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What is Corporate Travel Management?  
The corporate travel industry is a major economic driver within travel and tourism. The corporate travel industry supports the growth of businesses across the world by applying business management processes to the travel industry.

Corporate Travel Management is the function of managing a company's strategic approach to their travel policy to ensure employee travel is safe and organized. 

Responsibilities of a corporate travel manager can include: 
  • Manage relationships with travel agencies and vendors
  • Day-to-day operation of the corporate travel program
  • Safety and security of your travelers
  • Credit card management
  • Expense data management 
  • Provide advice on travel documents and travel insurance
  • Process travel expense reports and handle reimbursements
  • Negotiate contracts or rates with travel service providers
  • Establish travel policy for employees to follow



What is the Around the World Travel Internship Progamme? 
Around the World provides you with the opportunity for a hands-on global immersion training focused exclusively on global corporate travel management. The travel internship programme includes: 
  • The opportunity to learn about the global culture of corporate travel management.
  • The chance to attend global briefings to learn about business culture and what is respectful in the business world.
  • Professional development opportunities including a look into the day to day life of the business travel profession.
  • Visiting various business travel companies to learn about their products and services.
After traveling around the world you will come back to a paid internship that provides you with the opportunity to grow your expertise and professionalism. The internship has the opportunity to turn into a full time permanent employment at the same company. 



Why does ACTE offer the Around the World Travel Internship Programme? 

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives is a not-for-profit organization that supports the business travel industry through education, advocacy and research. We recognized the "talent crunch" in the business travel industry in 2012 and created the Around the World Programme to support the industry's need to attract fresh talent.



How does the paid internship part of the programme work?

ACTE selects leading business travel service providers who are interested in the recruitment of new talent to their organization to sponsor the programme. In exchange for their sponsorship, ACTE solicits and collects programme applications and the sponsors then chooses who will be awarded the internships. 

Paid internships with the sponsor organization begin after the ATW programme. The position of the internship focuses on your strengths and skills so that you are placed into a position that suits your career path. The internship provides you with an opportunity to learn about the sponsor organization, develop a professional skill set and ultimately learn about business travel. Upon successful completion of the internship the sponsoring organization may offer permanent employment.


What and where is the paid internship, and the permanent employment opportunity? 

BCD Travel is a global organization with various departments and worldwide locations. BCD values the diversity of their employees and strives to align both the internship and employment opportunities with the skills and interests of their people. These factors, along with geographical locations, are discussed during the interview process and internship placement is agreed as part of the program acceptance. The internship is a 6 month courting period whereby both parties make sure that the work and role is a good fit for a hopeful employment opportunity. Some of the past interns, worked in departments such as Marketing, Finance, Operations, Sales, Project Management and Supplier Relations. 


Why Should I Apply as a Student?

If you have any interest in anything below then you should apply today

  • Traveling 
  • Paid internship
  • Global business
  • Opportunity to have a full time job after college
  • Business travel industry
  • Management
  • Career growth
  • Networking with people around the world
  • Paid internship with opportunity for full time employment


Important Dates for the 2017 ATW Travel Internship Programme:

15 January 2017 Application Deadline
January & February 2017 Final Round Application Evaluations & Phone Interviews
2 March 2017 Announcement of Internship Recipients 
20-26 May 2017 New York City
27 May - 2 June 2017 Sao Paulo
3-16 June 2017 Sponsor Offices & Visit Home
17-23 June 2017 Beijing
24-30 June 2017 New Delhi
1 August 2017 Start of Paid Internship


What are the ATW Internship Travel Programme Qualifications:  
  • Current enrollment as a 4th year undergraduate, recent university graduate, or graduate student from an accredited university; preference will be given to students with a demonstrated interest in global business or travel/hospitality management. Students must complete all classwork for bachelors degree on/by 19 May 2017
  • A minimum grade point average of 3.0/4.0 (or equivalent).
  • Professional fluency in English (requirement for internship).
  • A valid passport and eligibility to obtain visas required to travel to the destination countries. 


How do I apply?  

What are the requirements for recipients of the ATW Travel Internship Programme?  
  • Obtain any passport or required visas.
  • Arrange travel and pay for airfare to the beginning city and home from the final destination. 
  • Pay for meals and expenses outside of programme inclusions.
  • Arrange any personal/leisure activities during designated personal/leisure time, including costs for such activities and transportation related to the activity.
  • Out-of-pocket expenditures are estimated as $2,000-$3,000 for the six week programme.
  • Participate in all programme-included meetings and activities to support a complete learning experience. 
  • Complete a substantive work product, e.g., business plan, industry forecast, market research, etc., the specific work product will be defined by the internship sponsor. 


What is Included in the ATW Travel Internship Programme:  

  • Air transportation between destination cities (not including transportation to first city or last city to home).
  • Hotel accommodations (minimum 3 Star) based on double occupancy with breakfast.
  • Ground transportation to/from airport, hotels, and meetings.
  • Scheduled meetings and activities (Monday to Friday) during standard business hours at each destination with corporate travel professionals. 
  • Paid internship with potential opportunity for full time permanent employment following successful completion of internship. (Specific terms and conditions will be clarified in a written agreement between the internship recipient and the funding industry partner.)