Andrew MenkesPartnership Travel Consulting announced that it is expanding its consulting team to include industry veterans from the buyer and supplier segments of the managed travel industry. Andrew Menkes, founder and CEO, welcomed prior international associates in Australia, France, Germany and South Africa, along with Tom Kallas in the US; and the organization’s newest consultants: Dee Runyan, Jim Wilkins and Melissa Gain. Menkes said that corporate travel managers and their travelers are facing huge challenges, and “we’ve been encouraged by many of our colleagues to provide independent consulting expertise.” He said the company’s upcoming 20th anniversary in 2021 “is the ideal time to expand PTC’s global footprint.” PTC is a travel management group with extensive experience in travel sourcing and T&E consultancy. Areas of expertise include duty of care, corporate travel department certification, supplier negotiations, technology, data consolidation and more.