Contracts
Collegiate Travel Planners
CTP is the #1 higher education travel service provider in the United States with 34 years of experience as a one-stop-shop travel management company offering online booking tool fulfillment and travel agent support for faculty/staff, athletics, recruitment, alumni, student travel, study abroad, and meetings/events. CTP has over 150 higher education institutions within their client portfolio, and this growth is tied to their fundamental knowledge. Higher Education is not a typical corporate entity; indeed, it is vastly different. CTP has a thorough knowledge of the unique needs/wants and diverse cultures of universities, and tailors each program for the perfect fit.
- Expertise in higher education travel management
- Support for faculty, student, study abroad, athletics, meetings, and recreational sports
- Customized online booking tools and proprietary technology
- 24/7 in-house, emergency after-hours phone service
- Account management
- Proprietary upfront discounts on air, car, and hotel suppliers
- Policy compliance & approval processes
- Unused ticket management
- Duty of care and risk alerts
- Customized reporting & dashboards
- Mobile applications
- Sustainability reporting
Anthony Travel
Anthony Travel manages and fulfills the university business and athletic travel needs of top academic institutions and NCAA conference powerhouses. They act as an extension of your staff and go above and beyond to deliver excellence. They know that building a successful and comprehensive travel program requires a massive investment of time, energy, and knowledge transfer, and their work is informed by their rich history of collaborating with universities.
- Servicing every higher education travel need including university business travel, athletic department travel, study abroad support, fan travel, international team tours, and high-end donor experiences
- Achieve efficiencies by rolling out uniform processes across the entire campus; only one integration needed for travel technology partners, and leveraged spend drives increased discounts
- Their exclusively dedicated on-site service is the most preferred model
- Travel Consultants & Account Managers are embedded on the University campus they work with; meeting with departments & coaches, attending vendor fairs, and are focused on a consultative approach to travel management
- Unmatched level of engagement from Anthony Travel operational, business services, and travel technology leadership working alongside their clients to build and enhance a travel program, with a continued focus on increasing adoption and generating savings
- The largest reseller of Concur Travel in higher-ed, our in-house Travel Technology Team - with SAP Concur Elite Partner status - leads the online booking tool configuration, training, and support
- A comprehensive database of travel expenditures across higher education travel with self-service reporting and benchmarking consultation
Short’s Travel Management
Short's Travel Management, Inc. is a large travel management company with over 75 years of experience. Short's offers solutions for group hotel, group commercial air, ground transportation, charter air, and individual / recruiting travel with access to NCAA commercial flight discounts. STM currently partners with over 75 universities for full-service travel solutions.
- Athletics Department travel only- higher ed and K-12
- Effectively manage travel programs through STM's proprietary travel portal
- Ability to load existing travel partnerships into travel portal
- Three options for Travel Management solutions: dedicated onsite agent, dedicated offsite agent, designated offsite agent
- Special services for travelers (preferred seating, frequent flyer upgrades, special needs assistance, etc.)
- Travel risk management / duty of care
- Available nationwide
- 30–90-day implementation timeline