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Vision and Mission
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The Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement e.V. (German Business Travel Association, VDR) campaigns for efficient, economic, safe, unimpeded, world-wide travel opportunities for business enterprises.
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Commercial mobility in the business and public sector requires professional management. The VDR represents the interests of the German business sector with regards to the framework and competitive conditions for business travel and mobility. It promotes and supports its members as a Centre of Competence.
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| The VDR has been your partner since 1974 in matters of how to optimise the business travel aspect of your enterprise. A priority for the association is the continuous dialogue at national and international level – with its members, the providers of travel services in connection with business travelling, with political representatives and other associations. The most important target thereby is the professionalisation of this business travel management. |
Members
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More than 500 renowned enterprises of all branches and sizes use VDR’s many years of experience. The constantly increasing number of members makes clear how well accepted the association is within the German business sector.
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All major airline, hotel chains, car rental companies, the German Federal Railway and other companies from the business travel sector are affiliated as to the VDR as service providers. The active cooperation with such providers opens the association the possibility of exerting influence on product and process developments.
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| The total costs for business travel in Germany attain the level of the expenditure of German holiday-makers. The VDR with its member companies represents a total turnover in the field of business travel of more then ten thousand million euros annually. |
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Tasks and solutions in the field of business travel management
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Among the complex tasks of a Travel Manager, alongside the strategic purchasing of travel services, are turnover control and process management. Quality and security of the travel services as well as good service and flexibility in the handling of the journey itself are just as much in the foreground as is the quantifiable economic benefit.
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| Business journeys make up a large share of a company’s operating costs. The VDR helps its members to identify the existing potentials for savings and optimisation. The association’s actual task is the constant professionalisation and promotion of modern and innovative travel management methods. Optimisation of costs and process, continuous dialogue and networking with colleagues from the industry and further education are at the heart of all this. |
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The spectrum of VDR’s services is manifold. The association’s own service company, the VDR-Service GmbH, is available as a permanent contact for its members and coordinates the multitude of its service offers.
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