ITM Intelligent Travel Management Forum (Buyers & IP members only)
The Intelligent Travel Management Forum will address key issues affecting the way business travel is managed today and how this might change over the next ten years.
Please note this event is for ITM Buyer and Industry Practitioner Members only
Borne from the ITM industry affairs survey results the forum will cover topics such as:
- The money flow in the business travel supply chain
- ETS - what is it and how does it affect a travel programme
- What is the true cost of a ticket and how to get transparency of these charges.
- How to ensure content visibility in a world where distribution channels are becoming more complex.
- Olympic 2012 travel planning
Moderator: Chris Pouney
AGENDA
09.00 - 09.30: Networking coffee
09.30 - 11.00: Session One - Content is King
With the threat of airlines removing their inventory from the GDS and with the advent of new channels to market, how can a Travel Buyer make sure his company is getting access to optimum content and choice from the supply chain?
11.00 - 11.30: Networking coffee sponsored by Grange Hotels
11.30 - 13.00: Session Two - Getting Transparency of the true cost of a ticket
Understanding what makes up the true price of a ticket is becoming more and more difficult. With APD and ETS tax, unbundling of products and merchant fee charges the whole price is complicated and often distorted. In this session we will discuss what ETS is and how it will affect your price along with investigating issues and solutions for understanding and managing the total cost of a ticket.
13.00 - 14.00: Networking lunch sponsored by Finnair
14.00 - 15.30: Session Three - Managed Travel in 2020...
- Will managed travel programmes still exist and what will Corporate Travel Policies look like?
- How will TMCs and Travel Suppliers look and how are they preparing for the future?
- What will business travellers expect and how might the technology which supports all this evolve over the next few years?
15.30 - 17.00: Session Four - Olympic Update, Sharing Best Practice, ITM Update
17.00 - 18.00 - Drinks Reception
18.00 - 22.00 - The ITM BIG Travel & Meetings Quiz
Date: 22nd March
Venue: The Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London
Registration: To reserve your place or to find out more please contact Harriet Holmes.
