The Business Travel Show has announced the speakers and sessions for its 2016 Fundamentals conference programme, which is free to attend for qualifying PAs and EAs.
The 10-track programme takes place at London’s Olympia Grand on 24 and 25 February and covers critical topics and trends to help delegates book travel more efficiently and get more for their money.
The sessions are:
Wednesday 24 February
- Ten quick wins to get you started in travel management; Simone Buckley, ITM
- Negotiating the best savings and value with airlines; Jo Greenfield, FCm Travel
- Choosing a travel management company and other partners; Clare Murphy, Bouda
- Corporate payments – achieve more savings, more data, more process efficiencies; Clive Cornelius, Senior Director, Global Card Products, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
- Travel policy – your key to balancing maximum compliance with traveller experience; Lambros Andréasson, Managing Partner, Sidecore
Thursday 25 February
- Safety and security – a best practice guide for beginners; Nicola Lomas, Director, Travel Partnerships, International SOS
- Communication – how to engage travellers and other stakeholders in your travel programme; speaker TBC
- Negotiating the best savings and value with hotels; Sam Welch, Director of Consulting Services – Accommodation and Meetings, Capita Travel
- Using data for improved savings and control; Dan Raine, Global Director of Consulting, HRG
- Online booking and other technology – how to choose it, how to implement it, how to maximise adoption; Warren Dix, Director of Sales & Marketing, Hillgate Travel
“Booking travel can be unnecessarily complicated: it’s an industry filled with jargon and acronyms and, if it’s not your full time job, it can feel like everyone’s speaking a different language,” explained David Chapple, Business Travel Show Director. “We introduced the Fundamentals to help PAs and EAs make sense of this world. Whether they need help writing a travel policy or advice on how to negotiate with airlines, the Fundamental sessions will answer all of their questions.”
7,500 European industry professionals are expected to attend the Business Travel Show 2016, alongside 250 suppliers covering every area of travel from global airlines and hotel groups, to trailblazing technology start-ups. Exhibitors include American Airlines, Avis, Belmond, Diners Club, Eurostar, Hertz and Virgin Trains, American Express Global Business Travel, easyJet, Hailo, Hilton, HRG, Premier Inn, Star Alliance and Travelport.
Visitors can get hands-on with the very latest innovation in travel products and services from eight start-ups in the Launchpad area – beTravelwise, DUFL, Magicevent, Beepy, Revolut, Jet Hunter, Flitways and Travelperk. The brand new zone has been introduced to let EAs and PAs understand how disruptive services like these could shape they way they book travel in the future.
Registration for a free pass is open at www.businesstravelshow.com
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