John Millsaps

About John Millsaps

Extensive and innovative experience in all aspects of corporate travel, including cost control, vendor negotiations, use of third party software, establishing travel cost guidelines, creation of travel policies, working knowledge of the major reservation systems as well as understanding the importance of providing top notch customer service while still achieving travel policy compliance. Specialties: Vendor negotiation, working knowledge of Sabre, Worldspan and Apollo, Certified Travel Consultant, Extensive experience of working with international tariffs, negotiating airline contracts for TMCs and corporations, assisting with getting the bugs out of mid-office programs and ensuring that the correct data appears in the correct box on the airline ticket. Working with airlines to either reduce or eliminate debit memos. Taking the time to make sure that corporate rates are loaded correctly and utilized by online booking tools. If you are a TMC or agency and want to increase your revenue stream or if you are a company that wants to ensure that you are getting the most value of out of the money that you are spending on travel, let\'s talk.

Experience

1. Consulting

   Apr 2020 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   I have been assisting corporations to develop travel strategies that maximize rate of return on money spent on travel. These may include reworking travel policies, reviewing booking relations, consolidating booking options, among other techniques. I have been working with agencies to enhance the level of service provided to corporate clients, while maintaining or adding to the revenue stream by using a myriad of techniques. These techniques may include developing new strategies, training, new products, and other means of maximizing revenue, without costing the corporate clients.

Skills

• Leadership
• Team Leadership
• Customer Satisfaction
• Start-Ups
• Marketing
• Marketing Strategy
• Microsoft Word
• Travel Technology
• Business Travel
• Outlook
• Amadeus
• Tourism
• Project Management
• Incentive Travel
• New Business Development
• Event Management
• Hotel Booking
• Customer Service
• Sabre
• Management
• Hospitality
• Contract Negotiation
• Social Media Marketing
• Social Networking
• Recruiting
• Salesforce.com
• Airlines
• Travel Planning
• Research
• Sales Management
• Marketing Communications
• Leisure Travel
• Budgets
• Travel Management
• Vacation
• Public Speaking
• Negotiation
• Microsoft Excel
• Honeymoons
• Account Management