Contents:
 - Schedule -- Core Weeks | Electives
 - About CCTE
 - Testimony from CCTE Graduates

Schedule

CCTE Core Weeks

Upcoming Sessions

Program and housing details

Core Week 2
April 2 - 7, 2009
Houston, TX

Register:  Online | Fax-back form *

*PLEASE NOTE:  If using an NBTA Foundation scholarship, you must use the fax-back form.

Core Week 1
September 17-22, 2009
Houston, TX

Registration details coming soon

Core Week 2
November 19-24, 2009
Houston, TX

Registration details coming soon

CCTE Electives

March 30-31 | NBTA Business Travel Financial Forum | New York City
You can earn one credit for attending the full day session on March 31.
Details coming soon

April 14 | Rocky Mountain BTA Chapter Education Day | Denver
Program Details and Registration

New!  CCTE Online Elective Series
This series of educational web seminars will be on a variety of travel industry topics - six 2-hour sessions throughout the year - you can combine any three to count as one elective or take all six for two elective credits.   The seminars are designed to help the CCTE candidates and graduates complete their elective credit requirements and will be open to anyone wishing to attend.

March 19 | 2:00 PM | Rate Negotiations - A Mid-Market Hotelier's Perspective
This session will be presented by Christopher Cope, CCTE, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Buffalo Lodging Associations.  Topics will include negotiating year-round corporate transient rates, the impact volume has on rate, the impact stay pattern has on rate, negotiating room blocks, the impact the day of the week has on negotiations, and the impact of existing negotiated rates. 

April 23 | 2:00 PM | Recession-Proofing your Travel Program with CSR
This session will be presented by NBTA's CSR Committee members and is designed to debunk the notion that "going green" always costs more.   Learn from a panel of experts in corporate travel management who have implemented best practices from NBTA's CSR Toolkit to cut costs for corporations and help the environment and communities they impact in the process.

Save the Date:
The following Chapters are planning Education Days which will count as CCTE electives.  Details will be posted as soon as they are available:

• March 18 | Los Angeles BTA | Los Angeles, CA
• May 14 | North Central BTA | Bloomington, MN

The CCTE program is designed for business travel management professionals who want to enhance their knowledge, skills and productivity. The CCTE program adds to the individual's expertise in developing and managing corporate travel programs. Today's corporate success depends on adapting to the changing global business environment and using corporate travel as a strategic tool. Corporate travel managers must rethink and realign their roles and programs. They need the kind of value-added training that is the cornerstone of the CCTE program.

Carried out in conjunction with The University of Houston Conrad Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management, the CCTE program stresses the use of the latest technologies to improve day-to-day operations. Students are also trained in financial management techniques and control procedures to assure accountability in their travel programs. As a result of their CCTE training, travel managers will develop the skills and expertise to:

• better define and understand future directions and trends in both corporate travel and the business environment
• develop and apply systems thinking and approaches to improve their management techniques
• promote the conduct of business and progress toward their company's economic and strategic goals
• achieve personal excellence and function more productively within their corporate culture

Additional CCTE Program Details

Testimony from CCTE Graduates

"CCTE Core Weeks allow participants the time to share ideas, experiences, frustrations and successes with other travel professionals.  You have the opportunity to come away from the programs with fresh approaches to problem-solving and to improve your own professional knowledge significantly." 
Kevin Maguire, CCTE
Manager of Corporate Travel & Fleet Services

"The CCTE Core Week I was a great experience.  The course material encompassed a wide spectrum of highly applicable disciplines.  I find myself using what I learned each day, even after twenty years in the business."
Wayne Childs, CCTE, CTC

“The CCTE program was a valuable experience providing both industry related education and networking with peers.  My biggest take away as a supplier was a better understanding of the challenges and issues facing corporate travel buyers.  I would highly recommend anyone in the travel industry to enroll in the program! “
Amy Paap, CCTE
Account Executive