We are well used to working in partnership with travel and procurement managers and pride ourselves on offering a personalised, tailor made service focused on your business requirements. Our client list includes large companies and FTSE 100 organisations spending millions in business travel globally each year. As an independent travel management company we are big enough to count but small enough to care.
In common with all our clients we offer you the best possible rates for airlines, hotels and other travel products. We combine this with our consultancy service to help you with every aspect of business travel from managing expenditure and travel policy to analysing travel trends and working with you on corporate social responsibility policies.
Reducing your travel costs
We have access to special negotiated rates for all your travel needs including Business Travel Direct exclusive rates with up to 50 airlines and over 80,000 hotel rates. The expertise and experience of our travel consultants, the utilisation of leading edge technology and the buying power through our trade partnerships will enable maximum cost savings.
We are so confident that our rates cannot be bettered that we operate the Business Travel Direct guarantee. So if you find a lower rate, we guarantee to match it.
Understanding your requirements
Our dedicated account management team, consultants and IT implementation team will work with you to ensure you optimise your business travel function. As industry leading travel experts we work closely with Procurement teams to maximise value and benefit to your organisation.Saving you money
We have access to exclusive negotiated rates for all your travel needs. The expertise and experience of our travel consultants, the utilisation of leading edge technology and the buying power through our trade partnerships will enable maximum cost savings.Account Managers proactively identify new negotiated air and hotel opportunities for you, maximizing savings. Our tools and policy consultancy can help clients save on their travel spend.
Personal service
Our experienced team is on hand to help 24/7 with anything from analysing your business travel spend right through to preparing a business plan.Management information
With our online reporting service, you can have all the relevant information available instantly at your fingertips. We can produce reports to track trends and buying habits to help you make smarter choices and save money. We can set up specialised reports so you can drill down for the specific information your business requires.Duty of care
We help you to fulfil your duty of care obligations with our traveller tracking service, so you know where your personnel are at any given moment. You can use traveller tracking to communicate with your staff and advise them of changing travel plans, potential travel disruptions and other unforeseeable events.Unique security
We are unique in providing a free alert and safety notice whenever a booking is made to high risk countries. The service can be enhanced with additional elements such as more detailed reports, team briefings and secure meet and greet.Honest and transparent pricing
All our costs are transparent and we operate a totally open book policy with our clients. We do not work to a set formula so we will only recommend solutions that work for you. We'll dedicate your own account manager and travel experts to work closely with you on every aspect of your travel requirements. Our carefully selected team will add value at every opportunity and constantly evaluate your processes, technology requirements, expenditure and travel policies in the bid to drive down costs.Corporate Social Responsibility
We can advise you on how your organisation can translate its commitment to environmental issues into workable, measurable policies.Managing your travel policy
We can work with you to easily create, communicate and enforce your travel policy. Travellers benefit from formulated instructions to help them stay in compliance, and receive alternative in-policy options when they select out-of-policy travel.Corporate negotiation
We know that clients often have their own preferred suppliers. We have no problem working with your suppliers and we can even undertake negotiations with them on your behalf.Enhanced data
Our Back office systems are set up to pass key data to your chosen Credit/Lodge Card company, ensuring rich data to assist with Credit Card Reconciliation. We are also able to pass Credit Card data files directly to into some of our customers back offices.For more information contact our Business Development Team on 0845 313 8701, email us at info@businesstraveldirect.co.uk or make an enquiry online.
