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BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOW 2017


ABTA at the Business Travel Show


ABTA exhibited at the 2017 Business Travel Show, engaging with corporate travel buyers and explaining why they should book business travel through an ABTA Member. “We were there to spread the news that if you’re using a travel management company, they should be an ABTA TMC,” said Julie Jones, senior member services manager at ABTA. The


stand remained busy over the show, with plenty of conversations opened up over the two days. “We met several corporates that wanted to work with us. We explained that they couldn’t work directly with ABTA but with our Members, and they were planning to go back to their TMCs and insist on their being ABTA Members.” abta.com


TRAVELIFE SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME


Travelife, the ABTA-run international sustainability certifi cation programme for the travel industry, has entered the business travel market with the launch of its hotel sustainability management programme. Travelife helps deliver in-house corporate social responsibility targets as well as compliance with other legislation such as the Modern Slavery Act UK and similar legislation around the world. Travelife commercial director Sören Stöber commented: “Sustainability has become increasingly important to corporate travel buyers, travellers and TMCs and we feel the time has come for Travelife to enter the business travel market. Travelife hotel certifi cation can provide reassurance that contracted hotels have an eff ective sustainability management system in place.” travelife.org


SACO expansion


Serviced accommodation provider SACO announced a major expansion of its portfolio, with six new properties opening across the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands by 2020. This includes SACO’s first operated and managed properties outside the UK in Amsterdam and Dublin. sacoapartments.com


22 ABTA Magazine | April 2017


Travel Smart


Corporate Traveller has added new exclusive benefits to its Travel Smart programme. Under the banners SmartFly, SmartStay and SmartDrive, the programme gives clients extras such as bonus flying miles and free lounge passes, complimentary hotel room upgrades, breakfast and wifi, and car rental upgrades. corptraveller.co.uk


Buddy app


Business Trip Buddy launched its new app at the show, which combines a travel planner and expense tracker to manage every aspect of a business trip itinerary, including flights, hotels, rental cars, trains, buses, shuttles and expenses from any web-enabled device. businesstripbuddy.com


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