World Travel Service
Jay McCarter is an experienced professional in the travel and events industry, currently serving as Manager of Integration Solutions at Liaisons Meetings & Events since April 2024. McCarter has held the position of Manager of Online Travel Operations at both World Travel Service, Inc. and BCD Travel since April 2004. Prior roles include Branch Manager at Avis Budget Group from September 2002 to April 2004, where responsibilities included sales and marketing along with fleet utilization and revenue maximization, and Onsite Instructor at Travelport from March 2000 to September 2002, focusing on training and conversion projects for Worldspan. McCarter holds an Associate's degree in Business/Corporate Communications from Roane State Community College, earned between 1992 and 1994.
World Travel Service
Established in 1946, World Travel Service is a wholly owned and independently run division of BCD Travel, the third largest travel management company in the world. Acquired by BCD in 2015, we manage US, multi-national clients typically with $500K- $10MM in annual air spend. Together we have 15 US offices and 68 onsite client offices in 25 markets and have wholly-owned, partner and joint venture offices in 109 countries. As the midmarket division of BCD Travel, we offer BCD’s award-winning reporting, duty of care, mobile technologies, and global vendor partnerships to organizations. We help companies make the most of what they spend on business travel and offer the complete stack of BCD’s award-winning technologies with our remarkably responsive and personal service level. We give travelers innovative mobile tools that keep them safe and productive, and help them make good choices on the road. We partner with travel and procurement leaders to simplify the complexities of business travel, drive savings and satisfaction, and move whole companies toward their goals.