lunch with key constituents from the morning session.

Afternoon Session 13:30 – 14:30

Topics include:

Exploring key issues in each industry such as airlines, hotels and travel management companies
How to use the internet for travel bookings
Managing prices, fines, commissions and expectations in a constantly changing corporate travel environment

Facilitated by:

Monique Swart and Expert Team
Regional Manager
Middle East & Africa Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)

The tools and assessment described in this Masterclass are part of the participant manual that will be given to you at the beginning of the Masterclass.

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