Short’s Travel Management (Short's), a leader in innovative travel solutions, is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with the Washington Spirit, a team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Under this partnership, Short's will manage the team’s air travel, both commercial and charter, ensuring seamless and efficient air travel for players and staff throughout the season.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Washington Spirit to streamline their travel operations,” said David LeCompte, CEO of Short’s Travel Management. “At Short's, we understand the unique demands of professional sports travel, and our expertise allows us to provide custom solutions that align with the Spirit’s commitment to excellence on and off the field. This partnership highlights our shared dedication to enhancing performance through innovative travel management.”
This collaboration underscores Short's’s reputation as a trusted travel partner for sports teams. With decades of experience managing complex travel needs, Short's brings an unmatched level of expertise, technology, and customer service to ensure that the Washington Spirit’s travel logistics are as high-performing as their athletes.
Nathan Minion, Senior Director of Operations for the Washington Spirit, shared his excitement about the partnership: “Travel is a critical component of our team’s success, and Short’s Travel Management’s proven track record gives us full confidence in their ability to meet our unique needs. By entrusting Short's with our air travel, we can focus on competing at the highest level and continuing to grow the brand and culture of professional women's soccer both domestically and internationally.”
The partnership includes comprehensive travel management services, from securing competitive commercial flight options to arranging flexible air charter, tailored to the team’s schedule. Short's’s advanced booking technology, combined with its hands-on customer service, ensures a seamless travel experience for the Spirit players and staff.
“At Short's, we go beyond booking flights,” added LeCompte. “We pride ourselves on anticipating needs, solving challenges before they arise, and providing peace of mind so that our partners can focus on their goals.”
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 Washington Spirit
The Washington Spirit is the premier professional women’s soccer team based in Washington, D.C. and plays at Audi Field in Buzzard Point. The Spirit was founded on November 21, 2012 and is an inaugural member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) the fastest growing sports league in the US. The club is home to some of the best players in the world who have won championships for both club and country. In 2024, the Spirit drafted an epic class of rookies that broke records and wowed fans. For more information about the Spirit, visit WashingtonSpirit.com and follow the club on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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