Corporate Travel Management
Whether your company spends $50,000 a year or $5,000,000 a year on business travel you will receive the same high standards that UNIGLOBE Travel is renowned for. Our local account management team will meet with you to analyze your travel spend and trip patterns to make recommendations on spend management, cost savings and technologies.
At UNIGLOBE Travel International, LLC we offer the strength of a global network, backed by local, hands-on ownership. We’re an organization of entrepreneurs, ready and able to create solutions others in the corporate world might miss.
We are locally based – we live and work in the community we serve and you can put a face to our name. We embrace technology to improve our service to you, and we use utilize programs proven to provide superior results.
Because we belong to a global organization, we are able to network with other agencies and suppliers around the world to provide best practices, even better solutions, and the strongest relationships in the travel business. Explore more about the UNIGLOBE Benefit below:
Corporate Travel Consultation
Our process with your company begins well before the first booking. Our account management team will meet with you to understand your business needs and culture, and work with you to develop or refine a corporate travel policy specifically for your company. From cost-savings to efficiency, security to business continuity, a well-crafted policy is the cornerstone of the travel management process. From there, our agents and technology will ensure that all bookings by your employees meet the policy and will follow appropriate protocol for variances.
At booking, our agents will do more than book the trip – they will advise and consult, as needed, to ensure that you and your travelers are getting the most for your travel dollar.
Managing your company’s travel requirements from start to finish, reconciling those needs with your bottom line, and making your job easier along the way is our top priority. Our strength is our people. When you call us, you’ll access a qualified agent who knows you and your needs.
Cost Management
At UNIGLOBE, our longstanding relationships with suppliers at the local, national and international level means you have access to the best corporate discounts and most responsive service.
We monitor spending per-trip and by supplier enabling better negotiation and consolidation of travel purchases. We analyze your travel program’s effectiveness and ensure policy compliance. We suggest an overall savings strategy to help your company keep its travel costs in line. Quick access to real-time data means you always have the tools to make the best business decisions.
We offer unparalleled accountability for all aspects of your travel program, backed by our global network with an annual sales volume exceeding C$ 4+ billion. We have the means, purchasing muscle and the clout to offer real and tangible savings for your organization.
We can offer exceptional opportunities to save by:
- Evaluating your current cost-management strategies
- Identifying missed savings opportunities
- Overseeing implementation of travel policy, compliance, adjustment, focused spending, consolidation of travel purchases and preferred vendor selection
- Reviewing and predicting travel patterns
- Establishing direct and indirect cost-and-time saving procedures
- Monitoring supplier policies to capitalize on new opportunities
- Negotiating and enrolling your company in small business rewards programs
- Using our end-to-end travel management system you have access to extensive reporting tools, giving you the means to make better decisions.
Access To More Options
The combined expertise of our travel consultants, audit, quality control and lowest-fare search engines mean you’ll never rely on luck and timing to secure the best fares and preferred seating. Whether it is through our extensive website system or electronic itinerary updates, you will always be able to access us to retrieve the latest details of your trip.
UNIGLOBE Quality Assurance Program offers round-the-clock ticketing and accurate itineraries for all corporate self-booked travel using our online tools (once you have become a registered user).
Our proprietary software conducts more than 100 quality control tests to check file accuracy and completeness. From frequent flyer and hotel frequent-stay credits to special invoice codes and accounting references, every detail is checked so your expenditures and travel are error-free.
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Booking Leisure Travel
UNIGLOBE offers its corporate clients the “Breakaways” program. This is an opportunity for your employees to conveniently book their short getaway or family vacation all in one spot while taking advantage of corporate travel savings. We can assist you and your staff in discovering the world’s most awe-inspiring destinations stretching from the massive snow capped mountains in Northern Europe to the tropical rainforests in Latin America, from the deserts in Africa to the sun kissed beaches in Australia. Our vacations are designed to offer flexibility, choice, and a pace that best fits the way each individual wants to travel.
Benefits for the corporate account include:
- Demonstrates a commitment to employee’s well being
- Improves employee attitudes, morale and productivity
- Builds employee loyalty
- Provides a no-cost addition to the employee benefits package
- Increases job satisfaction
Benefits to your employees include:
- Value added travel products and services
- Personalized pro-active travel planning using customer profiles
- Negotiated hotel rates at over 100,000 hotels worldwide
- Preferred car rental rates
Technology and Tools
Our reservation systems scour the best in webfares and the agency-only Global Distribution System (GDS). UNIGLOBE fares maximize your budget and comfort. In a world where there are more than 70,000 fare changes daily, our technology enables us to simultaneously search many different channels for air, car and hotel. Why spend hours searching multiple websites when you can access all the fares that match your needs in one place? From simple point-to-point travel you book yourself, to more complex itineraries including multi-leg or international travel, we offer all the options.
Regardless of the way you prefer to book your travel, your confidential information is safe with us. We always know what your travel preferences are, and we can access them easily (making sure your frequent flier account is properly credited, for example). Our privacy policy ensures that your personal information is never shared with anyone except with your explicit permission or as required by law.
At UNIGLOBE, we research new technology on a regular basis, selecting only those tools which are proven to make your life simpler or decrease your costs. Our website offers timely, practical travel tools and tips, including passport and visa requirements and destination information, all designed to make planning your trip a breeze.