Travel
and event managers have to take decisions with the future in mind,
which is why they must constantly take their core expertise to new
levels and detect changing situations at an early stage.
Very
shortly, they will be gathering again at their established meeting
place, at the ITB Business Travel Days in Berlin. From 6 to 8 March
2013 this three-day event features training courses on basic methods,
information on strategies and tools in the field of business and
travel event management.
Business
travellers have to cope with more and more responsibilities. What
changes must be made in travel management spheres in order for
companies to better meet their corporate social responsibilities
(CSR)? At the Business Travel Strategy Day, under the heading of
“Burnout or Balance - CSR and Health on
Business Trips“, experts will be providing
answers to this question. Other topics include travel managers’
needs with regard to airlines, the introduction of a travel
management system in the public
sector and tips on how companies can stay
mobile in the future.
The
Business Travel Practical Day features plenary sessions, for example
on “Rental car procurement” and “The ’art’ of being a
travel manager”, as well as limited-attendance workshops on “Travel
safety and travel risk management“ and ”Fleet management’“.
On
6 March, at the ITB MICE DAY, the focus will be on event management
topics. Increasingly, the principle underlying events and incentives
is “law and order“. However, calls for compliance, event security
and data protection are creating uncertainty among event organisers.
This programme draws attention to new event industry rules. Newcomers
and professionals will receive specific advice on their day-to-day
work.
The
Young Professional Day offers career starters
and academically qualified young employees in the global travel
industry ideas for shaping their future. Three
specialist careers will
be discussed.
Speakers
and panel guests belonging to well-known trade
associations will ensure a high standard of
lectures at the event. Among the associations represented are the
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), Bundesverband
Fuhrparkmanagement, Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und
Logistik (BME), Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement (VDR) and
Vereinigung Deutscher Veranstaltungsorganisatoren.
Two
new and exclusive events are devoted to providing decision-makers and
senior executives with networking opportunities: the “Home of
Business Travel by ITB & VDR” in Hall 7.1a and the ”ITB
Corporate MICE Lounge powered by HSMA“ in Hall 8.1.
A
trade visitor pass to ITB Berlin costs 48 euros online and grants
free admission to all seminars at the ITB
Business Travel Days. Travel managers and event
planners can also take advantage of a travel
special which includes the trip to the show,
accommodation arrangements and other extras. Prices start at 188
euros. More
details are available at
www.itb-convention.com/BusinessTravelDays.
Partners
of the ITB Business Travel Days: Association of Corporate Travel
Executives (ACTE), BME e. V., Bundesverband Fuhrparkmanagement e. V.,
Deutsch Bahn AG, Estrel Berlin, FCm Travel Solutions, hotel.de
AG, HSMA Deutschland e.V., MEET BERLIN, VDR – Der
GeschäftsreiseVerband, Vereinigung Deutscher
Veranstaltungsorganisatoren e.V.
