Directory:Stirling Ackroyd
Name: Stirling Ackroyd
Address: 56 Borough High Street London SE1 1XFCity: London
Country: United Kingdom
Phone: 020 7729 7763
Web: http://www.stirlingackroyd.com
| Carlson Wagonlit Travel UK | |
| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Key people | Andrew Waller (Executive Vice President) |
| Industry | Travel agencies |
| Products | Traveller and transaction services, program optimization, safety and security, meetings and events |
| Employees | 1400 |
| Owner | Carlson Companies, One Equity Partners |
| Contact | {{{contact}}} |
| Reference | {{{reference}}} |
Overview
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is a leading global business travel management company, serving companies of all sizes including government institutions and non-governmental organisations in over 140 territories and countries. Originally part of Pickfords Travel, Carlson Wagonlit UK is the UK branch of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and deal with some of the UK’s largest corporate travel accounts. The UK Contingent boasts a local service with over 1,400 dedicated employees in over 30 locations.
History
Since 1994, the group has existed as a result of a 50/50 merger from two large travel agency ventures with the Carlson side originating from the Ask Mr. Foster Travel Agency chain, which had been rebranded a decade earlier. The Wagonlit component of the name originated from the travel shop business of Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Accor maintained its share of the interest until 2006 where they sold their shares in a transaction worth €500,000. The company is jointly owned by Carlson, a privately held corporation in the marketing, hotel, restaurant and travel industries, as well as One Equity Partners, a private equity affiliate of JPMorgan Chase.
Awards
2011
- ICARUS Sustainability Award [1] – Winner; Intermediary Category
- Irish Travel Industry Awards [2] – The Best Corporate Travel Agency
- Business Travel Awards [3] 2011 – Best Travel Management Company
2010
- Eurostar Sales Awards [4] – Tread Lightly award.
- Home Office Suplier Value and Innovation Award [5] – Overall Supplier of the Year and Best Contribution to a Project or Programme
- Defra Sustainability Award [6]
- Innovation Awards 2010 [7] – SWT Room Select – Third Consecutive Year
- Business Travel Awards 2010 [8] – Best Business Travel Management Company
Controversies
Since 2004, CWT has been contracted by the UK Border Agency to book seats on scheduled and chartered flights for immigration detainees due for deportation. In the financial year 2004-5, the contract was worth £22,895,452.[9] In April 2010, CWT won the contract again.[10] On June 3, 2010, campaigners from the Stop Deportation Network presented CWT with a 'Deportation Profiteer of the Year' award at the company's main UK offices in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.[11]
See also
- Business travel
- Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
External links
References
- ^ http://www.icarus.itm.org.uk/go/awards_and_accreditation/
- ^ http://www.irishtravelindustryawards.com/2011
- ^ http://www.businesstravelawards.com/Home.asp
- ^ http://www.eurostarsalesawards.com/
- ^ http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/procurement/supplier-value-awards/
- ^ http://sd.defra.gov.uk/category/business/green-awards/
- ^ http://www.businesstravelshow.com/en/visitor-zone/InnovationAwards.aspx
- ^ http://www.businesstravelawards.com/Home.asp
- ^ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo060913/text/60913w0042.htm
- ^ http://www.publicsectortravel.org.uk/2010/04/07/carlson-wagonlit-wins-ukba-travel-contract/
- ^ http://stopdeportation.net/node/50