BUSINESS TRAVEL AWARDS 2019
Best Travel Management Company (£50 million-£200 million UK annual sales)
WINGS TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
Wings is a specialist global TMC for compa- nies operating in the energy, construction, marine, finance and security sectors. Wings has operations in UK/Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the US and South America. Staff handle complex travel, logistics and risk management, particularly to emerging markets and high-risk destinations.
The judges were impressed by Wings Travel Management’s bespoke service, the specialised skills to high-risk areas and excellent customer and employee retention rates backing up a first-class entry.
Finalists: Business Travel Direct, Diversity Travel, Gray Dawes Group, Travel Counsellors for Business
Best Travel Management Company (more than £200 million UK annual sales)
CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT EUROPE
CTM is an award-winning provider of in- novative, cost-effective travel management solutions to the corporate market. Its busi- ness strategy combines personalised service with customer-facing technology solutions to deliver a return on investment to cus- tomers. CTM employs around 2,200 staff serving customers in some 70 countries.
In a keenly contested category, CTM Europe delivered impressive results with excellent technology, plus great customer feedback. A very good submission and a worthy winner.
Finalists: BCD Travel, Capita Travel and Events, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Clarity, FCM Travel Solutions
Best Self-Booking Tool CLICK TRAVEL –
TRAVEL.CLOUD
Click Travel is a next-generation travel management company. By combining cutting-edge technology and outstanding customer service, it provides an un- matched service for organisations to book and manage business travel, ranging from self-service to full travel management. It provides an online booking tool that aggre- gates content from different travel distri- bution networks into a single platform.
Judges pinpointed strong innovation, including NDC integration and strategy, and consistently high levels of adoption.
Finalists: Corporate Travel Management – Lightning; Traveldoo – Traveldoo Travel; TravelPerk – TravelPerk; Virgin Trains – Alexa
Rising Star of the Year DIDZIS NEIMANIS
Didzis is head concierge at Amba Hotel Charing Cross, the stunning Grade II-listed London hotel. Previously, he was head concierge at The Grange Hotel. One of the youngest concierges in the UK at the age of 29, Didzis manages a team of seven. He also lectures at Uxbridge College in hospitality.
Didzis Neimanis, it was felt, was an integral part of the travel industry chain and showed passion and enthusiasm that really impressed the judges.
Highly commended: Rob Cope, finance services manager, Corporate Travel Management Europe Finalists: Andy Durma, hotel manager, Roomzzz Aparthotels; Joanna Lake, senior events consultant, Clarity; Lynsey Queen, sales manager, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
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Travel Buyer of the Year KERRIE HENSHAW-COX
Kerrie Henshaw-Cox joined biopharma- ceutical company AstraZeneca in 2011 and for the past three years has been global category lead. Kerrie has accountability for business travel, including strategy, sourc- ing, supplier relationships and operations, the travel policy and duty-of-care.
The scope of Kerrie’s achievements meant she was the runaway winner. Truly outstanding, said the judges.
Finalists: Caroline Blackmore, global category manager, Travel – British American Tobacco; Lindsay Cooper, category manager, Kier; Michael McSperrin, global head of facilities and support services, Alexander Mann Solutions; Steve Proud, EMEA travel manager, Citi; Alison Webb, systems and process development manager, Virgin Media
Travel Team of the Year WILLIS TOWERS WATSON/AMEX GBT
This team has successfully undertaken a global project that pulls together every aspect of the WTW organisation to deliver a globally standardised travel programme. Success required senior stakeholder man- agement and agreement across multiple companies on a global basis; the first such agreement in WTW’s post-merger history.
The team’s successful globalisation of a large account across 52 markets was a major achievement. A genuine team effort on both sides. The judges’ decision was unanimous.
Finalists: AXA Partners and AirPlus International, BBC Procurement and Amex GBT, PwC Serviced Apartment Programme and Native & SACO Apartments, UBS and BCD Travel Team, University of Salford and Diversity Travel
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