A day in the life of a travel manager (sometimes known in the USA as a travel counselor) might start with a phone call to a travel agency to negotiate the most cost-effective way of accommodating a group of delegates at a congress overseas. Next, he might give an in-company presentation on strategies to improve corporate travel operations to the CEO or Board. Finally he might wind up passing employee travel itineraries to an assistant for processing, either prior to travel (e.g. booking) or post travel (e.g. cost processing and reimbursement of taxi fares).