Strategic Travel Management - Understanding Global Best Practices
Doha
22 October 2008
Mövenpick Tower & Suites Doha
Following the success of the partnership event between ACTE and the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority in 2007, ACTE is delighted to be hosting it’s first-ever PowerTalk event in Doha.
The event will focus on Strategic Travel Management and how this concept can assist companies in streamlining their staff travel and take full advantage of cost savings, available technology and preferred partnerships in this ever changing Business Travel environment. The event will also discuss global best practices and how they relate to the local market, as well as how the region is dealing with operating in a zero commission environment and whether the industry advancing in line with global standards as investigated by a panel of experts and industry leaders
Complimentary Event Attendance to NEW ACTE Members
All Newly Joining ACTE Members are offered a complimentary invitation to this upcoming PowerTalk. Any ACTE Event Delegate signing up for Membership by 10 October 2008 will be able to attend this event free of charge. ACTE Membership spans across 50 countries and is open to all business travel sectors, from corporate buyers to agencies and suppliers.
Please contact Cindy Nell at the ACTE Middle East and Africa Office on +27 11 792 0241 or [email protected] for further details on this offer or additional event information.
For speaker and session updates, please check this agenda regularly.
Agenda
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Registration & NetworkingTea, Coffee & Pastries Served |
| 09:00 – 09:10 |
Opening, Welcome & ACTE UpdateMonique Swart, Regional Director – ACTE Middle East & Africa |
| 09:10 – 10:00 |
Panel discussion: Strategic Travel ManagementWhat is Strategic Travel Management? How are global organisations managing their travel, minimizing their costs and maximizing the value offered by their travel partners? This panel of experts will discuss various items pertaining to Strategic Travel Management including steps to take to get a better understanding of managed travel, developing a travel policy, cost savings, 0% commission payment structures, supplier consolidation and value added services. |
| 10:00 – 10:45 |
Interactive Round Table DiscussionThis interactive round table session will allow delegates to discuss the various challenges and obstacles that they face pertaining to managing business travel in order to identify and brainstorm ideas and solutions available on both a local and global scale. |
| 10:45 – 11:15 |
Tea Break and Networking |
| 11:15 – 11:45 |
Mandating a Travel PolicyIn order to strategically manage travel, corporations worldwide understand that the first step is to develop a Travel Policy. But once the policy has been developed, how does one then go about implementing and mandating it, and making sure that staff adhere to the policy? This session will investigate the very topical issue of traveler compliance. |
| 11:45 – 11:55 |
Q & A |
| 11:55 – 12:00 |
CloseSpeaker & Sponsor Thanks & Prize Draw |
| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Networking, Refreshments and light lunch served |
Location
Mövenpick Tower & Suites Doha
PO Box 22752, Westbay
Doha, Qatar
Tel: +974 496 6301