Carol Ann Salcito, CCTE is President and owner of Management Alternatives, Inc. (MAI), a travel management consulting firm, has more than 25 years in corporate travel management. Prior to joining MAI in April of 1992, she directed the worldwide $210 million travel program at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and served in that capacity from 1987 through 1992. She was responsible for purchasing and organization of travel at the subsidiary companies that comprise UTC throughout the world.
As a consultant, she has used the skills and experience gained in the performance of her duties at UTC to benefit the clients she serves. Since becoming a consultant more than fifteen years ago, she has served a wide variety of corporate clients with diverse travel patterns while expanding Management Alternatives into a multi-national consulting organization through the creation of Management Solutions International Group.
Carol served as the Chairperson of the National Business Travel Association’s (NBTA) Education Committee for the 1992 & 1993 national conventions; acted as Education Chairperson for both the 2007 Brazil and Shanghai conferences and is a past Chair and President of the Connecticut Westchester Business Travel Association. She is a past member of the Board of Governors, Executive Committee and Charter Member of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives.
Carol has been honored as the Travel Manager of the Year by Business Travel News and was also designated by the magazine as one of the 25 Most Influential Executives in the Travel Industry. The Chapter Presidents Council of NBTA presented her with the 1998 Professional Service Award and in 2001 she was selected by Travel Agent Magazine as one of the Most Influential Female Executives in the travel industry.
Carol is a graduate of Charter Oak College, earned a Certified Corporate Travel Executive (CCTE) designation in l989, and an advisory board member of Business Travel News.