New Environments for Travel Management
Chicago
19 June 2008
Hotel Sax Chicago
This half-day Executive Forum will examine the changing environments under which travel management is now practiced, focusing on:
• The overlay of procurement discipline requiring a more rigorous and structured approach to the oversight and fulfillment of vendor agreements
• Changing fuel costs and dollar valuation are forcing airlines to change their yield management models
• New revenue sources for domestic airlines and new entrant international carriers are adding complexity and fragmentation to traditional distribution
Agenda
| 08:00 – 08:45 |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 08:45 – 09:00 |
ACTE Welcome & Update |
| 09:00 – 09:45 |
Contract ManagementContracts are instruments that determine a large part of the ongoing relationship between buyer and seller as well as the foundation for the financials of a company. Within the context of the travel area, this session will examine contract management practices and compare these to best in class contract lifecycle management practices that leading supplier companies employ. |
| 09:45 – 10:15 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 11:00 |
New Models in Airline Yield Management for a New Economic EnvironmentThis session will examine the adjustments airlines are having to make in their yield management models to compensate for the extraordinary spike in fuel costs and the sustaining of these high costs for the long term and the attendant impact of the declining value of the dollar as network carriers turn increasingly to flying new international routes. |
| 11:00 – 11:45 |
Content FragmentationAs travel programs increase their global scope so does the incidence of finding content in multiple places increase. The industry is at a time of experimentation in which suppliers are exploring alternate methods of distribution for content as well as adding new types of “content—a la carte fees for baggage or seat assignment. This session will explore answers to the questions surrounding global content fragmentation: |
| 11:45 – 13:00 |
Networking Lunch |
Forum Location and Hotel Accommodations
Hotel Sax Chicago
333 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 245-0333
www.hotelsaxchicago.com
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Special Room Rate and Instructions for Booking: The Hotel Sax Chicago is offering ACTE Executive Forum attendees a special rate of $109 per night (plus applicable taxes and fees) for the nights of Wednesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 19, 2008. To book please call the Hotel Sax Chicago at 1-877-569-3742 and ask for Reservations. You must request the ACTE Executive Forum rate to receive the discounted rate. This rate is only available until May 29, 2008, after this date reservations will be accepted on a space and rate available basis. Reservations must be cancelled 72 hours prior to arrival to avoid cancellation fees.