Understanding current issues heavily impacting the Travel Industry

Registration and Networking

Tea and Coffee Served
Technology Showcase Open

Self Booking Tools Technology Showcase

Following on from the ACTE’s March Event where Corporate buyers requested additional information on the Self Booking Tools available in the Market, this showcase will feature product displays and demonstrations of all the Self Booking Tools available to Corporate Buyers in South Africa.
This session is not to be missed for any Corporate Buyer wishing to investigate the different Self Booking Tools available, as well as current SBT users who may want to get additional insight into the functionality of their product.

Opening, Welcome & ACTE Update

Presenter:
JoAnne Lloyd, Area Director - Europe, Middle East & Africa

Best Available Rates and the impact on the Corporate Buyer

With two of South Africa’s leading Hotel Groups choosing to offer their clients the Best Available Rates (BAR) option, will other Hotels be following suit?
What impact does this have on the Corporate Buyer as far as Corporate agreements, budgets, meetings & travel management and negotiation leverage?
This session will feature a panel debate consisting of key players in the industry and aims to provide a better understanding of the impact of BAR on the Travel Sectors and options available for a way forward.

Panelists:
Alan Reid, Commodity Manager: Services, BP Southern Africa
Dominic Fry, Revenue Manager - ArabellaSheraton
Ingrid Von Moltke, National Sales & Marketing Manager  - HRG World Travel
Kobus Meyer, Senior Specialist - Vodacom
Malcolm Muggeridge, Revenue Manager - Southern Sun

Tea Break, Networking and Technology Showcase

Is there a Skills-Gap emerging in the South African Travel Industry?

This session aims to investigate whether there is a skills-gap emerging in the South African Corporate Travel Industry.
If so, what can be done about this, considering budget constraints for staff training, the ever present desire to keep costs down and continuously increasing staff turnover?
What is the impact on the industry should this situation not be rectified, also taking the build up towards 2010 into consideration?

Presenter:
Felicity Meyer, Managing Director - Catalyst Travel Management
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Presenter:
Prof. Berendien Lubbe, Travel & Tourism Department - University of Pretoria
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Presenter:
Linette Mulder, Travel Manager - Edcon
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Questions and Answers

Close - Speaker & Sponsor Thanks
Prize Draws

Corporate Cocktails and Networking

This informal cocktail session will be hosted for the Corporate Buyer Sector and aims to provide delegates with a networking opportunity, as well as to share travel-related issues and educational programming input for future events.

SBT Technology Showcase

The Technology Showcase will be available during this time for delegates still requiring further interaction and input from Showcase Exhibitors.