Business travel networking gets easier : TTR Weekly

BERLIN, 14 February 2013: Making life easier for travel and event managers to organise their schedule, ITB Berlin has compiled a list of exhibitors of special interest to business travel decision-makers listed under the label of Business Travel Partners.

Some 100 companies from around the world have now registered and are on the list. They include airlines, hotel chains and technology companies.

Full details including location and contact information is now available online at?www.itb-kongress.de/ business travel in the Partner programme section under the menu item Business Travel Exhibitors.

Two lounges for networking have been established at this year?s show. The new Home of Business Travel by ITB & VDR in Hall 7.1a covers 200 square metres and is where visitors can cultivate contacts and hold in-depth talks with business partners.

Situated in Hall 8.1, but featuring a new concept, the ITB Corporate MICE Lounge by HSMA will invite travel and event managers to network. There is a wide-ranging support programmes in place.

From 6 to 8 March, 25 lectures, discussion rounds and workshops at the ITB Business Travel Forum will create a full programme of advanced training events.

Travel, event and fleet managers, as well as buyers, travel organisers and young professionals can obtain specific information at four separate events:

ITB MICE Day; the Business Travel Hands-On Day; the Business Travel Strategy Day and at the Young Professionals Day.

The theme of the ITB MICE Day is ?Event industry rules.? Topics include compliance, safety and hidden costs. Key business travel topics include maverick buying, fleet management, travel risk management, travel apps and staying healthy on business trips.

The Young Professionals Day will provide an introduction to three privately organised vocational and advanced training courses. Additional programme information is available at http://www.itb-kongress.de/BusinessTravelDays/BusinessTravelForum/Programm/index.jsp.

The eTravel World in Hall 7.1c will also be featuring business travel topics, including traveller tracking, mobile payment and invoicing travel costs via smartphone.

ITB Berlin 2013 will take place from Wednesday, 6 to Sunday, 10 March, and from Wednesday to Friday will be open to trade visitors only. Parallel with the trade show, the ITB Berlin Convention, the largest travel industry event of its kind in the world, will be held from Wednesday, 6 to Friday, 8 March 2013.

Source: http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2013/02/business-travel-networking-gets-easier/

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