Fundamentals of Business Travel Management
(Nordic Edition) 2025

The course "Fundamentals of Business Travel Management" (Nordic Edition) is designed for Procurement, Travel buyers, HR and Travel Managers and Suppliers who want a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of a corporate travel program. The course is conducted in person during two content filled days at Radisson Blu Arlandia Hotel, at Arlanda Airport. 

The course is run by Nordic professionals with over 20 years of experience in both shaping travel policy and training business travel and meeting managers. Participants will gain a better understanding of business travel management and make themselves indispensable to their organization's needs.

The course includes:

• Course pre-work.
• Overview of Travel Management.
• Travel policy.
• Create a service model.
• Strategic Sourcing / Supplier Management.
• The basics of travel technology.
• Data & Analytics /Measuring Success.
• Travel risk management.
• A proper case-study.

Nordic production content:

• Taxes, VAT, payment solutions (related to our Nordic regulations)
  Delivered by external experts such as e.g. Radisson Hotels, SAP, Concur, Skovik, Global TMC partners

Additional value:

• Meetings & Events (SMM) external speaker opens for meetings and events, influenced by upcoming AI support.
• We also invite speakers from the industry with a focus on Global Travel Management, Sustainability, Risk Management, Expense Management

Cost for course participation:

• Members of a Nordic business travel association, Course fee - SEK 4 600 ex. 25 % VAT.
• Non-member of a Nordic business travel association, Course fee - SEK5 000 ex. 25 % VAT.
• Training dates 6-7 October
• Day 1 | Time 10:00 - 18: CET | Lunch included + Dinner together in the evening.
• Day 2 | Time 08:30 - 16:00 | Lunch included
• Limited number of participants (20 from Nordic Countries)
• The training course language is English with local influences in Finnish, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish.

Course Overview
Fundamentals of Business Travel Management course is the introductory course for the GBTA Academy that focuses on the basic components of business travel management.

Designed to:
Identify and define the elements of a managed business travel program. Provide travel managers with key elements for managing their programs.
Give suppliers a better understanding of the managed travel program, so they can better service their customers.

The Modules
Module 1: Overview of Travel Management
Module 2: Travel Policy
Module 3: Creating a Service Model
Module 4: Strategic Sourcing / Vendor Management
Module 5: Travel Technology Basics
Module 6: Data and Analytics / Measuring Success
Module 7: Travel Risk Management

What to Expect
Learners should expect to spend up to 2 hours on course pre-work. The classes are engaging combining lectures and discussions. At the end of the course, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Learners are required to attend each module over the two days 6th & 7th of October.

Welcome to the Fundamentals Business Travel Management (Nordic Edition)

Fredrik, Sari, Jens and Carl