Travel management consortium International Travel Partnership and hotel programme and TMC support provider ABC Global Services have signed a new strategic partnership. Under the agreement, ITP's member travel management companies can access ABC's hotel network programme, consulting services and technology, while ABC's client TMCs, in turn, will be offered the opportunity to join the ITP network.
By creating the opportunity to cross-offer their services, the pact between ITP and ABC "brings more choice to the market for corporations looking for locally managed independent travel solutions around the world," the companies said.?
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, ITP's network structure is designed to give local independent travel companies access to efficiencies of scale and a worldwide service infrastructure. Its partners include First Business Travel in Germany, Sembat Voyages in France and Travex Voyages in Belgium in Europe.?
Boca Raton, Florida-based ABC last year?acquired?hotel consortia programme competitor CCRA International, bringing its negotiated rate and commission services to a total of 12,000 agency and corporate travel department clients.?