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Online Booking Tools - New Features & Functions
Challenge: How can I
take advantage of these new innovations? |
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Policy Management
Challenge: Is it
possible to attain 100% travel policy compliance? |
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Risk Management and Traveler Tracking
Challenge: What steps
can I take to ensure the security of my travelers? |
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Meeting and Event Management
Challenge: How can I
optimize my meeting and event management spend? |
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Expense Management Integration
Challenge: How can I
automate the expense and reimbursement management
process? |
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Airport Security
Challenge: How can I
minimize the delays caused by increased airport
security? |
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Requests for Proposal
Challenge: How can I
minimize the time it takes to create an RFP while at the
same time maximizing the information gathered from
participating vendors? |
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Travel Distribution Systems - GDSs, GNEs and Direct
Connects
Challenge: Convenient
and cost-effective access to the broadest range of
travel services? |
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Travel Technology Committee
Members
Theo
Szymanski -Trondent Development Corp. [Chair]
- (847) 898-9144
Keith Zabel - Orbitz
Worldwide - (773) 784-5709
DeAnne Dale -
Travelocity Business
- (630)
584-7781
Wayne Urbanek -
Lighthouse Consulting, Inc. - (847)549-8548
Our
Mission
To provide our members with news, information and trends associated with
current and future business travel technologies. It is our
belief that these emerging technologies will facilitate
intelligent business decisions, thus optimizing corporate return
on investment associated with T&E spend.
Our Goals
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To
provide members with a central travel technology resource
center
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Assist
with identification of the technology needs and expectations
of our members
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To
maintain up-to-date and tangible technology information on
the Chicago BTA's website
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Support
training on technology issues and the Internet in the
association's education forums and chapter seminars as
needed
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Consult
with our members regarding
technology related challenges via forums, e-meetings, WebEx
presentations, etc.
