Strategy Groups

Surface Transportation

• To promote the importance of the contribution made by GTMC Members to the marketplace and therefore Industry Partners

• Deliver value to Partners in line with their commercial objectives

• Achieve a fairer level of remuneration from ATOC and access to a wider range of products

• Achieve a consistent level of remuneration across all distribution channels

Industry Affairs-Objectives

• Ensure GTMC is aware of economic, legal and regulatory matters that affect our community

• Influence the outcome of those issues for the benefit of our community through lobbying, briefings and committee work

Industry Affairs- areas of focus

• UK regulatory- VAT TOMS APD MFR• EU regulatory- VAT TOMS EU Package Directive• UK Infrastructure- Airport Capacity, Rail

Franchises, HS2• Linkages- IATA APJC, GEBTA,ECTAA, UK

Runways Board

Industry Affairs- recent activity

• IATA UK financial criteria• IATA MFR• TOMS status quo pending EU review• APD-partial reform with collapse of Bands into

A+B• Involvement and profile with UK Runways on

airport capacity

20/20 Objective

• To monitor and highlight the potential future impacts, risks and opportunities to and for the business travel industry over a 5 year time frame

• To devise scenarios of “ what might be “ e.g. what is the next “NDC” issue and what should our response be

• To stimulate a “ leading change” culture

20/20 Marrakech

• A joint session with Travelport on what the industry will look like in 2020

• Views from Google• Interviews with the next generation of

travellers

People-Recruitment

• Supply and Demand• How do we attract people into the industry• How do we keep people within our industry

People-Learning and Development

• Apprenticeships v University Degrees• Investing in our people• Delivering on our brand values ( develop and

promote from within )

People- Trailblazer Apprenticeship Programme

• What is a Trailblazer• Why are the GTMC getting involved• How you can help

People-Creating a GTMC library of industry specific reporting

• Demographic reports and trends• Salary surveys by job role and region• Industry benefits package reviews and trends• Industry specific absence reporting

Air

• Challenge easyJet on GDS fee• Evaluate the Ryanair “entry” into the Business

Travel Market• Liaise with other Strategy Groups on APD and

NDC• Emirates and their withdrawal from the GTMC• Review strategy for the next 12 months