The Business Travel Conference is aimed at anyone that has responsibility for booking, buying, arranging or handling business travel and meetings at companies both large and small. This includes everyone from PAs, secretaries and purchasing assistants, to dedicated procurement, finance and travel managers, all of whom will benefit from the wide-reaching conference programme and exhibition of around 60 leading business travel suppliers.

Feedback from TBTC07 delegates showed the majority expected to save their company money in the year ahead, while 84 per cent said they were likely to attend the Conference again in 2008.

The Business Travel Conference seminar programme will cover the subjects that really matter to corporate travel buyers and arrangers – themes such as cost, efficiency, safety and environmental responsibilities – in a manner that will enable delegates to return to their day-to-day roles and put theory into practice and achieve the desired results.

The Conference is comprised of a mixture of speaker-moderated sessions, small-group workshops and panel debates, giving delegates a range of environments from which to learn. Sessions are designed to give practical advice that both novices and more experienced delegates will be able to take back to their business to help streamline processes and save money.

Delegates will be free to network with our speakers and to meet with a range of supplier companies in the Exhibition, each of whom will be able to demonstrate their products and the means to reap long-term cost-savings and streamline processes.

New for this year are the Tuesday morning workshops. Whereas the seminar sessions will be open to all delegates, there will be limited places in the workshops that will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Delegates can select up to four of the following six workshops: Negotiating Preferred Supplier Deals; Booking Tools; SMEs – How to Buy Like the Big Boys; Meetings & Events Management; Duty of Care; and Sustainable Travel.

In addition, all delegates will be able to arrange one-to-one appointments with exhibitors in advance of the Conference. Furthermore, a delegate message service featuring a pigeonhole for each delegate and exhibitor in attendance will enable participants to arrange appointment at the event itself.

One of the aims of TBTC’08 is to maximise the opportunities for attendees to network in a relaxed but professional format, giving delegates the chance to approach exhibitors about issues that affect their day-to-day roles and to build new or reinforce existing relationships that will continue long after the Conference is over!