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regional committees in Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London and Ireland. Date founded: 1956 Number of members: 2,014 Cost of joining: £249 for a year
KEY BENEFITS
• Free entry to events, including the annual ITM Conference, quarterly forums, workshops, buyer-only focus groups, ITM/CIPS masterclasses, regional meetings and social networking events.
• Access to ITM’s member directory and an online facility, called Exchange, which allows members to contact each other.
• Access to ITM Resources which includes How-To Toolkits, research papers and reports.
• Free membership to GBTA Europe. • A £50 discount on CIPS membership.
MEMBER’S VIEW Sarah Makings, European category manager, procurement, at KPMG, has been a member of ITM for around ten years and is extremely positive about the experience. She says: “The networking opportunities and educational sessions ITM provides have enabled me to build really strong relationships, and increase my knowledge and expertise in the travel industry. Then, when I became an ITM board director in 2009, it gave me a lot of opportunities to build my confidence and improve my public speaking skills.”
• Regional conferences (GBTA Europe is in Budapest on September 19-21).
• Online networking through specialised Hub. • Advocacy representation with European Commission.
MEMBER’S VIEW As the executive director for global sourcing, travel and events at UBS, Priska Schmidli is responsible for sourcing all travel commodities, including flights, hotel rooms, car rentals, and corporate card spending for the entire company. She works closely with regional travel teams but has overall global responsibility. “I joined GBTA Europe for the networking possibilities, both virtually through the GBTA Hub and in person at conferences and events,” she says. “I have found the strategic benchmark group to be very useful and I have already been to two GBTA European conferences. These are great events with high-level speakers sharing fresh ideas.” She adds: “Ultimately the association gives me a chance to
discuss travel purchasing with my peers, and to hear how others are dealing with sourcing issues and how they manage suppliers. It is an excellent platform through which I can reach out to a network of fellow buyers. This doesn’t just happen during conferences and events, but takes place all year round.”
WHY JOIN? Paul Tilstone is chief global development officer and European managing director for GBTA Europe. He says: “I believe travel buyers should join GBTA Europe because, in an increasingly global society, we all need to have a network to help us understand and connect with the fast developments our market creates around the world.”
He adds: “That network should be GBTA because we are owned by the members, who all work together to further their careers, their businesses and the industry to raise the profession of travel management. Ultimately we are buyer-led. We have the heart of the consumer at our core and it drives everything we do.”
THE FACTS Senior executives: Paul Tilstone (chief global development officer and European managing director); Torbjorn Erling (European chairman); Mike McCormick (US chief operating officer); Jim McMullan (president and CEO) Location: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, France, UK and Ireland. Date founded: January 2010 Number of members: 2,500 in Europe and 5,500 globally Cost of joining: Ð320 per person
KEY BENEFITS
• Over 700 free resources, including global hotel RFP, strategic KPI toolkit and risk management maturity model.
• GTP (Global Travel Professional) certification, a globally recognised qualification.
• Training at three levels, delivered as part of the Masters programme from Wharton Business School.
WHY JOIN? The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply is not specifically a travel body like the other organisations featured here, but does offer benefits to those in procurement. “I would advise travel managers to join both the ITM and CIPS,” says Trudy Salandiak, CIPS spokesperson. “It will allow them to take advantage of two highly-targeted masterclasses and they'll be able to enjoy each organisation’s additional benefits, such as access to CIPS online knowledge hub, legal services, regional office space and branch events.”
THE FACTS Senior executives: David Noble (chief executive) Location: Head office in UK, and offices in Middle East, China, Africa and Australia. Date founded: 1932 Number of members: 88,000 globally Cost of joining: Certificate membership is £147 a year for new members
KEY BENEFITS TO TRAVEL MANAGERS
• Discounted membership of ITM. • A selection of one-day masterclasses covering both professional procurement techniques and travel-specific category expertise
in the areas of airline, hotel, travel technology and travel service provision.
CIPS/ITM PARTNERSHIP CIPS is keen to build its membership among travel buyers, and in June this year announced a partnership with ITM. CIPS chief executive David Noble says: “Partnership working is essential in today’s business world and we are offering the best of two institutes. Getting good networking opportunities, quality knowledge and insight-sharing can help you make the step up from being good enough in your job, and for your organisation, to striving for excellence. We’re here to help both travel buyers and procurement professionals to do just that.”
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