Booking business trips isn’t quite like planning a holiday (if only it were!) — the truth is, it’s much more fiddly and time consuming and, chances are, you don’t even get to go. But it’s always worth improving your skills and add wins for your business travel booking game…
Even if managing all the travel and hotel needs for your colleagues is just a small part of your job, there are so many things to consider. You’ll need to make sure they are safe when they’re away from the office, negotiate better deals with suppliers, plus find and choose the right technology. And– of course – be more sustainable by cutting your travel-related carbon emissions.
The Sky’s the Limit – wins for your business travel booking game
This year, Business Travel Show Europe’s free Fundamentals conference sessions cover all these critical topics and more, helping you do your job quicker and easier. In fact, there is even a session – The Sky’s the Limit! Find Your Ticket to Success as a Travel Manager – designed specifically to help you develop your travel management skills or even move into travel management full time if that’s a career path you’re interested in following.
The show takes place from 19-20 June 2024 at ExCeL, London. It’s celebrating its 30th anniversary this year so keep an out for the end of day one networking drinks and meet other PAs and EAs tasked with the same job.
The Fundamentals sessions will run across both days – Wednesday and Thursday – offering in-person guidance.
You will learn about these essential areas
1. Ten Quick Wins to Get You Started in Travel Management
2. New for 2024! Sustainability – How to Reduce Your Company’s Travel-Related Carbon Emissions
3. New for 2024! Communication – How to Engage Travellers and Other Stakeholders in Your Travel Programme
4. Travel Policy – Your Key to Balancing Maximum Compliance with Traveller Experience
5. Choosing a Travel Management Company and Other Partners
6. Online Booking and Expense Management – How to Choose, Implement, and Maximise Adoption
7. The Sky’s the Limit! – Find Your Ticket to Success as a Travel Manager
8. Corporate Payments – Achieve More Savings, More Data, More Process Efficiencies
9. Using Data for Improved Savings and Control
10. Safety and Security – A Best Practice Guide for Beginners
Sourcing super suppliers
Outside of the conference programme, Business Travel Show Europe offers you the biggest range of business travel suppliers together under one roof. Over 200 innovative, disruptive and more established suppliers will be on the main show floor as well as in one of the specialist zones to make them easy to find – look out for the Business Travel Tech Zone, Airline Pavilion, Accommodation Village, The Hub and BTN Start Up Zone.
More than 30 of the 200 plus companies are brand new for 2024, making the show always worth a repeat visit. PA Life readers can expect to find all the latest tools, technology, airlines, routes, hotels, car hire, rail, support services and more designed to deliver better value for businesses and business travellers.
This year’s suppliers will include:
- Airlines: British Airways, easyJet, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, Lufthansa Group, and more
- Accommodation providers: Citizen M, Melia Hotels, RIU Plaza Hotels, Roomzzz, 3Sixty, Accor, Choice Hotels, Travelodge and more
- Ground transportation: Addison Lee, Avanti West Coast, AVIS, Blacklane, Enterprise Mobility, Gett, Heathrow Express, Sixt Rent a Car, Hertz and more
- Travel management companies: CTM, Corporate Traveller, FCM, AMEX GBT, BCD Travel, Clarity, Gray Dawes and more
What more will PAs and EAs gain by visiting the show?
Business Travel Show Europe arms PAs and EAs with invaluable insights and practical tips that will help you streamline your business travel processes when you get back to work, ensuring cost-efficiency, and traveller and senior management satisfaction. Plus, there are so many opportunities to network with peers and industry experts to discover the latest trends and technologies. And, as if all that wasn’t enough, it’s completely free!
Register for free
Entry to Business Travel Show Europe is free for PAs, EAs and business travel bookers. Simply register online and visit the show to elevate your business travel skills. We look forward to seeing you there!
