n GTMappointment
Business travelorganisation GTM has appointed Stephen Mueller as European manager. The organisation was formed in February following a merger of GTM Travel Management and Internet Inc. It is made up of member partners including The TravelCompany in the UK. Mueller joins from Maritz Travel Company, a principle shareholder of Internet Inc.
n britannic training
Britannic Travel has embarked on a hugetraining programme to teach employees to get the best out of its front and back-office systems and software. The trainingprogramme followsBritannic’s changeover of software to a new £3.5m computer system.
n bupa hits 100 mark
BUPATravel Services, the insurance arm of BUPA, has signed up 100 corporate clients since it launched its business travel insurance scheme in February. The company offers a range of products for the business traveller, such as Complete TravelCover, which covers hijacking, catastrophes and business equipment and Select TravelCover, which allows users to choose the benefits they require.
n topics to discuss
Management fees andrelationships with agents are among subjects to bediscussed at the 1999Business Travel Workshop. The one-day workshop, which will be held at three venues, is aimed atbusiness travel managers. It takes place in Edinburgh on September 9, Coventry on September 14 andLondon on September 28. For more details, call 01572 757751.