Educational Forum: Pillows Hotel Reylof in Ghent – 3 April 2020 – State of the Art of the Travel Industry

It is a clear trend that corporations are embracing the idea of consolidation more than ever. The main drivers for consolidation are: Increased corporate focus on cost reduction. Growing corporate social responsibility Greater transparency and corporate governance The objectives of the BATM-ACTE Educational forum is to gain insight and debate on how creating multi national […]

Friday 13 December 2019 will be the start of the 2019 Festive Season with  the last BATM Event of the year !! This festive event will be a seated lunch. During the lunch we will welcome our special guest speaker, Mr Jason Long – Board Member & VP Global Account & Partnerships at HRS The last part […]

Business sustainability is essential to the long-term prosperity of companies. It serves to maximize opportunities and to minimize the negative impact their core operations have on the environment, and the communities and economies in places where they operate. As result of this, sustainability initiatives are playing an increasingly important factor. Managed travel programs are not […]

Business travel involves not only the procurement department, but also stakeholders from Finance, IT, Human Resources, Safety, and Communication – and of course the business traveler. The travel buyer finds him or herself in the center playing the role of a conductor. The task is to manage the wants, needs, and goals of the entire […]

Discussion and Cross-Industry Benchmark The Technology environment continues to evolve at rapid pace changing the way we work. This makes it difficult for travel managers to stay on top of the developing trends driven by digital technology. During this educational forum we will focus on the various aspects of the digitalization of the travel industry […]

Payment Solutions: Guidance through changes in regulations, best practices and pain points. Due to the changes in the European legislation regarding payments, there is a need to have a better understanding on how the fees and surcharges are calculated. Why are these different per country, per merchant, depending on who makes payment and where the […]

On Friday 7 December 2018 we will have the last BATM Event of the year at the Hotel in Brussels. This festive event will be a seated lunch. During the lunch we will welcome our special guest speaker, Mr Frédéric Dechamps – Head of Sales Belgium – Lufthansa Group The last part of the lunch will be the Award Ceremony for the “2018 Travel […]

Let s see how we can radically change your managed travel program and re-invent a new frame. Should we still reduce average trip cost? Promote use of approved vendors? Secure favorable negotiated hotel rates? Duty of care plays an important role in this process, so let’s also find out what the latest trends are in […]

This forum will focus on the Big Data Revolution and the Impact on the Business Travel space. After “Traveler Centricity”, “Big Data” is the second most used buzz word in the business travel industry these days, thus it deserved BATM’s attention. The majority of managed travel professionals are just starting to get to grips with […]