MEA 2017 South Africa Awards

12 MEA MARKETS / APRIL 2017 , BCD Travel is amarket leading travel management consultancy with offices across South Africa. We profile the firm to find out more and explore the secrets behind the phenomenal success it has achieved so far. Best Corporate Travel Management Consultancy 2017 With parent group BCD Group founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen and the firm itself formed in 2008, since inception BCD Travel has been dedicated to helping companies make the most of what they spend on travel. For travellers, this means keeping them safe and productive, and equipping them to make good choices on the road. For travel and procurement managers, it means advising them on how to grow the value of their travel program. In short, the firm are committed to supporting clients travel smart and achieve more. This ambitious aims is achieved in more than 110 countries by over 12.000 creative, committed and experienced people. This dedicated workforce and focus on client satisfaction is how BCD Travel have maintained an industry-leading client-retention rate of 97%, with 2015 sales of US$23.8 billion. The group consists of a number of subsidiaries including BCD Travel (global corporate travel management), Travix (online travel: CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, BudgetAir, Flugladen and Vayama), Park ‘N Fly (off-airport parking) and joint ventures Parkmobile International (mobile parking applications) and AERTrade International (consolidating and fulfilment). What unites these firms is their dedication to providing the very highest standard of support and service to their clients. Overall, BCD Travel is on a mission to help people and companies travel smart and achieve more. Moving forward, achieving this mission will be the firm’s ongoing focus. SA170016 Company: BCD Travel Contact: Dalitso Mwale Contact Email: [email protected] Address: 4 Church Square, Cnr Spoopin & Parliament Streets, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa Phone: 0027 21462 4103 Website: www.bcdtravel.com