 Education is the foundation for the existence of the San Diego Business Travel Association.
We were founded in 1982 by a small group of travel industry leaders that wanted to
raise the knowledge and professionalism of those individuals whose careers were in
managing or selling travel related services. Each of our monthly meetings is designed to
provide current, leading edge information and knowledge sharing among our membership, or to create a comfortable social environment where networking and peer recognition can be accomplished informally.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
October 22th, 2009 Meeting - Roy's - San Diego Downtown
12 Factors Impacting Business Travel in the Year Ahead
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September 24th, 2009 Meeting - Hilton San Diego Airport Harbor Island
Secure Flight and Global Entry – Are You and Your Travelers Prepared?
The TSA is requiring increased information from the airlines about passengers when making reservations. Join a TSA representative to learn how Secure Flight affects your business travelers and your business. Plus, hear about Global Entry - a pilot program managed by US Customs and Border Protection which allows pre-approved, low risk travelers expedited clearance upon arrival into the United States. You’ll also hear from a San Diego Airport Representative about updates at the airport.
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June 17th, 2009 Meeting - West Steak Seafood and Spirits:
Re-Negotiating Your Corporate Hotel Program Mid-Year
Guest Speaker: Mr. Sean McCurdy, Global Director of Worldwide Sales Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Attendees will discuss negotiating your hotel program mid-year. Mr. McCurdy will also discuss over 25 great cost savings suggestions for your company. Most importantly, hotel members and corporate travel managers will discuss ways to work together to achieve both of their goals.
April 23rd, 2009 Meeting - Westin San Diego:
Keeping Connected - Overview of Social Networking
Guest Speaker: Catherine Keane with American Express
Overview of Social Networking Sites with social networking aspects. Personal vs. Professional Social Networking and what you can achieve/avoid. Case studies of successful and unsuccessful Social Networking attempts. Social Networks that might be useful.
Catherine Keane has been an analyst for American Express since 2008. She works on the Global Innovation team and specializes in product development and marketing for Business Travel ConneXion, the American Express social network for business travel. This includes researching relevant tools and content for travel managers, integrating these tools and content into the in the platform, driving engagement strategies and increasing the membership base. Prior to her career at American Express she owned and operated HungryPod, a music recommendation and iPod loading service.
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March 19th, 2009 Lunch Meeting - La Costa Resort & Resort:
Search Sense - Optimizing a Corporate Travel Program’s Air Search & Reporting Process
Guest Speaker: Bryan Holmes with Broadcom Corporation
With the current economic climate stressing corporations, corporate travel has become a favorite target for executive management to drive cost reductions through sweeping travel policy modifications. While well intended, these changes frequently miss optimizing air travel spend as they rarely address the way corporate travel programs search airfares. Furthermore most travel programs follow processes highlighting traveler behaviors that awkwardly position the travel team against the business traveler. This may result in perception issues with the program and a feeling with management that the travel group is not driving savings for the company.
Join Bryan Holmes, Broadcom’s global travel manager as he reviews procedural shortcomings with standard search and reporting processes which oftentimes:
· Undermine trust in the travel program
· Miss taking advantage of the significant pricing variances seen with high cost airline tickets
· Under report savings opportunities
· Fail to appropriately take advantage of web fares and alternate inventory sources
Bryan will outline pragmatic steps to address these shortcomings that will immediately impact a program’s bottom line. He will take you on his personal journey addressing his management’s challenge to reconstruct Broadcom’s air program which led to his innovative approach to recreate Broadcom’s airfare search, communication, and reporting process delivering substantial savings.
Bryan’s presentation is targeted for anyone involved in influencing corporate airfare purchases to include administrative personnel frequently overseeing arranging travel to veteran global travel managers.
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October 29th, 2008 Dinner Meeting - Sheraton Suites Symphony Hall:
Business Travel Forcast - 2009 A Year of Uncertainty with John Wenzleman, VP of BCD Travel
The world economy faces a continued slowdown in growth, particularly in the advanced economies. High and fluctuating oil prices, stalling GDP growth, turmoil in the financial sector and volatile currency exchange rates add further instability.
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June 18th, 2008 Lunch Program at the Embassy Suites - La Jolla:
Bridging Procurement Teams and Travel Managers
This meeting will be round-table style meeting led by Kathy, and is designed to provide value for business travel managers, travel suppliers, and procurement teams. Join us and participate in this unique experience as we take a deep dive into a paradigm shift currently taking place in the business travel industry.
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May 21st, 2008 Lunch Program at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa:
Metrics that Matter
Will Tate, VP of Management Alternatives, the industry’s leading consulting firm will speak on… Metrics that Matter.
In this session, we will discuss the value of metrics: what is good - what is better. Our presentation will challenge buyer’s assumptions about reporting value, and pinpoint strategic selling opportunities for suppliers. We will conclude with an open discussion of participant successes in reporting value to the organization.
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April 10th, 2008 Education Day at the Manchester Grand Hyatt:
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February 27th, 2008 at The Ivy:
Ken Melidoni with Eos Airlines speak on"Integrating Niche Suppliers in a Managed Travel Program"
With continuing challenges in the airline business, Andy will provide an insightful and up to the minute information on ths critical party of the business travel industry.
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January 23rd, 2008 Kick Off Meeting at the Grand Del Mar:
David Grossman, Travel Writer for USA Today “2010 Industry Forecast”– What can we expect next year? David will look into his crystal ball and provide his projections for Air, Car, Hotel, and Meetings for the 1stQuarter of 2010. |
