Portman Club has been specifically designed to bring a more
personalised service to companies with a less substantial travel
budget; with an emphasis on a cost effective travel management
programme that maximises a moderate travel spend. The newly formed
team of experts are based in East Kilbride alongside the company's
other specialist units: Portman24 - round the clock care, Portman
Medical - Portman's repatriation service for clients taken ill
abroad, Executive Events - for conferences or team building
activity for senior management and Executive Leisure - Portman's
bespoke holiday travel service.
Portman Club provides a highly individual service with each
company having a dedicated personal contact, specialist services
and expertise no matter how small their travel spend.
Organisations deal with no more than two of the Portman Club team,
both of whom fully understand an individual company's particular
needs and preferences and who communicate via webcam for added
personalisation and familiarity.
The Portman Club consultant will look at the client's travel
activity regularly and flag areas for improvement and ways that
more value can be added - perhaps through company supplier
offerings, frequent flyer schemes or bespoke discounted deals. The
full range of Portman products is available through Portman Club,
including conference and event facilities and executive
leisure.
Portman Travel's Senior Vice President Operations, John Dick
said: "Portman Club has been created to specifically address the
needs of clients that have a smaller travel spend, but are no less
important to us. Providing a complete one-stop-shop solution,
Portman Club clients will receive the renowned innovation and
attention of Portman Travel combined with a more personalised,
tailored service. We are all looking forward to the undoubted
success of this next venture."
Claire MacInnes a Portman Club Assistant Manager said: "At
Portman Club we think outside the box to achieve much more for your
business travel, regardless of your spend."
ENDS
Portman Travel
Portman Travel was founded in 1959 and is one of the UK's
longest-established travel management companies. The company
is headed up by Chief Executive Officer, Michael Hare, who is also
currently Chairman of the Guild of Travel Management Companies
(GTMC). Portman Travel HQ is located at Chertsey, Surrey with
fourteen other UK locations, plus numerous client implants. In
addition, Portman has two wholly owned international operations -
in Tralee, Ireland and in Amsterdam.
Portman Travel is a founding shareholder of RADIUS, the global
network for corporate travel management companies, which has an
annual sales volume of USD $19 billion.
Portman Travel was the only travel management company named in
the Sunday Times Top Track 250 study of the UK's mid market
privately owned companies, published 16 October 2011.
Press enquiries:
Anne-Marie Buckley / Jane Richards
Email: Anne-Marie.Buckley@brightergroup.com
Tel: 020 7326 9880