Elevate Your Travel Management Program to the Next Level
The Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management course builds on the basic components of business travel management. The curriculum is designed for professionals who are looking to become more strategic in their role in managing travel policy and taking their travel management program to the next level.
This course is ideal for individuals preparing to take the Global Travel Professional® (GTP) Exam or those seeking to enhance their professional development. It also provides an opportunity to benchmark your program and obtain confirmation that your actions are in alignment with current best practices. Whilst not required, completing the Fundamentals of Business Travel Management Course is highly recommended. If you have three or more years of experience in business travel, this is the perfect opportunity to take your career to the next level. Don’t miss out—register today!
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Upcoming Courses
Spring Session
LIVE ONLINE
Session Dates: March 6 – March 27
Register by February 27
4 Weekly Live Classes
10:00AM – 12:30PM ET
1-hour pre-work before each live class
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$450 members
$675 non-members
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Summer Session
IN PERSON / PRE-CONVENTION, DENVER, CO
Session Dates: July 19 – July 20
Register by July 11
Day 1: July 19, 8:30PM – 4:30PM ET
Day 2: July 20, 8:30AM – 4:30PM ET
No pre-work required
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Coursework details
Take your travel program to the next level by learning and applying industry best practices, managing and minimizing travel risks, using efficient communication and metrics to steer policy compliance, and much more. The learning modules covered during the training include:
- Travel policy compliance
- Category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier management
- Travel risk management
- Data strategy
After the course you receive your GBTA Professional Development Certificate. GTP holders will earn 14 GTP® Recertification credits.
Who should attend
- Travel Managers and Directors
- Procurement or Fiscal Managers overseeing travel budgets
- Regional/District Sales Managers for travel suppliers
- Professionals with three of more years of business travel experience
- Professionals aspiring to sit for the Global Travel Professional® (GTP) Exam
GBTA Academy difference
- Proven Framework: Professional education created for business travel professionals by business travel professionals, ensures carefully crafted experiences where you will be taken on a journey with a small group of industry peers and mentors who care about your progress.
- Most up-to-date tools and practices: master the newest tools, practices, and regulations in the field of business travel management, so that you can foster an innovative and competitive approach to you job responsibilities
- Learning by doing model: GBTA Professional Development courses are highly interactive, involve breakout group work, feedback, discussions, and practice with real-world case study on travel policy application to develop lasting skills.
- Professional Credibility: Earn an industry-recognized professional certificate from GBTA Academy
- Peer Network: Build new connections with industry peers and expert instructors, join a global peer network for future queries and benchmarking
Earn a Professional Development Certificate and Advance Your Career
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Meet our instructors
Sandy Moring
Managing Director
Strategic Travel Solutions
Sandy’s extensive experience derives from her varied roles within the world of corporate travel and previously to that, adventure travel. With a strong operational background, plus senior leadership roles in account management, commercial marketing, training and more recently, encouraging the next generation via coaching, she is involved in many projects as a freelance consultant in business re-engineering, travel risk management and sustainability.
Leslie Andrews
Global Procurement Director Travel Category
JLL
Leslie draws upon over 20 years of expertise in all facets of the Hospitality Industry and Higher Education. She has been asked to serve in various leadership capacities, from leading global travel programs to being an international school’s academic dean. Leslie is the Global Director of Category Management for JLL, an ad hoc Professional Development Trainer, and a Coach. Her educational experience includes college instruction, curriculum design, faculty development, and mentoring of adult learners.
Activities: Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation Board of Directors, Cochair of Roosevelt University’s Heller Graduate School of Business Advisory Board, Travel and Meetings Society (TAMS) Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee member. ProcureCon Travel and Egencia Client Advisory Board.
Connie Smith
Manager, Global Travel Services
McCain Foods
Connie Smith is the Global Travel Manager for McCain Foods Limited. Connie has 19 years of travel industry experience. In 2011, Connie began working with McCain Foods tasked with the responsibility to implement both a global travel and corporate card program where her role has developed into managing both global programs and supporting the global expense management platforms. In collaboration with several departments across McCain’s organization, Connie leads program supplier sourcing in all travel industry categories and maintains close relationships with suppliers & travel partners.
Connie has been a GBTA member since 2011, achieved the GTP designation, named into the GBTA Masters Honors 2016, and has completed the GLP designation program. Connie lives and works in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.
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