ITMSA Travel Management Course

 It’s another busy year for the Institute of Travel and Meetings Southern Africa (ITMSA). It will be running a series of courses and events throughout 2013.
For starters, in conjunction with the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the ITMSA is running a ‘Fundamentals of Business Travel Management’ course at the Protea Hotel Wanderers in Johannesburg on the 14th of March. For most companies, travel is the second largest controllable expense.

In order to control the expense, you must know how to manage travel spend. The ‘Fundamentals of Business Travel Management’ course is GBTA’s starter course, focusing on the basics of business travel management. This course is designed as a guide to the primary components of managed travel.
 Attendees will learn how each component intersects with the required competencies and skill sets needed in business travel management. The course teaches participants to maximise cost containment, improve efficiency and create a managed travel culture in a company.

 Attendees will hear expert course facilitators on the subjects of travel safety and security, travel spending trends and benchmark metrics. An overview of business travel technology will be included, along with a comprehensive discussion on travel policy, savings opportunities and calculating the ROI of a managed travel program. The core curriculum looks at: an overview of travel management; managing the supplier relationship; security and risk management; travel technology basics; measuring success; trends; forecasting and reporting value.
The course is recommended for administrative assistants, co-ordinators, travel managers new to travel management, regional/district sales managers for travel suppliers new to travel management, and anyone needing to gain a better understanding of business travel management practices. The course fee, including final exam, is R2125.00 for GBTA/ITMSA members and R2750.00 for non-members. For further information, visit www.gbta.org/africa or contact nicky.duplessis@itmsa.org or jacky.maulgue@itmsa.org.