The Ohio Valley BTA and Michigan BTA will host our annual joint Education Day on Thursday, September 9 in Cincinnati, OH. (Please advise in the comment box if you are interested in carpooling)
Please see the agenda below.
This is a CCTE eligible elective - Cost for CCTE credit - $125.00
If you are an MBTA member this meeting is included in your membership. We will honor our member rate of $50 for all NBTA members. The non-member rate is $100. We have a discounted room rate at the Millennium Hotel of $99.00 for those traveling in the night before.
Location: Millennium Hotel Cincinnati (Cincinnati)
Notes: The Millennium Hotel Cincinnati is offering a special conference rate of $99.00 for guest room. Call 513-352-2100 for reservations or book online at www.millenniumhotels.com/millenniumcincinnati and use group code 1009OHIOBT. If arriving on Wednesday night, please join us for a reception from 7-10pm.
Event Code: EUN4940
Wednesday, September 8
Networking Reception: 7:00PM - 10:00PM
Reception sponsored by the Millennium Hotel Cincinnati
Thursday, September 9
Networking Breakfast / Registration: 7:30AM - 8:30AM
Breakfast sponsored by Egencia
General Session: 8:30AM - 10:00AM
The ROI of Business Travel
Presented by: Ken McGill, Executive Vice President, Vantage Strategies
Learn the true value of business travel for your company and the importance of investing in travel as a tool to improve your company's bottom line.
Morning Break: 10:00AM - 10:15AM
Break sponsored by Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental
Breakout Sessions: 10:15AM - 11:45AM
Online Booking Tools
Presented by: Don Swartz, Principal, Corporate Travel Buyers Resource
What are the latest online booking tools for business travel? Who should use online tools vs. calling an agent? What percentage of your travelers do you expect to use online tools? Answers to these questions and more!
Managing Your Travel Vendors
Presented by: Mike Lynch, ICG Commerce
Are you managing your travel vendors or are they managing you? Learn best practices for managing your vendor programs.
Ancillary Fees
Presented by: Ellen Trotochaud, Concur Technologies
How far will Ancillary Fees go? Do you know what fees you are paying? Can you track them? Attend this important session to get your answers!
Lunch / General Session: 11:45AM - 1:15PM
Managing Travel for a Mobile Workforce
Presented by: Jon Farrier, Travel Technologies
Blackberries, Strawberries & more! Learn about the latest technology trends that can help your travelers and how to make them part of your travel program.
Lunch sponsored by Millennium Hotel Cincinnati
Breakout Sessions: 1:15PM - 2:45PM
Online Booking Tools
Managing Your Travel Vendors
Ancillary Fees
Afternoon Break: 2:45PM - 3:00PM
Breakout Sessions: 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Online Booking Tools
Managing Your Travel Vendors
Ancillary Fees
Wrap-up: 4:30PM - 5:00PM
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