Press Release
For Immediate Release
19 January 2009
ACTE Joins Forces with CORTAS Corporate Travel Association in the Netherlands
Alexandria, Va --
In order to augment its leadership position in the European corporate travel industry, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) announced today that it has entered into a partnership with CORTAS, the corporate travel association of The Netherlands.
“ACTE’s mission and philosophy, which has been very successful for us globally, is to work closely with local market experts in all our regions,” Christine Dunton-Tinnus, ACTE Regional Director, Western, Southern and West Central Europe, said. “Our strategic partnership with CORTAS expands ACTE’s reach in Europe, enabling us to readily meet the education needs of The Netherlands’ dynamic business travel community.”
"Given the international nature of our business, we consider the partnership with ACTE – as the leading association in the worldwide business travel arena – extremely valuable to our members,” commented Herman Mensink, Chairman of CORTAS. “Additionally, we believe that our members, representing the top 20 multinational corporates in The Netherlands, can provide significant added value to ACTE and its members."
ACTE and CORTAS will host an Executive Forum on 28 April in Amsterdam: A Step Ahead – Controlling Costs and Embracing Opportunities. Topics will include trends and strategies in airline distribution and best practices in procurement and supply processes. An interactive panel discussion will also be part of the program. For more information, and to register for the event, please click HERE.
ACTE’s prestigious Advancing the Industry Award was presented to Mensink at the ACTE Global Education Conference in Rome, for years of service in dealing with the European Union, in interpreting trends and developments for ACTE, and for promoting ACTE’s principles as the basic tenets of international travel. The award is given to travel management practitioners who advocate and promote innovation and progress throughout the corporate travel profession.
Mensink is also a member of the Steering Committee for the ACTE Global Education Conference in Prague, 25-27 October. The event is an opportunity to gather with the greatest minds in business travel, procurement, purchasing, meetings, finance, academia, business, government, globalization, and leadership from around the world to learn real strategies and techniques that will improve companies’ travel program and their bottom line.
For more information, and to take advantage of early registration rates for the conference, please click HERE.
ABOUT ACTE:
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) represents the global business travel industry through its international advocacy efforts, executive level educational programs, and independent industry research. ACTE's membership consists of senior travel industry executives from 82 countries representing the €463 billion business travel industry. With the support of sponsors from every major segment of the business travel industry, ACTE develops and delivers educational programs in key business centers throughout the world. ACTE has representation in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and the United States. For more information on ACTE, please go to www.acte.org.
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ABOUT CORTAS:
CORTAS, which was founded in 1997, consists of the larger corporate travel customers in The Netherlands, with airline passenger turnovers of at least €5 million annually. By combining its members’ knowhow and leverage, CORTAS has earned a recognized position in the business travel sector. Although CORTAS, in principle, is a Netherlands-ba
Contact:
Kathleen Brannigan
Senior Director, Global Communications
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
t: 1-703-683-5322 x 207
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Christine R. Dunton-Tinnus
Regional Director, Western, Southern and West Central Europe
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
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e: [email protected]
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