South African Business 2018 edition

PROFILE
African Business
Travel Association
Bringing together Africa’s Corporate Travel Professionals.
As the only corporate travel association focusing not
just on South Africa but also Africa’s emerging markets,
the African Business Travel Association (ABTA)
provides a platform for corporate travel management
stakeholders across the continent through
education and the sharing of best practice.
The association holds region-specific events and
facilitates information flow using various platforms
in countries across Africa, including Angola, Ghana,
Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
These events bring together corporate travel buyers,
travel management companies and industry
suppliers from across Africa’s emerging markets and
are the best attended events of their kind. These
events allow all industry sectors the opportunity
to engage with each other, share challenges, brainstorm
solutions, identify trends and investigate best
practice, thereby elevating the level of communication
between sectors and building stronger industry
practices.
ABTA has over 300 members and member companies
spanning the African continent and all industry
sectors. ABTA membership is a key advantage in
assisting stakeholders and companies in information
gathering, educational input and peer-to-peer
networking opportunities whether they are booking,
buying, managing or supplying business travel
products or services.
Any individual with a direct or indirect involvement
in business travel should become a member of ABTA,
including:
• Personal assistants
• Travel bookers and coordinators
• Travel buyers
• Finance managers
• Procurement managers
• Supply chain and sourcing managers
• Travel consultants
• Travel agents and TMCs
• Industry suppliers
• Travel press
• Academics.
Although ABTA initiatives are open and relevant to
all industry sectors, educational focus is aimed at
the corporate sector, with the belief that a bettereducated
buying community will drive the continued
advancement of the business travel industry.
Through Education, Innovation and Collaboration,
ABTA assists in raising the standard of the business
travel sector across Africa; increases awareness of
Africa among the global travel fraternity; assists
members in adding value to their organisations;
creates a platform for region-specific travel management
education, networking opportunities and
continued professional development; provides
cross-border benchmarks on travel services, and
finally, plays a pivotal role in Africa’s emergence as
a global player in the business travel industry.
CONTACT INFO
Physical address: 54 Milner Avenue, Roosevelt
Park, Johannesburg
Postal address: PO Box 2594, Pinegowrie 2123
Tel: +27 11 888 8178
Email: monique@abta.co.za
Website: www.abta.co.za
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