Travel and Meetings Society
Travel and Meetings Society (TAMS) is an independent society of business travel industry professionals. Members of TAMS are volunteers from across the corporate travel industry that have joined together to collaborate on freelance initiatives related to education, networking and building awareness in the business travel and meetings industry.[1]
| Abbreviation | TAMS |
|---|---|
| Founder | Susan Lichtenstein |
| Founded at | USA |
| Type | Not-for-profit |
Region | World-wide |
Volunteers | 2,500+ |
| Website | https://www.tamstravel.org |
Formerly called | Travel and Meetings Standards |
History[edit]
TAMS was originally founded as The Travel and Meetings Standards Task Force, by Susan Lichtenstein in March 2020, the task force was formed as a volunteer initiative[2]. In September 2020, the group officially changed its name to The Travel and Meetings Society and established itself as a pending-approval 501(c)(3) non-profit entity, incorporated in Delaware, USA.[3]
Governance[edit]
- Susan Lichtenstein
- Jo-anne Lloyd
Committees[edit]
TAMS has organized a variety of internal committees to specialize on different areas of interest in the travel industry.[4] The committees host regular meetings for TAMS members and allow participation from all members.[5]
- Community and Engagement
- Data and Research
- Breakthrough Diversity
- Finance
- Innovation and Disruption
- Mentoring
- Marketplace
- Sustainability
- Technology
- Training and Development
- Verticals
Industry Reports[edit]
Following the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the travel industry in 2020, the TAMS society published two independent business reports to identify opportunities, standards and protocols in the business travel industry; ‘Return to the Road Communication Program & S.O.S. Standards of Safety in Business Travel’. [6] The reports were created by a group of volunteers from the travel industry, and made available to the public in June 2020 for free download through the organizations website and various travel news publications.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Home | TAMS - Travel and Meeting Society". TAMS - Travel and Me. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ↑ "Susan Lichtenstein, Travel and Meetings Society Founder". www.businesstravelnews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ↑ Campbell, Jay (2020-09-16). "TAMS Seeks Non-Profit Status At Turbulent Time For Industry Associations". The Company Dime. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ↑ Scofidio, Barbara (2021-01-05). "TAMS Grows to 2,500 Members". Prevue Meetings & Incentives. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ↑ "Committees ▽ | TAMS - Travel and Meeting Standards". TAMS - Travel and Me. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ↑ Group, Ovation Travel. "COVID-19 Traveler Health & Safety". www.ovationtravel.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
This article "Travel and Meetings Society" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Travel and Meetings Society. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
