Short’s Travel, a leading provider of innovative travel management solutions, is proud to announce its new partnership with the University of West Georgia (UWG). Under this agreement, Short’s Travel will oversee the university’s athletics travel needs, including commercial reservations, air charters, bus charters, ground transportation, and individual and group hotel arrangements. This partnership will utilize Short’s designated offsite agent model, ensuring a seamless and efficient travel experience for UWG’s athletic teams.
David LeCompte, CEO of Short’s Travel, expressed his enthusiasm about the collaboration. “We are honored to partner with the University of West Georgia to manage their athletics travel program. At Short’s Travel, we understand the unique challenges of collegiate athletics travel and are committed to providing customized solutions that prioritize efficiency, cost savings, and exceptional service. We look forward to supporting the UWG Wolves as they pursue success on and off the field.”
Karen Allen, Deputy Athletics Director at UWG, shared her confidence in the partnership. “The University of West Georgia is thrilled to collaborate with Short’s Travel for our athletics travel needs. Their expertise and proven track record in managing collegiate travel programs will help us streamline logistics, reduce costs, and provide our student-athletes and coaches with a first-class travel experience. This partnership underscores our commitment to excellence in all aspects of our athletics program.”
The partnership comes at a pivotal time as UWG continues to enhance its athletics operations and elevate its programs. By leveraging Short’s Travel’s industry expertise and cutting-edge technology, the university aims to simplify travel arrangements and allow athletes and staff to focus on their primary goal: achieving excellence in competition.
Short’s Travel has a long-standing reputation for delivering tailored travel solutions for collegiate and professional sports organizations. The designated offsite agent model employed for UWG ensures that every aspect of travel management is handled with precision, from booking to final destination support.
About Short’s Travel Management
Short’s Travel Management is a family-owned and majority woman-owned private corporation, led by CEO David LeCompte. In 2020, Short’s strategically pivoted to exclusively serve athletics, solidifying its position as the fastest growing provider for athletic teams.
With a client portfolio that is over 95% collegiate sports, Short’s supports over 16,000 games, meets, and tournaments annually, assisting more than 200 athletic departments with their regular season travel, in addition to exclusively managing championship travel for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The Short’s logistics team orchestrates more air charters, commercial air, ground transportation, and group hotel accommodations than any other provider in the collegiate team space. Comprised of former collegiate athletes, coaches, business operations and logistics staff, pilots, hotel leaders, gate agents, and dispatchers, Short’s understands firsthand the demands of this sector and the critical importance of teams arriving on time.
About University of West Georgia Athletics
The West Georgia Wolves represent the University of West Georgia, based in Carrollton, Georgia, in NCAA Division I athletics. Competing in 15-NCAA sponsored sports , the Wolves are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and boast a cheerleading program that was won 32 team UCA titles and three partner stunt national championships since 2001. Previously part of the Gulf South Conference since 1983, West Georgia transitioned to NCAA Division I as an ASUN member in 2024. Notably, the football team competes in the United Athletic Conference, a collaborative league formed by the Atlantic Sun and Western Athletic Conference.
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