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In 2018, Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP) was awarded an athletics travel contract with Georgetown University. The athletics department exclusively uses CTP for travel management. Then in 2020, Georgetown's faculty and staff migrated to using CTP exclusively. CTP helped Georgetown with an 11-week implementation plan. This helps staff and faculty get used to new systems and policies. 

How did this all happen? The current COO of Georgetown University was the previous CFO of Ohio State University. A few years prior, CTP had onboarded the Ohio State University faculty and staff travel program to a mandated travel program. The new COO knew of the advantages to using CTP as a travel management partner. CTP worked with Georgetown to review and identify stakeholders, train Georgetown's staff, and communicate how to use CTP's portal and tools. CTP also did a full review of Georgetown's travel suppliers and helped negotiate savings opportunities. 

CTP conducted a comprehensive review of Georgetown's travel program, including:
   •  Travel policy review - CTP enacted limited tolerance outside policy
   •  Identification of key travel stakeholders - CTP introduced tailored training and messaging
   •  Travel supplier review and negotiations - CTP secured service recovery points
   •  CTP did an unused ticket review

in the end, Georgetown saw a stronger athletic and staff travel program, including: 
   •  CTP secured $1.6M in American Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest UATP cards/credits
   •  CTP established limited tolerance for booking outside of policy
   •  CTP helped obtain 60 United Airlines upgrades and 40 American Airlines status upgrades with supplier negotiations

CTP is solely focused on university travel and collegiate travel. With your E&I membership, you have an existing procurement contract with CTP. See your E&I contract with CTP.

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E&I has contracts you can access with collegiate travel management companies.

With your E&I membership, you have travel contracts with partners that work exclusively with colleges and universities. Travel service providers provide end-to-end travel management services. Companies provide tailored programs, savings, efficiencies in travel and safety.

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E&I Cooperative Has Travel Contracts You Can Access

You received this newsletter because E&I has many contracts that your procurement department has special pricing for. Click below to learn more about a few of them. E&I is your partner in collegiate and K-12 procurement needs. Through our contract portfolio, we help our member institutions make quick and informed purchase decisions.

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Anthony Travel

Your E&I contract with Anthony Travel offers comprehensive travel solutions for teams, athletics, and other university business travel needs. Anthony Travel leverages years of travel coordination at the national and international level, including housing plans, hotel, group air and transport savings.

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ctp (Collegiate Travel Planners)

Collegiate Travel Planners provides travel management to over 130 universities and colleges nationwide. The E&I contract includes air, car, and hotel discount programs, lowest airfare guarantee, unused ticket management, traveler tracking and compliance, and credit card reconciliation.

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SAP Concur

This E&I contract allows for easier travel, expense, invoices, obligations, and compliance controls management. This user-friendly web solution standardizes reporting processes and cost savings. It reduces reimbursement times, and delivers accurate spend data and traveler location.

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Key Trends in Higher Education Procurement

The National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) surveyed chief procurement officers, chief business officers, and higher education procurement managers or directors about their top focus areas. Budgets are shrinking, and educational institutions are forced to examine cost-cutting measures wherever possible. With budget deficits, enrollment decline, and an end to pandemic relief funds, many schools are cutting programs and services. Procurement teams are under pressure to reduce costs. This E&I article discusses a few key trends, and ways higher education procurement is evolving in 2024. 

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