Regional Spotlight

• To view the results of ACTE's recent South Africa-focussed Corporate Buyer Travel survey which provides information including average Travel Manager Salries, most popular payment methods and key cost saving initiaties, click HERE.


• Check out ACTE’s online Global Business Journal - our first on-line eco friendly version of this resource publication, showing ACTE’s level of innovation and our commitment to adding value to our Members whilst simultaneously endeavouring to look after our environment.


• Monique Swart, Regional Director Middle East and Africa ACTE, says corporates will need to be savvy with their business travel to survive a possibly more challenging 2009. Click here to read the full Insight Article in Business Travel Now's February 2009 edition on page 7


• The first ever ACTE Africa Education Conference was hosted in Novemeber 2008 please click here to visit the Post Event Site


• Looking for resources pertaining to benchmarking, best practices, industry surveys and Executive Forum presentations that you may have missed? Look no further than ACTE Connect – Discover a world of Knowledge.



• Links of Interest:
• Africa Travel Association
• Arab Air Carriers Organisation
• ASATA – Association of South African Travel Agents
• Control Risks - Traveler Safety
• IATA – The International Air Transport Association
• KATA – Kenya Association of Travel Agents
• Middle East.com
• NigeriaCentral.info
• SouthAfrica.info

ACTE Middle East and Africa Board of Directors Representative

ACTE Board Member, Middle East and Africa Johanna Mukoki Managing Director Travel with Flair johannam@twf.co.za	ACTE Regional Chair, Middle East and Africa Imran Changezi Director of Corporate Sales, Global Jumeirah Group imran.changezi@jumeirah.com

Regional Partners & Media Partners

Regional Educational Events

TBD August 2009	Coming Soon	Executive Forum	Lagos
25 August 2009	Coming Soon	Executive Forum	Cape Town
19 November 2009	Coming Soon	Executive Forum	Johannesburg
23 November 2009	Coming Soon	Executive Forum	Abu Dhabi
24 November 2009	Coming Soon	Executive Forum	Dubai
25 November 2009	Coming Soon	Executive Forum	Qatar

ACTE Global Education Conference Spotlight

Click here to visit the ACTE Africa Education Conference Post Event website where you can view and download Conference details, Education Session Presentations, Press information and more.

Welcome!

Hello, Sawubona, Ahlan and Welcome to ACTE Middle East & Africa!

Incredibly, we are already almost half way into 2009 and well into the ACTE Education Calendar and various projects and initiatives.

Have you managed to check out ACTE’s online Global Business Journal yet? If not, do click through to view our first on-line eco friendly version of the Global Business Journal. This new on-line version again shows ACTE’s level of innovation and our commitment to adding value to our Members whilst simultaneously endeavouring to look after our environment.

Our goal across this region for 2009 is to provide our Members and Event Delegates with even more value through delivering top quality, relevant education at our Executive Forums, PowerTalks and Webcasts. In addition, as we know that real-time benchmarking information is an area of great interest to our Members, we are hosting several surveys across the region. The first of these is the South Africa Travel Management survey, focussing on various key areas of interest for our Members, including average Travel Manager salaries, the most popular payment methods, Self Booking Tools and whether corporations are measuring savings and much, much more.

The aim of all events and surveys is to advance the industry through providing and sharing realistic and pertinent Travel Management strategies and ideas that can be investigated and immediately implemented by Travel Professionals the world over.

In order to view events taking place in your city, please visit the ACTE Education Calendar and check back often for updates and registration details.

In addition we aim to continue our previous success in building Membership across the region. ACTE Members in the Middle East & Africa are comprised of major corporations such as Accenture, Anglo American, AngloGold, Barloworld, De Beers, Ericsson, Group 5, Intel Corporation, KBR, MTN, Nampak, Schlumberger Oilfields, Shell Petroleum Development Corporation, SARS, Siemens, Spescom, Vodacom and Unilever to name but a few. To view additional information about ACTE Member benefits, please visit the ACTE Membership Page where application forms can also be downloaded and completed.

Please do not hesitate to let the Middle East & Africa Team know if you have any queries, require any further information or would like to get more involved with the Association - we will be delighted to be of assistance.

We look forward to meeting up with you during our many events and initiatives this year.

Stay well!

Monique Swart                                                                  Cindy Nell
Regional Director - Middle East & Africa                               Regional Manager - Middle East & Africa
monique@actesa.co.za                                                  cnell@acte.org