Business Traveller Africa Awards 2013
Johannesburg-based Future Group presents the second annual Business Traveller Africa Awards, which was launched in Sandton last year. It’s an event for the South African business travel trade, covering all aspects of business travel, including the four main areas of hotels, airlines, car rental and travel management, along with related categories such as foreign exchange, visas, travel insurance, gaming, rail travel, air charter, logistics, travel technology, cards, luggage, banks etc.
The event is targeted at travel trade representatives from the areas listed, but is open to anyone with an interest in business travel. The objective is to reward excellence in South African business travel and to acknowledge those brands/entities that have performed consistently and with excellence over the past 12 months.
In this regard, Future Group has partnered with independent research company TNS Research Surveys, to interrogate the industry, collate the results, and come up with the winners in each category.
The Business Traveller Africa Awards also serves a networking function, bringing together representatives from all areas of South African business travel, under one roof on one morning. Attendees are expected to engage with each other, do some business, involve themselves in the two panel discussions – on hospitality and aviation – and celebrate the ‘year that was’ in South African business travel.
Conference Topics
Hospitality ‘The state of the hotel industry in South Africa’
Looking at the nagging issue of billbacks, who is making the most aggressive moves, the African expansion plans of South Africa’s hotel groups, the danger of the local groups having their lunch eaten by their international counterparts, and where the battle for corporate business will be won and lost.
Aviation ‘The state of aviation in South Africa’
Looking at the current state of the country’s airlines, the growth of the private aviation industry, the entry into the market of new low-cost carriers, the impact of aggressive Middle Eastern carriers, how to remain profitable whilst the fuel price soars, ancillary fees, and what the business traveller can look forward to.
Awards Categories
- Visa service provider
- Luxury hotel in South Africa
- Business hotel in South Africa
- Hotel group
- Small conference venue
- Large conference venue
- Corporate safari experience
- Corporate transportation
- Car rental company
- Air charter
- African regional short-haul airline
- African long-haul airline
- International long-haul airline
- Business Class
- Business lounge
- Forex supplier
- Travel management company
- Travel sales team of the year
- Travel buyer of the year
- Personality of the year
Programme
07h00 to 08h00 Registration
08h15 Welcome
08h30 Breakfast
09h00 – 09h45 Aviation panel discussion
‘The state of aviation in South Africa’ – Looking at the current state of the country’s airlines, the growth of the private aviation industry, the entry into the market of new low-cost carriers, the impact of aggressive Middle Eastern carriers, how to remain profitable whilst the fuel price soars, ancillary fees, and what the business traveller can look forward to.
09h45 – 10h30 Hospitality panel discussion
‘The state of the hotel industry in South Africa’ – Looking at the nagging issue of billbacks, who is making the most aggressive moves, the African expansion plans of South Africa’s hotel groups, the danger of the local groups having their lunch eaten by their international counterparts, and where the battle for corporate business will be won and lost.
10h30 – 11h00 Tea break
11h00 Awards presentation
12h30 Close
To book click here: http://www.hellocrowd.co.za/test/btafrica/bt_africa.html
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor contact Michelle McBride
michellem@thefuture.co.za 011 803 2040
Contact details
Dylan Rogers dylan@thefuture.co.za 011 803 2040
Michelle McBride michellem@thefuture.co.za 011 803 2040