The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) and Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) have teamed up in relation to the Registered Traveller Programme. The programme, which will be rolled out in 2007, will most likely gain support from the EU and other governments.
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) and the Business Travel Coalition (BTC) are collaborating to develop a comprehensive list of questions, issues and concerns on the minds of corporate travel buyers considering the Registered Traveller programme.
A spokesperson for the tie-up said: ”Our purpose is to ensure that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and other governments, have all of the relevant corporate customer information to allow the implementation of a program that is both useful to the business community and responsive to its unique requirements.
”As you know, there may be legal, human resource, financial, privacy, travel policy and operational implications associated with implementing a Registered Traveller programme and we believe that your views should be taken into account before final decisions are taken.”
To contribute to this initiative go to http://www.AdvancedSurvey.com/default.asp?SurveyID=45423
Provide your comments by Wednesday, November 15. ACTE and BTC will analyze and share the preliminary results with survey participants by Wednesday, November 22.
Thereafter, several organizations including the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), RT vendors, the Air Transport Association (ATA) and Airports Council International (ACI) will be asked for their responses and input on open issues.
A final report will be published on or before December 8 and transmitted to the TSA and relevant Transportation and Homeland Security Committees of the U.S. Congress.