What’s Included
Senior travel director oversight
TMC selection & relationship management
Traveler communication & policy rollout
Vendor negotiation & contract management
Ongoing program strategy & reporting
Introduction
Some organizations don't need continuous embedded oversight. They need someone who can own the travel function entirely, with the expertise of a seasoned travel director and none of the cost, overhead, or commitment of a full-time hire.
That is exactly what Dedicated Travel Leadership provides.
We step into your organization as your travel director, managing your TMC relationship, negotiating with suppliers, communicating with your travelers, and building a program that reflects how your people actually work. You get senior-level expertise, institutional vendor relationships, and complete program ownership. Without adding a single line to your headcount.
What Ownership Actually Means
When we take on a Dedicated Travel Leadership engagement, we don't advise from the outside. We operate from the inside.
That means we attend the calls, own the vendor relationships, set and enforce the policy, and handle the day-to-day decisions that currently fall on a finance director, an executive assistant, or no one at all. We represent your organization to your TMC and suppliers with the same authority and accountability you would expect from an internal hire, and we bring decades of buy-side travel expertise that most internal hires simply don't have.
Your leadership team stops fielding travel questions. We handle it.
Senior Expertise. Fraction of the Cost.
A full-time senior travel director commands a significant salary, benefits package, and onboarding period before they're fully effective. With StratTrav's Dedicated Travel Leadership, you access that same level of expertise on a structured retainer, active from day one, with vendor relationships already in place.
We hold no supplier agreements and accept no referral fees. Every decision we make on your behalf is driven entirely by what is right for your program and your organization. Nothing else.
Key Features:
TMC Relationship Management
We own the relationship with your travel management company — setting performance expectations, holding them accountable, and escalating when service falls short.
Policy Development & Rollout
We build or rebuild your travel policy from the ground up, designed around how your people actually travel and aligned with the standards your organization requires.
Supplier Negotiation
We negotiate directly with airlines, hotel programs, and car rental providers on your behalf, with no preferred supplier relationships influencing the outcome.
Traveler Communication
We manage traveler-facing communication so your team understands the policy, knows how to book correctly, and has a point of contact when questions arise.
Strategic Program Reporting
Your leadership team receives clear, concise program performance reporting on a regular cadence, spend trends, compliance rates, vendor performance, and savings captured.
If travel is consuming time your leadership team doesn't have, we should talk.
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