Apr 12, 2011
SHANGHAI, China – Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and TTG Asia Media’s effort to bring the internationally-recognized Corporate Travel Expert (CTE) Certification Course to China has paid off with an encouraging 23 participants from across China.
Designed as a 1.5 days starter program on the basics of business travel management, this program is ideal for professionals with decision-making roles in travel planning and purchasing. The full-day learning session starts today, with the certification exam taking place tomorrow. Successful graduates will earn the CTE designation. To date, more than 900 professionals worldwide have been certified through GBTA’s CTE program.
Today’s participants include professionals from McKinsey & Company, Accenture Beijing and Shanghai, Bosch (China) Investment, IKEA IMS Wholesale (Shanghai), and China International Travel Service Shenzhen. The cohort also features travel managers, travel counselors, account managers, executive assistants, buyers, purchasers, general managers, and CEOs.
Said CTE-certified facilitator Dean Fowles: “China’s growing travel demands has made the industry more savvy on the benefits of being smart about corporate travel spending. This makes the CTE program extremely relevant today.” Dean Fowles who is also Principal, Global Sourcing–Services, Travel & Expense Management of Rio Tinto, Singapore, will co-facilitate today’s session with Frances Wang, Travel Management Specialist of Harman International, China.
“Through the CTE program, I hope to be able to gain a comprehensive understanding of the key criteria needed to become proficient in managing corporate travel accounts. This will help enormously because it covers the critical steps in the decision-making process,” explained CTE participant Shalom Paul, CEO of For a CURE Foundation, Australia.
This first-ever CTE program in Shanghai is organized in conjunction with IT&CM China 2011 and as a partner event of the inaugural Shanghai Business Events Week launched by Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration (SMTA).
Today’s CTE session takes place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tomorrow’s exam is scheduled from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. Both sessions are held at the Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel. More information is available here.
GBTA also offers the CTE program with sister event, Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMA), and Corporate Travel World (CTW) in Bangkok. This 2011 will be the 4th consecutive year that the program will be held during IT&CMA and CTW.
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