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Business travellers can now access the
best flight deals and slash the costs of booking
their trips by going on-line with a Leamington
based company.
Instead of having to surf the net themselves,
companies can save both time and costs by logging
onto the website, www.merlinonline.net,
of Leamington based Travel Management Group
(TMG).
David Moore, TMG's Director of Business Travel,
said the new service would enable clients to
book no-frills airlines and to take advantage
of TMG's own low-cost Wizard fares on-line.
"Our staff use their expertise to source
the best deals and find lower-cost options and
then put them on our Merlin on-line website,"
he said.
Mr Moore said there was increasing demand from
clients for on-line booking, as it allowed much
more flexibility.
"In the days of instant travel requirements,
business people can make their last-minute bookings
on-line while sitting in a taxi or waiting at
the airport."
TMG, whose clients include Volvo, Chelsea FC
and Arsenal, is one of the largest independent
travel organisations in the country.
Volvo Truck and Bus has been using the company
for 14 years.
Purchasing director Ian Walker said: "We
have eight trading companies on this site, and
to save money and avoid wasting time, our employees
are encouraged to use Travel Management.
"We tell them what our travel requirements
are and they always come back with the best
recommended routes and airlines."
Most TMG clients have a travel policy which
can govern anything from who are the preferred
suppliers to what class of hotel a certain employee
can be booked into and how much that person
can spend.
The company hope to provide a similar on-line
system for booking rail travel, hotels and cars
later this year.
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