Podcasts about corporate travel executives

On our Titans Of Travel series, we have on Andy Menkes of Partnership Travel Consulting, LLC. We talk travel RFPs and how they need to be reinvented. How to become a business travel consultant. Andys journey - and a whole lot of jokes! Find Andy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-menkes-a166243/ Find PTC: https://www.partnershiptc.com/ About PTC: Unbiased Global Solutions We've been providing global travel and expense consulting services for 2 decades. Now more than ever business travel requires an innovative and strategic approach to balancing safety service and savings. ​ Partnership Travel Consulting, LLC (PTC) was founded in 2001 by Andrew W. Menkes. Our management team is comprised of travel industry veterans with expertise in Global Travel Management, Airlines, Hotels and Travel Technologies with an average of 20 years industry experience. About Andy: Andrew has a 4 decade history in the travel industry, with a varied background in Airline, Travel Agency Corporate Travel Management and Consulting. Andrew's travel agency background started a the age of 29, as founder and CEO of Priority Travel, Inc. a New York based agency with international offices in London and Hong Kong. Menkes also served in various regional and executive positions with a number of large corporate travel agencies. Mr. Menkes joined Republic New York Corporation in January of 1997 as their first Vice President of Global Travel Management. One year after Republic merged with HSBC, Andrew formed PTC. Mr. Menkes was one of the 6 Founders of ACTE and has served as Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Administration as well as the Board of Directors of the National Business Travel Association (now GBTA). Mr. Menkes has received recognition as the first Travel Manager to be accredited by ARC as a Corporate Travel Department (CTD), which he helped ARC to create. He also pioneered the first corporate-direct (internet-based) Electronic Ticket purchase with British Airways. Andrew has twice made the BTN Top 25 Most Influential Travel Executives. In 1999, Business Travel News named Andrew Menkes Travel Manager of the Year. In December of 2014 Andrew was inducted into the Business Travel Hall Of Fame as the first travel manager to be recognized for this new award category. Need help with a business travel challenge? Connect with me on LinkedIn or email me at andy@partnershiptc.com The company is exclusively a travel management consulting firm and does not provide travel agency services, nor handle travel agencies as clients. Our areas of expertise are in travel supplier sourcing and negotiations, global agency and data consolidation, business process reengineering, CTD accreditation and travel technology. PTC is also involved with The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and The Association of Corporate Travel Executives. Our involvement in all of the major travel industry associations, both as Board Members, Officers and speakers, provides a unique insight into the specialized culture of our industry. Our management team has served in officer and board positions with both ACTE and NBTA. ---------- Michael and Eric Okon operate a global transportation business that is 100% family owned. With locations in multiple states and 100's of employees, the Okon Bros. talk about navigating life, growing up in a family business, writing books, content creation, self-help, law of attraction and more... Here are our websites: Our main company, BLS - https://www.blsco.com Michaels self-help books - https://www.samuelsbooks.com Michaels fiction books - https://www.michaelokon.com Eric Okon LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericokon Michael Okon LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-okon-b02b60162

Larry Snow with the Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Wednesday, July 18th, 2018   In Security News From BBC News Las Vegas shooting: Mandalay Bay hotel owner sues 1,000 victims The owner of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against more than 1,000 victims of a mass shooting that killed 58 people in 2017. The MGM Resorts International's lawsuit does not seek money and appears to be a judicial bid to avoid liability and dismiss claims against it.  It says the security company it hired was certified by the Department of Homeland Security and was therefore protected from liability under a 2002 federal act. MGM argues that this protection extends to the hotel giant, as it hired the security firm.    Read More   And from THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECTATOR SPORT SAFETY AND SECURITY also known as NSC4 has created a set of Best Practices Guides for 2018.  The NCS4 provides (free download) to the best practice guidebooks in order to assist those responsible for safety and security at sporting events. The NCS4 encourages venue and event operators, as well as governing bodies (sport leagues, associations, and federations) to adopt these important practices.   Read More   ======================    In Travel Security News From Professional Security Magazine A Traveler’s Safety Guide Security threats to business travelers keep emerging in new locations, as businesses expand into developing markets, and accommodation options multiply. But according to a new guide from the United States-based ACTE Global (Association of Corporate Travel Executives) and medical and security emergency response company International SOS, many corporate travel programs are unprepared to address their safety challenges.    Read More   ======================    ISDA Member Spotlight Once a month, ISDA turns the spotlight on a member working in the profession. ISDA Member Spotlight for the month of July is Michael Smith Read More     ======================   Links to all news stories mentioned in this news briefing are available at the archive website securitydrivernews.libsyn.com. You can also listen to past news briefings and leave comments. As a reminder, the news briefing is available on Apple and Google Play podcast apps, Spotify, and Amazon Echo devices. ====================== This flash briefing is brought to you by the International Security Driver Association. Whether you are exploring a career in executive protection, new to the profession, honing your expertise, or an established security executive, ISDA offers its Members benchmark educational, networking, and marketing programs. For more information about the ISDA membership, articles related to secure transportation, security, and executive protection, go to isdacenter.org. Thanks for listening to the Security Driver and Executive Protection News flash briefing.

Greeley Koch of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives answers the phone and our questions from Chicago. Greeley is a true jet-setter, but he travels the world making travel easier, better, safer, and more convenient for travelers, primarily business travelers. Sounds like a pretty sweet gig! ACTE hosts 60ish events around the globe in 20 different countries, and he gets to lead the industry that is helping make business leaders more productive by making their travel more efficient. A huge portion of their revenue comes from these events, followed by sponsorships; membership makes up just 10%. Don't miss this episode to find out how the ACTE stays nimble in a fast-paced, competitive travel world and what you could take back to your own organizations or projects. ACTE is a global association that represents the interest of corporate travel buyers, and pioneers educational and technological advances that make business travel productive, cost-effective and straightforward. Greeley Koch is the executive director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives. Koch is a veteran business executive with more than 20 years of experience in the corporate travel industry.

Summary Greeley Koch is the executive director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and a world class business traveler. A twenty-five year veteran of the travel industry, he is an advocate of passenger safety, comfort, and security, while boosting traveler productivity. Koch is also an authority on business travel investment and innovation. His 3 tips for becoming more culturally competent are: Do your research before you leave Go there (wherever you're going) with an open mind Be flexible towards whatever will come your way (bonus) Get out of the office (and visit a market or so) Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode: Website: http://acte.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/greeleykoch LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/pub/greeley-koch/6/494/758 Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes, Click here.   How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and to listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!