Flight Centre Travel Group is a prominent global travel agency that specializes in providing travel arrangements for both leisure and corporate clients. The company operates through multiple brands, with its corporate travel management division, FCM, ranking among the top four players worldwide. FCM has a broad reach, extending to over 100 countries through a combination of company-owned operations and independent licensees, supported by strategic agreements with local operators across approximately 90 additional nations. In the leisure sector, Flight Centre boasts a network of more than 550 retail shops, which contribute significantly to its transaction value, complemented by online sales and independent agents. Overall, the company generates over half of its total transaction value from corporate travel, while the remainder comes from leisure activities and ancillary services.
Cruise Club UK is a travel agency specialising in cruise holidays. It offers a comprehensive range of services, including expert advice, exclusive deals, and a user-friendly search function for finding cruises. The company caters to various preferences, providing options for last-minute deals, rivers, cruise lines, and luxury cruises. Additionally, it operates a loyalty rewards program to incentivise repeat customers.
Scott Dunn
Acquisition in 2023
Scott Dunn, founded in 1986 by Andrew Dunn, is a luxury travel company known for providing bespoke holidays and honeymoons tailored to individual preferences. The company offers a diverse range of experiences, including skiing, Mediterranean resorts, safaris, and family vacations, catering to affluent clients seeking unique and high-quality travel experiences. Scott Dunn has established itself as a premium brand in the luxury travel market, recognized for its exceptional service, which garnered it the title of number one specialist tour operator by Condé Nast Traveller in 2014. The company has experienced significant growth in recent years, reflecting the increasing demand for luxury travel among customers in the UK and globally. Andrew Dunn currently serves as President, with Simon Russell as Chief Executive since 2010.
TPConnects
Acquisition in 2022
TPConnects, established in 2012, is a cloud-based travel booking and distribution platform that serves airlines, travel agencies, online travel agencies, and tour operators. As the first IATA NDC Dual Level 3 Certified Travel Aggregator for travel agencies and IT provider for airlines, TPConnects offers a range of solutions to facilitate the retailing of travel products. Their platform enables travel businesses to create personalized offers, manage rich content, and bundle services such as flights, hotels, and activities. TPConnects provides tools for travel agents, including customizable websites, mobile applications, and corporate booking tools, all without initial investment. Their product offerings encompass direct connections for airlines, a travel aggregator platform integrated with various travel suppliers, a leisure management system for inventory and dynamic packaging, and an internet booking engine with comprehensive offer and order management capabilities. Through these services, TPConnects aims to shape the future of travel distribution by helping organizations control customer interactions and enhance their retailing capabilities.
Shep
Acquisition in 2021
Shep’s browser extension-based tool provides travel programs with an easy way to capture employee bookings made on consumer travel sites, messaging employees about the travel policy, while capturing those off-channel bookings for the travel team.
WhereTo
Acquisition in 2020
WhereTo is an artificial intelligence-driven travel platform that specializes in corporate travel bookings and planning. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a comprehensive travel management solution that combines an AI-powered online booking engine with support from a dedicated travel agency team. WhereTo's technology enables users to input specific meeting locations or business names, allowing the platform to consider real-time commute conditions when making recommendations for flights, hotels, and car rentals. This innovative approach helps corporations optimize their travel expenditures, reportedly achieving savings of around 30%. The company has gained recognition for its commitment to enhancing the corporate travel experience and has established partnerships with Fortune 100 companies, operating as a subsidiary of Flight Centre Travel Group Limited.
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