"Questions about Managed Travel in India: Traveller Safety, Accommodation Woes and Adoption of International Standards"

Registration

Welcome and Opening Remarks

“International Standards: The Preaching and the Practice of Managed Travel - How much do we honestly need to adopt?”

Business travel volume increases are most prominent in many Asian markets with India registered as among the highest. International business traffic has grown significantly and with it an expectation of international standards in the practice of managing business travel. How does India measure up in its practice of managing business travel against other international markets in this region? What critical factors make it urgent today for India’s professionals to adopt international standards? What unique features, inherent in India’s key business markets, are inadequately expressed in programmes management? What should the industry and the individual be doing for the profession to progress?

Presenter:
Bicky Carlra, Independent Consultant

Presenter:
Rajesh Rakheja, Travel Vertical, E2E SerWiz Solutions Ltd (A Subsidiary of TATA SONS LIMITED)

Coffee Break

“Critical Review of Programmes - Safety and Security of Traveller”

The safety and security of the business traveller remains a prime concern of both the corporation and the traveller. In the findings of ACTE’s 2005 survey on managed travel in India, this issue was among the top three concerns of travel management professionals from all regions in the world. How has the industry responded to this finding? What current safety and security threats is India challenged with? What are the best practices in managing this risk in India?

Interested in learning more about the topic of Traveller Security? Join us at our Barcelona Global Education Conference where we will be discussing “Traveller Security and Data Privacy: EU and U.S. Approaches.” Click here for more information.

Networking Lunch & Presentation:

"Hotel Accommodation: Inventory and the Rate Effect"
What does the inventory of business hotel accommodation look like in the key Indian business markets and how does this relate to the cost of hotel accommodation? What is the mid and long term forecasts of hotel developments, and how does this compare with the forecasted demand for business accommodation?

Interested in learning more about the topic of hotels? We’ll be discussing this topic further at our Global Education Conference in Barcelona.

Closing Remarks