Extra duties not reflected in pay for travel managers
28 August 2012
Travel managers are increasingly required to be more strategic but this is not reflected in their salaries, according to a survey by the Institute of Travel Management (ITM).
The second annual survey of 200 ITM members shows that more companies are replacing traditional low-level travel buyers with highly trained purchasers.
ITM members are now more often in charge of travel policy formulation, contract negotiation, management information systems and production, and tendering for a travel management partnership company.
The...