Month: February 2020

It’s time to take the process of paying for hotels to the next level. Discover how a single platform can eliminate payment complications and increase traveller compliance. Learn how you can benefit from higher adoption and hard cost savings through level-3 data, central payments and global acceptance.

Brought to you by HRS

Now it’s time to connect all the pieces and bring the best hotel rates to your travellers at the first click through enhanced technology. You can now provide your business travelers with a consumer experience when booking hotels through any channel: mobile, online booking tool and offline.

Technology today allows you to have bookings monitored for continuous rate review. This session will provide you with new ideas to:

• Increase savings;
• Reduce costs; and
• Enhance the traveller experience

Moderator: HRS Australia, Managing Director, Ana Pedersen  

• HRS Australia, Key Account Manager, Chris Day
• IAG, Executive Manager, Supply Chain, Ian Tulloch
• Serko, Head of Australasia, Murray Warner

Providing a frictionless travel experience is important to allow employees to focus more time on doing business, rather than travel planning. Seamless travel also means greater efficiency for the business overall. In this session we explore 3 key technology trends that are helping to drive this reality:

• Voice – the next frontier
• Biometrics – faster and more secure travel
• Feeling the impact of 5G
• Traveller wellbeing

Amadeus, Managing Director Corporations, Ingrid Picard

Up until now, travel & meetings were viewed through different lenses in most companies. In the landscape of the future, what does an optimal program structure look like? What competitive advantage do organizations gain either in the supplier market or in their own by creating a holistic strategy? This session aims to impart the benefits regarding increased savings and improved productivity. If you are interested in learning about the value of implementing a strategic meetings management program, join our session.

HRS Australia, Key Account Manager, Chris Day 

Brought to you by BCD

The travel manager’s role continues to evolve. Today’s realities place less emphasis on procurement and instead a more holistic approach to travel management. Corporate travel is becoming more aligned with Human Resources, particularly with personnel well-being and productivity. Learn how travel managers can deploy their data in support of recruitment and controlling employee attrition rates

BCD Travel, HR Director – Australia, Maya Wannan

Airbnb for Work, Airbnb for Work Lead ANZ, Bond Leung