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About our Event Partners Accor is the global leader in hotels, tourism, and the corporate service sector, operating more than 4,000 hotels in nearly 100 countries worldwide.
From quality economy to luxurious upscale options, Accor specialises in providing tailored accommodation and corporate services for the most comprehensive choice of styles and locations around the world.
Managing more than 329 hotels in the Asia Pacific, including 165 across Australia and New Zealand - Accor is the largest and fastest growing hotel group in the region.
The group’s leading business brands - Sofitel, Pullman, Grand Mercure and Novotel – are complemented by a reliable network of economy hotels incorporating the All Seasons, Mercure, Ibis hotels and Formule 1 brands.
 BCD Travel simplifies and streamlines the business of corporate travel. As the world’s third largest global corporate travel management company, with 12,000 employees operating in more than 90 countries, we create customized solutions for corporations wherever they do business. We put customers at the heart of our existence, providing intelligent technology and service solutions for their travelers and travel programs and helping them integrate those solutions with the companies’ procurement and business strategies. The company focuses on implementing an integrated, seamless technology platform throughout all global locations to provide full access to and analysis of travel data for its clients. Clients can take advantage of BCD Travel’s presence and technology infrastructure to track every trip, every traveler, and the costs incurred throughout every journey. We become our clients’ indispensable allies by uniting our people and our technology to understand what our clients’ need – even before they need it. For more information, visit www.bcdtravel.com.au
 BidStork is an application for creating, delivering and managing Hotel RFPs. It allows travel professionals to quickly assemble an RFP package, source hotels in close proximity to relevant travel destinations, deliver the RFP package, interactively negotiate rates and create final contracts.
We place a premium on simplicity and efficiency. BidStork works hard to determine which features travel professionals really use. Its important to us that you have every tool required to manage your travel program smoothly while avoiding extraneous elements which clutter the process.
The BidStork pricing structure, like our application, is simple and straight forward. No signup fees, low monthly charge and no long term commitments.
 Travel is essential for growing your business. To help you get there, you need a specialized partner. Carlson Wagonlit Travel works with clients to respond to the complexities of business travel management while addressing the expectations of travelers.
We leverage our multicultural teams of experts and leading-edge technology to provide customised solutions. We focus on driving savings while enhancing service and security. And our global expertise, coupled with local understanding, makes us a valuable resource in nearly 150 countries. So you can focus on your business, wherever it takes you.
 The Mobile Travel Assistant is a new and unique service available 24/7 directly from any mobile phone. The service enables the corporate travel manager to meet the growing demands and obligations around “duty of care” in relation to travel, while also making life easier for the actual traveller via automated intelligent content delivery before, during and after travel.
Using the innovative “Follow-me Itinerary” and “Travel Alert Manager” modules, corporations and TMC’s are able to provide travellers with destination specific information and services based on corporate and individual preferences, all designed to improve the actual travel experience for the traveller.
 OAG (Official Airline Guide) is a global flight information and data solutions company bringing together buyers and sellers of air travel and transport for the passenger aviation, air cargo logistics and business travel markets.
OAG Travel Solutions provide corporations, individual business travellers and travel arrangers with the world's foremost travel planning and booking tools. Our suite of online, mobile and print reference products are recognised globally as the world standard. OAG continuously looks to product enhancements and developments. Our exciting new line-up includes, the OAG Travel Planner Pro - an online business travel planning application, and the Pocket Express Travel Edition - a mobile application (in partnership with Handmark). We will soon be offering a one-stop travel planning and booking solution, revolutionising the way people arrange and manage business travel.  Qantas Business Travel (QBT) is a corporate travel management specialist providing the best blend of corporate travel solutions through our local and regional offices.
A dedicated service offering and access to market leading technology tools through state-of-the-art software systems designed to automate and manage all aspects of the travel booking process. Our travel technology empowers companies with tools to save time and valuable money.
QBT also have extensive experience in providing consulting services on business travel, expense management and supplier leveraging and can offer tailored solutions to meet your company’s individual requirements.
 Quest is the largest serviced apartment operator in Australia and New Zealand, by specializing in meeting the increasing demand of corporate travelers seeking spacious and well appointed serviced apartments, together with the freedom and choice of a comprehensive range of facilities and services.
The Quest Serviced Apartment Group – over 110 properties throughout Australia, New Zealand & Fiji
 Virgin Blue is fast evolving as the carrier of choice for Corporate and Government travellers seeking low fares, great value and outstanding service.
Since bringing low fares and quality service to Australia, Virgin Blue has continued to be the leader of innovation. Virgin Blue has built on its New World Carrier strategy with the recent announcement that Premium Economy seating is now on sale. The first three rows of the airline’s Boeing 737 and EMBRAER aircraft will be allocated to the two abreast Premium Economy seating. A roomier seat and middle tray table creates more personal space and a more comfortable space to work during the flight. Plus, all of the other Premium Economy extras help to create a more streamlined and more productive business trip.
 Visa operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network providing processing services and payment product platforms. This includes consumer credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, which are offered under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS brands. Visa enjoys unsurpassed acceptance around the world and Visa/PLUS is one of the world's largest global ATM networks, offering cash access in local currency in more than 170 countries. For more information, visit www.corporate.visa.com. |
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