Short's Travel Management (Short’s), a leader in the travel management industry, is proud to announce its new partnership with the Charlotte 49ers. This collaboration will provide comprehensive travel management services for the university's athletic teams, ensuring seamless and efficient travel experiences.
The Charlotte 49ers have selected Short’s to manage all aspects of their athletic travel needs, leveraging Short’s expertise and the designated agent model. This model assigns a dedicated travel agent to the Charlotte 49ers, offering personalized and consistent service tailored to the unique requirements of collegiate athletic programs.
Short's will handle all commercial flight bookings for the Charlotte 49ers, ensuring the best available options for schedules and pricing. For team travel requiring chartered flights, Short’s will coordinate all aspects, providing a seamless experience from takeoff to landing. Additionally, Short’s will arrange all ground transportation needs, including buses, shuttles, and rental vehicles, ensuring safe and reliable transport for athletes, coaches, and staff. To complete the comprehensive service package, Short’s will manage hotel bookings for all team travel, securing comfortable and convenient lodging that meets the specific needs of the Charlotte 49ers.
"We are thrilled to partner with the Charlotte 49ers and support their athletic travel needs," said David LeCompte, CEO of Short's Travel Management. "Our designated agent model ensures that the Charlotte 49ers receive personalized and dedicated service, allowing them to focus on their performance while we handle the logistics."
The Charlotte 49ers are known for their competitive spirit and excellence in athletics. With Short’s comprehensive travel management services, the teams can expect a streamlined travel experience, enabling them to concentrate on their goals and achievements.
"We are excited to join forces with Short's Travel Management," said Charlotte Athletic Director, Mike Hill. "Their expertise in travel logistics will greatly benefit our teams, ensuring smooth and efficient travel arrangements. This partnership allows our athletes and coaches to focus on what they do best - competing and winning."
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 Charlotte 49ers
The Charlotte 49ers represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in NCAA Division I athletics. Known for their dynamic and competitive spirit, the 49ers field teams in a wide range of sports, including basketball, football, soccer, and track and field, among others. Competing in The American Athletic Conference (AAC) the 49ers have built a proud tradition of excellence in sports, consistently striving for athletic achievement and academic success. The student-athletes, coaches, and staff are committed to fostering a culture of integrity, perseverance, and teamwork, which is reflected in their impressive performances and dedication to community involvement. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or in the community, the Charlotte 49ers exemplify the values of hard work, discipline, and excellence, making them a formidable force in collegiate athletics.
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