Diners Club is proud to be a gold sponsor
of ITMSA.
The ITM Southern Africa is a travel buyer led organisation
formed to encourage dialogue and open debate between all parties
involved in business travel management.
The goals of ITMSA are as follows:
- To provide access to information on global trends, industry
developments and best practices thereby enabling members to
maximise their contribution to the profitability of their
organisation through effective management of their travel
spend;
- To promote skills development in travel management focusing
on, but not limited to, planning and negotiating, product
knowledge in the inter-related sectors of air, ground transportation
and hotel accommodation;
- To consult with and, where applicable, influence government
decision making, educational institutions, the travel trade
and business organisations in all industry sectors;
- To encourage dialogue and open debate between all parties
involved in the supply and purchase of business travel services.
The ITM SA anticipates contributing to consultative groups
involving, but not limited to airlines, hotel groups, Travel
Management Companies and ground transport providers;
- To will provide members with meaningful and effective networking
opportunities.
- To commission local research into crucial topical matters
through liaison with leading academic institutions.
- To actively participate in the furtherance of training in
travel management related subjects in colleges and universities
ITMSA Conference 2008
ITMSA (Institute of Travel Management Southern Africa) recently
held their annual conference at the O. R. Tambo Conference Centre
situated in the Birchwood Hotel.
ITMSA is the professional body for buyers, managers and suppliers
of business travel in Southern Africa. It is a fully affiliated
region of the ITM (UK & Ireland) and was formed in 2006
to encourage dialogue and open debate between all parties involved
in business travel management.
The focus of the conference was on the ’Business of Business
Travel’ and included panel discussions on the future of
low cost airlines as well as self booking tools. Speaker topics
covered hotel trends, African Air Safety, challenges facing
TMC’s in the corporate arena and e-ticketing to name but
a few. Diners Club is proud to be a gold sponsor of an institution
which promotes the following goals:
To provide access to information on global trends, industry
developments and best practices thereby enabling members to
maximise their contribution to the profitability of their organisation
through effective management of their travel spend;
To promote skills development in travel management focusing
on, but not limited to, planning and negotiating product knowledge
in the inter-related sectors of air, ground transportation and
hotel accommodation.
The day was insightful and left the delegates with a greater
understanding of the direction the business travel market is
taking and how to navigate it successfully in the future.
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