ACTE partners with Global Cellular Rental to provide ACTE members with specialized phone rental services with exclusive incentives.

As part of a summer promotion to celebrate their new partnership with ACTE, Global Cellular Rentals will provide all ACTE Members and their organizations with a 10% discount when they rent a minimum of 10 phones in a month. This special promotional offer is valid through August 31, 2006.

ACTE members can visit a special web page or call 1-800-931-9773 to take advantage of this offer. Members need to open an account and be sure to mention ACTE.

Regardless of where your business travelers are headed, Global Cellular Rental can provide you with cellular or satellite phone coverage. They offer local cell phone numbers in 22 countries and FREE INCOMING CALLS.

Global Cellular Rental has been in business 18 years and has been leading the industry in global communications rentals. They offer long & short term rentals and serve all countries worldwide ... providing cellular and satellite communications for leisure travel, business, government, emergencies, disasters, special events and meetings. Every clientÕs needs are different, so they recommend that you give them a call them to discuss details.

Safe Travel Institute Partners with ACTE

ACTE members now have new benefits available to them from the Safe Travel Institute. The Safe Travel Institute (STI) is the leading provider of Safe Travel training and consulting services in the world.

The Safe Passage ª Travel Companion is STIÕs revolutionary travel system created to protect travelers in a post 9/11 world. This complete travel system was designed and created by security experts entrusted with keeping the US Diplomatic Corp Safe, The Safe Passage ª Travel Companion was developed to educate travelers and provide critical strategies, techniques and procedures, aimed at minimizing travel risks.

Now ACTE members can purchase the Safe Passage Travel Companion for their business travelers for $59.95, representing a $10 savings on every product purchased Ð and there is no limit on the quantity purchased. (Coupon code: ACTE). This is the perfect companion for all business travelers from ACTE memberÕs companies.

STI has trained over 8,000 individuals how to travel safely. Staff members have a combined total of over 150 years experience in the fields of researching, developing g, and implementing Staff Travel, abduction prevention and Hostage Survival policies, procedures, and training programs for US Federal Agencies and corporations. Safe Travel Institute is also available for consultancy services, as well developing training programs for ACTE members.

For more information, contact STI directly at www.yoursafepassage.com or 509-468-4128.

Marquis Jet Offers ACTE Members New Benefit

ACTE and Marquis Jet have partnered to provide your senior executives with a terrific new benefit. With the Marquis Jet Card¨, your company can access the gold standard in private aviation, NetJets -- 25 hours at a time for one simple payment. As a special benefit for ACTE members, when your company buys a new Marquis Jet Card¨, you will get a complimentary hour on the aircraft type purchased. This represents a value of $5,000 or more depending on the aircraft type.

With the Marquis Jet Card¨, your company has access to the largest and most diverse fleet of private aircraft in the world, NetJets. There is no long-term commitment, no large capital outlay and no hidden costs. You can fly your 25 hours at your leisure, renew or simply walk away when you are finished; it's that simple.

Here are a few of the key benefits your company can enjoy from Marquis Jet:

• Exclusive access to the NetJets fleet of over 600 aircraft

• Guaranteed availability 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

• Highest standards of safety, security and personal service

• Access to thousands of airports in N. America & Europe

• 10 aircraft types to choose from

To take advantage of this offer from Marquis Jet, contact them directly on their dedicated ACTE toll-free number at 866-692-1258 and speak with one of their customer service executives. Be sure to share this information with your CEO and other senior executives in your company who use private aircraft.

ACTE and Smith Travel Research partner to provide new benefits to ACTE members including access to hotel industry benchmarking data and substantial product savings

Benchmarking tools Ð Access to reports from the STR Lodging Review

Members can now access two tables from the weekly Smith Travel Research Lodging Review through the end of 2006. These include:

• Weekly Summary Ð Performance by Segment

• Upscale Segmentation Report

These reports will be accessible to members in the member-only section of the ACTE website under Benchmarking Tools. The Weekly Summary takes a snapshot of hotel performance by chain scale, location and top 25 markets evaluating occupancy, average rates, revenue per available room for the past week. This data is also compared to the same week last year and the past month.

The Upscale Segmentation Report looks at similar data for Luxury, Upper Upscale and Upscale properties broken out by contract, group and transient occupancy. Both of these reports will be very helpful in keeping ACTE members abreast of trends in the hotel industry.

Product Savings for ACTE Members

ACTE members needing more detailed reports can now access valuable data and save their companies money through special ACTE benefits offered by Smith Travel Research as part of this new partnership:

STR Lodging Review (weekly & monthly): ACTE members can now subscribe for US$1,200, representing a 25% saving off of normal subscription prices. There is no better source for timely, accurate, and insightful intelligence on the lodging industry. Stay on top of industry trends and make better business decisions.

Global Lodging Review (monthly): ACTE members can now subscribe for only US$695, representing a 30% savings off the regular price. Keep on top of trends by reviewing global hotel performance across Asia, North America, Central and South America, Europe and the Middle East.

To take advantage of any of these special offers from Smith Travel Research for ACTE members, please email [email protected] or call 615-824-8664 ext. 504, and mention ACTE.

The Climate Trust offers ACTE members 10% discounts for climate change consulting services

The Climate Trust is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to providing solutions to stabilize our rapidly changing climate. As an originator, or "wholesale provider" of high quality project-based greenhouse gas emission credits (offsets), they carefully select offsets through a solicitation process (RFPs) that meet or exceed evolving international standards ensuring environmental integrity and quality while at the same time being cost-effective. As the only state recognized offset provider in the U.S., they have been providing ?regulatory grade? greenhouse gas offsets nationwide to power plants, regulators, businesses and entities of all sizes and individuals for over seven years. Their experienced team of experts will assist you in developing climate change strategies and create solutions to maximize corporate and environmental benefits.

Their services include a direct ?purchase and retire? program called ?Donate to Offset?, as well as an online application tool www.carboncounter.org that easily calculates emissions from a range of sources (launch scheduled for early September). Whether you want to reduce or neutralize your company?s carbon footprint annually, or simply offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with an individual event, your work with The Climate Trust will push the envelope for further action.

Among others, The Climate Trust funds national and international renewable energy, energy conservation, transportation efficiency and permanent bio-diversity forestry projects. Their $5 million investments in projects are expected to offset 1.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and an additional $5-$6 million will be invested in 2006 making us one of the largest and most experienced offset buyers in the U.S. and world markets.

For further information, please contact Bjorn Fischer, Business Development Manager at (503) 238-1915 or [email protected] and mention ACTE.

Open Travel Software offers ACTE members 15% of its published subscription rates on its RFP Marketplace product

Open Travel Software now offers ACTE members subscription to its RFP Marketplace (www.rfpmarketplace.com) at a 15% off of its published subscription rate.  The RFP Marketplace is a comprehensive solution for the proposal process: 

• Simplifies and streamlines your proposal process
• Increases the competition for your business by opening the proposal process to new entrants
• Fosters good governance by giving you a third-party, neutral marketplace
• Gives you a better way to organize your proposal for potential providers.
• Cross the entire spectrum of travel and hospitality services – air, auto, and hotel.

The RFP Marketplace  allows for:

• Larger numbers of opportunities
• Larger numbers of respondents
• Prescreening and inviting of bidders
• Private secure comparison of offers and communications between parties
• Intuitive user interface designed to support the business parties
• Better corporate governance by making the bidding process more transparent

As an ACTE membership benefit, Open Travel Software offers subscription to its RFP Marketplace  at a 15% off of its subscription rate.  In order to allow a greater degree of participation, the subscription rate ranges from 150 USD/month to 2000 USD/month.  The subscription rate depends upon the size of the company/organization.  To receive the discount, enter the discount code ACTE_DC when you register on their website www.rfpmarketplace.com.