Kevin
Maguire
Chairman
National Business Travel Association
Kevin
Maguire joins Sandy Dhuyvetter to launch the newly formed
BusinessTravelRADIO program. Mr. Maguire will spend the
first half of the program discussing travel management and
the latest issues affecting this part of the industry.
He identifies and defines
business travel and discusses
how we can make it better for the business people on
the road. Kevin also
talks about International Travel and why this is
the first and foremost
focus of the NBTA for the next several years. He’ll
also talk about the Association's
plans in Europe for 2010.
Kevin is a travel
manager and buyer for the University of Texas
athletic programs and he'll talk about buying sports
travel for 16 different men and women teams.
Hookem Horns! He’ll also discuss the new career
opportunities in travel management and,
on a personal note,
he will discuss the huge opportunities
in sports travel management. The National Business Travel
Association has built a task force to talk about this
untouched area of travel management. He’ll tell you a great
secret on how to reach out to industry leaders
and be heard! http://www.NBTA.org
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Segment
Three
: Andrew Menkes
President and Founder
of Partnership Travel Consulting
In 1998,
Andrew Menkes was named one of the Top 25 Most
Influential Travel Executives
in the world. In 1999, Business Travel News named
Andy Travel Manager of the Year.
The following year, Andy was once again recognized as
one of the Top 25 Most Influential Travel Executives.
Andy talks with
Sandy about challenges in the industry noting that
corporate travel has become the piñata when it comes time
for companies to save on their expenses. As
a general rule, Travel is the 3rdor
4th biggest expense in a company after payroll, IT
and real estate. Andy talks about what happens when
companies cut back on travel and it’s affect on sales. We’ll
also examine studies done by the National Business Travel
Association and Association of Corporate Travel Executiveson the impact of cutting back on business
travel .
As the
founder of Partnership Travel Consulting, Andy brings his 30
years of experience to the forefront with his approach to
evaluating suppliers and partners. He’ll talk about Trip
Advisor and its place in the leisure travel world. We’ll
also talk about the new offering by Andy’s company that
will provides a new
and highly effective tool that corporate
travel buyers will be able to use to evaluate
suppliers.
Segment
Four
Sandy
Dhuyvetter
Executive
Producer
& Host
TravelTalkMEDIA
During
our
final
segment,
host
Sandy
Dhuyvetter
spends
time
with our
audiences
to
introduce
herself
and the
message
behind
the
BusinessTravelRADIO
programming.
As the
executive
producer
and host
of
TravelTalkRADIO,
Sandy
brings
with her
a rich
heritage
of talk
radio
and
travel
related
programming.
As an
expert in Travel, Sandy has spent many years researching and
reporting on all aspects of Travel. Sandy and her team will
bring in experts to educate, report the news,
and celebrate and honor ‘road warriors’ who are ultimately
why the program was created. Each
month, some of the most seasoned business travelers
on today’s highways will share
their "war stories" with us. Road Warriors spend
incredible time away from their homes
and families and they are every country's
front running ambassadorswho
represent their cultures
and organizations.
Please send your nomination for the BusinessTravelRADIO Road
Warrior of the Month
to:
patrick@traveltalkmedia.com.
SEGMENT 4 Approx 9 min Listen
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DECEMBER 11, 2009
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Dec 11, 2009
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Segment 1 Sean Kirkland Executive Vice President, Business Development www.dmcnetwork.com
Find Qualified Suppliers through
DMC Network.
Sean Kirkland joins Sandy to talk about the DMC Network and how they provide clients with a pre-screened collection of leading destination services professionals who can be contacted individually or collectively through a single point of contact at theDMC Network. Sean will provide you with an education and ideas on how to best use DMCNetwork.com.
SEGMENT 1
Approx 12 min
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Segment 2 Jim Tyner Founder and President
of Group-Res www.Group-res.com
Group Reservation Systems allow you to Pay as you Play! Jim, a veteran Travel expert since the early 80's decided a few years ago there was a read need to create a turn key piece of Software that allows big and small companies to take advantage of the new technology called cloud computing. If you need to put together a reservation system and if data is your bag, you will love the reporting system at group-res.com.
The Power of Wellness
Sharon is the president and partner of Positive Tourism and is very committed and passionate being a beam of light for wellness and Travel. This April, she will e hosting a Wellness Conference, why not consider having your conference along side. After all, isn't wellness at the heart of everything we do? A credible Caribbean Travel expert, Sharon now introduces us to the Caribbean's first cousin, Panama. caribbeanhealthtourism.com/
SEGMENT 3
Approx 12 min
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Segment 4 Sandy Dhuyvetter, Executive Producer and Host and Patrick Peartree, Director of programming
Give me the News! Sandy and Patrick discuss their upcoming trip to Palestine. The BusinessTravel RSS News feed is doing well and Sandy and Patrick discuss a few of the items that caught their eye. www.TravelTalkMEDIA.com
Special Guest this Week. Back with us to talk about the US - Africa Infrastructure Conference in April 2010.Stephen Hayes, President of the Corporate Council of Africa, returns to BusinessTravelRADIO to discuss the upcoming 2010 U.S. – Africa 2010 Infrastructure Conference in Washington DC. Investors, subcontractors and networking are at the heart of the conference along with educational panels. Stephen talks about the extraordinary opportunities in Africa and why the US government has committed monies and time to the effort of building infrastructure. One interesting fact, Africa's population is as big China and India.
Business Travel and Middle Eastern Opportunity Expert . Dr. Sam Saker, President and Founder of Consultants of Hospitality Administrators International talks about the opportunity in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) area. Dr Saker talks about the cleansing process that has happened during the economic turndown and if there are any new development opportunities in the MENA area.. We also talk about the MENA Travel Awards and the growth of this ‘Oscars night for the best travel products’.
US Travel Promotion Act, have you heard of it?
Richard Crum is President of AirPlus in the US and serves as the President of the Assn of Corporate Travel Executives. Richard comes back to BusinessTravelRADIO and this time he talks about AirPlus and the survey the company has conducted regarding the US Promotion Travel Act.You might be surprised to learn that it has passed the House of Representative and yet 60% of the travel industry community have not heard of this legislation. We’ll talk about some of the specifics of the law including charging our visitors entry fees that will be used to market the US to the outside world.
eTurboNews thinks Abu Dhabi is hot and ready for take off!
Thomas Steinmetz, Publisher of eTurbonews talks about business travel in relationship to leisure travel in the Middle East.and spends time talking specifically Jordan's approach to building as 'the Switzerland of the Middle East'. Thomas takes a look at the United Arab Emirates and the differences within the states and in particular the differences between Dubai and Abu Dhabi and why Abu Dhabi is coming into its own. Move over Dubai!
In November Sandy Dhuyvetter in Reno
at the National Tour Association Conference.
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