ACTE Middle East & Africa

Regional Spotlight

• Collaboration, Education, and Innovation Drive First Ever ACTE Africa Education Conference in Johannesburg


• Nigerian Travel Professionals Candidly Discuss BSP in Lagos ... Read More


• ACTE tackles traveller and data integrity at Johannesburg and Cape Town Executive Forums ... Read Me


• Looking for resources pertaining to benchmarking, best practices, industry surveys and Executive Forum presentations that you may have missed? Look no further than ACTE Connect – Discover a world of Knowledge.


• Want to make contact with fellow Travel Professionals in order to expand your business network and discuss pertinent Travel Management Issues in discussion groups? – Sign up for ACTE Interactive today!


• Registration for Business Travel Show Dubai now open! Delegates registering for the second BTS in the Middle East can expect to network with over 2 000 travel professionals as well as attend 8 Education Sessions planned by ACTE as the Business Travel Show Education Partner. Read about this years show and ACTEs involvement.


• ACTE Board of Directors Nominations now open.


• Links of Interest:
• Africa Travel Association
• Arab Air Carriers Organisation
• ASATA – Association of South African Travel Agents
• Control Risks - Traveler Safety
• IATA – The International Air Transport Association
• KATA – Kenya Association of Travel Agents
• Middle East.com
• NigeriaCentral.info
• SouthAfrica.info

ACTE Middle East and Africa Board of Directors Representative

ACTE Board Member, Middle East and Africa Johanna Mukoki Managing Director Travel with Flair johannam@twf.co.za	ACTE Regional Chair, Middle East and Africa Imran Changezi Director of Corporate Sales, Global Jumeirah Group imran.changezi@jumeirah.com

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ACTE Global Education Conference Spotlight

In recognition of its tremendous growth in the region and in celebration of its 20th Anniversary, ACTE is pleased to present the first ever Africa Education Conference in Johannesburg – Africa’s City that never sleeps. Join more than 200 delegates representing travel and procurement departments of many of Africa’s largest corporations as well as suppliers to the business travel industry and agencies, government and security professionals. While global in make-up and in education content, the conference will have a decidedly African curriculum and will focus on resources aimed toward the African business travel professional. Visit the Conference Website for more details

Welcome!

Ahlan, Sawubona, Hello and Welcome to ACTE Middle East & Africa.

We are almost half way through 2008 and what an eventful year it has been so far!
Our Membership has expanded rapidly since January and ACTE members in the Middle East and Africa are comprised of major corporations such as Accenture, Anglo American, AngloGold, Barloworld, De Beers, Ericsson, Group 5, Intel Corporation, KBR, MTN, Nampak, Schlumberger Oilfields, Shell Petroleum Development Corporation, Spescom, Vodacom and Unilever to name but a few.

To become an ACTE Member, simply complete the electronic application form at the Middle East & Africa Membership page.

ACTE’s mission is to work collaboratively with our Members and the industry as a whole in order to enhance the travel management profession. We deal with a myriad of issues including but not limited to best practices within a managed travel policy, cost and supplier consolidation, tools for effective supplier negotiation and changing trends across the region and globally. ACTE events focus on issues pertinent to each region and aim to assist the Corporate Travel buyer in maximizing their efficiency and in so doing, adding value to their corporations. We also work, when appropriate, with ministries, academia, and other organizations to support you and the industry.

Our most recent Executive Forums took place in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Dubai and Nigeria with an additional event taking place in Dubai – Corporate Travel Management EMEA – where ACTE assisted as the Education Partner.

Our Global Conference in May took place in Washington DC and the event saw over 1 300 delegates in attendance from 30 countries around the globe. Should you be interested in downloading any of the White papers, Keynote presentations or Educational sessions, feel free to follow the above link to the post event site.

The last half of the year will see several Executive Forums hosted across the region in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Doha and we will also be taking our first steps into Kenya and Abu Dhabi. In addition, our second Global Conference this year will take place in Rome from 5 – 7 October 2008 with the theme ‘Corporate Travel in the Forefront’ and will deal with the most pressing issues facing the Global Travel Industry giving senior level executives the opportunity to find solutions to their most pertinent challenges.

We are delighted to also announce that we will be having our first ever Africa Education Conference from 9 – 11 November in Johannesburg.
More than 300 delegates representing travel and procurement departments of many of Africa’s largest corporations as well as suppliers to the business travel industry, travel management companies, agents, government and security professionals will attend this event.
Delegates will be travelling from cities all over Africa, including Alger, Cape Town, Casablanca, Douala, Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi to gain from quality Travel Management education and cross-continent networking opportunities.

For further information about these events, please check the ACTE Education Calendar regularly.

We look forward to providing you with best practices, benchmarking, tools, and data that you need to enhance your knowledge base, your career, and your company’s buying potential in 2008.

Please do not hesitate to let the Middle East & Africa Team know if you have any queries, require any further information or would like to get more involved with the Association - we will be delighted to be of assistance.

In the meantime, we look forward to seeing you soon at one of our upcoming events.

Stay well!

Monique Swart                                                                  Cindy Nell
Regional Director - Middle East & Africa                               Regional Manager - Middle East & Africa
monique@actesa.co.za                                                  cnell@acte.org