Academy for Travel
Executive Education for Travel Professionals
Courses
Travel Industry Disciplines
Mini-MBA · Australia · 10 modules · 7+ hrs
Distribution, GDS & NDC
Corporate Travel Training: a Professional Development Program
Our inaugural certificate program: a commercially rigorous Mini-MBA covering every dimension of corporate travel management. More disciplines launching soon.
Mini-MBA in Corporate Travel
A commercially rigorous certificate program explaining how corporate travel actually operates: economically, operationally and strategically. Built for practitioners ready to lead at the executive level.
Why Academy for Travel stands apart
Every feature is designed for the realities of senior corporate travel management: boardroom conversations, commercial negotiations and strategic decision-making.
Strategic Simulations
Interactive modelling tools: airline discount calculators, NDC vs GDS cost comparisons, Scope 3 trade-off analysis.
Executive Certification
LinkedIn-shareable credentials with unique verification IDs. Recognition that carries weight in the boardroom.
Corporate Cohort Mode
Group enrolment with team leaderboards, completion analytics and enterprise dashboard for HR and procurement leaders.
AI Strategic Assistant
A private assistant trained exclusively on corporate travel economics, program lexicon and proprietary frameworks.
Regional & Global Context
A curriculum grounded in international best practice with sharp focus on regional context for our market.
Practitioner Case Studies
Real-world decision scenarios drawn from travel programme management, supplier negotiations, and policy design — analysed through a commercial lens.
Learn on the go —
wherever life takes you
Your professional development shouldn't be confined to a desk. Fit executive-grade learning into the moments you already have.
Turn your commute into a classroom
Audio lectures crafted for travel professionals — absorb commercial frameworks on the train, in a cab, or in the air.
Multitask without missing a beat
Listen while you exercise, cook, or travel. High-quality narration means you never have to stare at a screen to learn.
Pick up exactly where you left off
Progress syncs instantly across every device. Start a module on desktop, finish it on your phone — seamlessly.
Designed for frequent flyers
Built for professionals who live in airports and hotel rooms — with offline-friendly content design for unreliable connections.
Roles and Incentives of Key Participants
Mini-MBA · Module 2 of 10
Lecture 1 — Key Stakeholders and Their Goals
Narrated by Sofia
Sofia AI
Travel Industry Expert
Meet Sofia, your AI tutor
Sofia AI is your personal learning guide built into the platform — trained exclusively on travel industry economics, airline commercial structures, TMC operations, and procurement frameworks. When you submit an exercise, she analyses your reasoning, identifies what's commercially sound, flags where your logic has gaps, and shows you how a senior practitioner would approach the same problem.
Contextual Feedback
Tailored to each module's commercial frameworks
Strengths & Gaps
Identifies what you know and what to develop
Commercial Rigour
Grounded in real procurement and supplier logic
Regional Context
Duopoly dynamics, panels and local market realities
AI coaching tiers
Industry practitioners. Not lecturers.
Every faculty member has held senior commercial or operational roles in the travel industry.
Peter Harbison
Lead Faculty, Academy for Travel
One of the most influential figures in global aviation strategy, Peter founded CAPA – Centre for Aviation, the world's leading provider of independent aviation market intelligence. A former IATA Commissioner and Chairman of Greener Airlines, he has shaped policy and commercial thinking across the industry for over three decades.
Derek Sadubin
Director of Programs, Academy for Travel
A highly respected strategist with over 25 years at the forefront of aviation commercial development and corporate travel advisory. Derek has held senior roles advising airlines, airports and travel buyers on market positioning, route economics and procurement strategy across Asia-Pacific.
Hear why leaders are joining.
"The airline economics module alone saved us $340K in our next RFP. I finally understood what the commercial team actually cared about."
James R.
Global Travel Manager, Mining Sector
"This is MBA-level rigour applied to a domain that desperately needed it. The TMC operations module transformed how we manage our supplier."
Sarah K.
Procurement Director, Professional Services
"Finally a course that speaks the language of finance leadership. The ROI modelling section went straight into our board presentation."
David M.
CFO, Technology Scale-up