ALTO Online: An Industry United

An event report By Matthew Knott ST Magazine News Editor The Association of Language Travel Organisations, the organisation of schools and agencies, has agreed a number of initiatives for the coming year, including the establishment of a best practice charter, a mediation panel and an industry barometer, as well as a reduction in membership fees. The plans

2020-12-10T10:14:02+00:00

The “Ends” Game: Technology and the Pursuit of Lean Commerce

The Monday between Alphe UK and StudyWorld has been engraved in ALTO members’ minds as one of the full day professional development and networking events we organise annually. It has become a tradition since 2011 to allow most of our members to attend without having to take additional trips. With the majority of the language

2019-10-16T09:40:16+00:00

Lisbon 2019 – Postcard from a conference delegate

Lisbon was the beautiful setting for ALTO’s professional development and networking conference, a conference that brings together leaders of the language and travel industry and, more recently, international higher education.  The event leads the way in honest, open and frank discussion on the many topics that affect our industry, as well as an opportunity to

2019-04-17T13:56:57+00:00

ALTO double event London 2019

At the end of the summer high season, straight into the new sales season, pick up some useful tips to help you making improvements to your organisation! Once again we invite all ALTO members to delegate 2 senior managers and 1 leader in training to attend the London double event for free. Use this opportunity

2019-09-12T19:48:25+00:00

Behavioural Fitness

Behavioural fitness, habit-hacking, and the importance of “mindware training” were some key areas up for discussion as part of ALTO Day Berlin 2018. Taking place at the Hotel InterContinental in Berlin during the recent ICEF Berlin workshop, the event included a full day of CPD training, networking and ALTO’s annual general meeting, which included

2018-11-29T16:17:16+00:00

The Science of Influence

We are born with the ability to influence and persuade those people around us to care for us and protect us.  As we mature into adults we let go of some of our influencing abilities and instead resort to two or three default approaches.  The approaches we use are often based on the approaches

2018-11-29T15:10:27+00:00

Transformational Leadership: Awakening Performance, Passion and Purpose

ALTO members who joined us in Madrid for our 2017 Annual Conference will no doubt remember charismatic speaker Carlos Escario (be sure to read our post-event article The 5 Terrains of Business Growth). We were pleased to welcome him back to our latest professional development and networking event in London, England at the start of

2018-10-01T14:09:54+00:00