Short's Travel Management (Short’s), a leader in athletics travel management services, has announced a strategic partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to oversee the university's athletic travel arrangements. Under this collaboration, Short's Travel Management will deploy its designated agent model, supported by a team of logistical experts, to streamline and enhance RIT's athletic travel operations.
RIT will benefit from a comprehensive range of services provided by Short's, including 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 for fly/drives. These services are designed to optimize efficiency, comfort, and reliability for all of RIT's athletic travel needs.
“We’re excited to collaborate with Rochester Institute of Technology to manage their athletic travel experience,” said David LeCompte, CEO of Short’s Travel Management. “By combining our offsite agent model with extensive logistics expertise, we’ll deliver efficient and dependable travel solutions that allow RIT’s athletes and staff to focus entirely on their goals and competition.”
“This partnership is a major step forward in improving how we handle athletic travel,” Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jackie Nicholson. “With Short’s Travel Management’s proven track record, we’re confident that our teams will benefit from streamlined and hassle-free travel arrangements, enabling them to concentrate on their success both on and off the field.”
Short's Travel Management and Rochester Institute of Technology are embarking on a collaborative journey aimed at enhancing the efficiency of athletic travel. This partnership represents a commitment to excellence and innovation in sports logistics, ensuring RIT athletes and staff can focus on achieving their goals with peace of mind.
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 Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics
The RIT Tigers boast a robust athletic program with 22 teams competing in a wide range of sports at the NCAA Division III level. These include men’s and women’s basketball, rowing, cross country, cheerleading, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and track and field, among others. The Tigers' commitment to excellence is further demonstrated by their NCAA Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey teams, which compete at the highest level of collegiate hockey. This blend of Division III and Division I programs highlights RIT's dedication to fostering athletic success across a variety of sports, while providing student-athletes with the opportunity to compete at both regional and national levels.
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