ABTA Partner Event | MANAGING TRAVEL COMPLEXITY WITHIN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SECTOR | Online | 3 December 2025
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ABOUT THIS EVENT
MANAGING TRAVEL COMPLEXITY WITHIN THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SECTOR
*By Invitation Only*
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Join your Travel Buying Peers for a 2 hour online session focusing on the effective management of Travel Programmes
within the Professional Services sector.
| PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION ONLY |
Wednesday 3 December 2025
10.30 – 12.30
WEBINAR OVERVIEW
In the world of Professional Services, business travel comes with its own set of challenges. Last-minute client demands, high-touch travellers, and project-based billing make it harder to balance service, cost, and compliance. This webinar explores what makes professional-services travel so different — and what leading firms are doing to manage it better.
EXPERT PANEL
Join us as we unpack:
- How client-driven, last-minute bookings are reshaping travel policies and supplier relationships
- Practical ways to manage high-touch VIP travellers who expect flexibility and personal service — without breaking policy
- Smart strategies for group and project travel, from audit-season spikes to large partner meetings and retreats
- Balancing duty of care, confidentiality, and cost control in a fast-moving environment
- Managing Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs) and Matter billing requirements to avoid hidden complexity in travel and expense management
- Integrating Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) principles into travel programmes – from supplier diversity to carbon tracking
- Using Data and Technology to drive better travel decisions
- How digital tools can help firms manage compliance, automate approvals and track travel spend in real time
- Building a travel programme that reflects your firm’s values, sustainability goals and client expectations
This is a must-attend session for anyone managing or influencing travel in the Professional Services sector – law firms, consultancies, financial services, audit and IT & telecoms environments — from travel buyers and operations managers to finance and HR teams.
Delegates attending will leave with practical ideas, benchmarking insights from our Managing Travel Complexity within the Professional Services Sector SURVEY, and a clear roadmap to make your travel program work for your pocket, your people and your clients.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
Attendance to this event is by invitation only, and is complimentary.
WEBINAR AGENDA
DRAFT AGENDA
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| 10.30 – 10.35 | Opening & Welcome |
| 10.35 – 11.00 | Unpacking the Complexity of Professional Services Travel Management |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Survey Results: Pinpointing key challenges shared by Professional Services firms |
| 11.15 – 11.40 | ECG considerations with Professional Services Travel Programmes |
| 11.40 – 12.00 | The role of Technology in helping to streamline processes for a more efficient Travel Programme |
| 12.00 – 12.25 | Delegate discussion and Q&A |
| 12.25 – 12.30 | Close and Thanks |
HOW TO BOOK YOUR SEAT
Enter the number of seats you would like to book in the white box at the top of the page and click ‘Next step’ to begin the booking process.
Complete your contact details, delegate details and payment information if required.
Once you have completed the booking process an automated email will be sent to confirm your booking.
Closer to the event, a personalised email with venue details and event reminders will be sent to the email address you provided. Please ensure you keep a look out for this mail, including in your spam folders.
Any trouble? Email carol-ann@abta.co.za
BECOME AN ABTA MEMBER
ABTA runs a Hosted Buyer membership program. This means that ALL Travel Buyers (those responsible for booking, managing or buying staff travel for their organisations) get to sign up at no charge.
In addition, they get to attend webinars and in-person events at no charge too. (Excluding ABTA’s Annual Conference).
Sound good? CLICK HERE for more information and to sign up easily on-line, clicking ‘Apply Now’ on the ‘Buyers Only’ membership category.
Event Details
Date: 3 December 2025
Start time: 10:30 SAST
End time: 12:30 SAST
Directions: Online