Short's Travel Management (Short's), a leading provider of travel management services, is excited to announce the renewal of its partnership with the University of South Carolina (Gamecocks) as their preferred athletic travel provider. The Gamecocks initially partnered with Short’s in 2018. This renewed agreement highlights Short’s commitment to delivering exceptional travel solutions tailored to the specific needs of the Gamecock's athletic department.
Through this partnership, Short's will continue to utilize its designated agent model to provide comprehensive travel services to the University of South Carolina's athletic teams. These services include group and individual commercial air travel, charter plane services, group and individual hotel accommodations, group and individual/recruiting rental car arrangements, and charter bus services (fly/drives).
"Our ongoing partnership with the University of South Carolina demonstrates our dedication to providing outstanding travel experiences for collegiate athletics," said David LeCompte, CEO of Short's Travel Management. "We recognize the importance of smooth travel logistics for athletic teams, and our designated agent model ensures The Gamecock’s athletes, coaches, and staff receive personalized attention and support throughout their travels."
Short's excels at streamlining the complexities of athletic travel, allowing teams to concentrate on their performance both on and off the field. By offering a full suite of travel solutions, including charter plane services and group hotel accommodations, Short’s enables The Gamecock's athletic department to enhance efficiency and convenience while achieving cost savings.
Short's remains committed to empowering athletic departments nationwide with reliable, hassle-free travel solutions. Through its renewed partnership with The Gamecocks, Short’s reaffirms its position as a trusted partner in collegiate athletic travel.
About Short’s Travel Management
Short’s is a family-owned and majority woman-owned private corporation, led by CEO David LeCompte. In 2020, Short’s strategically pivoted to exclusively serve collegiate 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 the University of South Carloina Athletics
The Gamecocks, the pride of the University of South Carolina, compete in NCAA Division I sports. Most of their teams battle in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), but men's soccer faces opponents in the Sun Belt Conference, while women's beach volleyball competes in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, as the SEC doesn't sponsor those sports. With twelve national titles, including their most recent 2024 National Championship in Women’s Basketball, and a history of producing Olympians, the Gamecocks are a powerhouse in collegiate athletics.
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