Short's Travel Management (Short's), a leader in innovative travel solutions, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Kentucky State University (KSU) Athletics. This collaboration is set to enhance the travel experience for KSU's athletic teams, leveraging Short's expertise in managing comprehensive travel services.
Kentucky State University Athletics will benefit from Short's designated agent model, providing specialized support from service experts skilled in Charter Air, Charter Bus, and Group Hotel arrangements. This partnership ensures that KSU athletes, coaches, and staff receive top-tier travel management, allowing them to focus on performance and competition.
Short's will handle all aspects of air travel, ensuring seamless coordination for both group and individual bookings, tailored to meet the unique needs of KSU Athletics. Offering flexibility and convenience, Short's will arrange charter flights, providing the KSU teams with direct and efficient travel options to their destinations. Short's team will secure optimal lodging arrangements, ensuring comfortable and convenient stays for athletes and staff during their travels. Additionally, Short's will manage rental car bookings for both group travel and individual recruiting trips, facilitating smooth and efficient ground transportation. Short's will also organize charter bus services, ensuring reliable and comfortable transportation for the KSU teams when traveling by road.
“We are thrilled to partner with Kentucky State University Athletics,” said David LeCompte, CEO of Short's Travel Management. “Our dedicated team is committed to delivering exceptional travel solutions that meet the specific needs of collegiate athletic programs. This partnership underscores our commitment to excellence and our ability to provide comprehensive travel management services that support the success of student-athletes.”
“Partnering with Short's Travel Management aligns perfectly with our goal to provide the best possible support for our athletes,” said Eileen Butts, Asst. Director of Purchasing/Travel at Kentucky State University. “With Short's expertise and dedicated service, we are confident that our travel logistics will be handled with the utmost professionalism and care, allowing our teams to concentrate on their athletic pursuits.”
Short's Travel Management is renowned for its innovative travel solutions and personalized service, making it the ideal partner for collegiate athletic programs. This partnership with Kentucky State University Athletics is poised to set a new standard in sports travel management.
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 Kentucky State University AthleticsThe Kentucky State Thorobreds are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky. Competing at the Division II level of the NCAA, they have been members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) since the 1997–98 academic year. The Thorobreds participate in a variety of sports, including basketball, football, baseball, volleyball, softball, track and field, and cross country. These teams embody the university's commitment to excellence in academics and athletics, contributing to a vibrant and competitive spirit within the SIAC.
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