Serving up attention to detail for International Beverage Holdings

In the midst and excitement of business growth it’s easy to lose track of what you’re spending on travel. That’s where Scotland and Hong-Kong based drinks manufacturer International Beverage Holdings found themselves a few years ago.

It was clear what their business travel needed to be a blend of. A robust reporting dashboard and process to see how much was truly being spent on travel. And a simplified booking process, but one that could still tend to a high attention to detail.

£39k saved over 2 years, 5% travel spend saved and 40 frequent travellers

Lifting travel’s spirits

Whiskies, spirits and beers are International Beverage’s game. Founded in 2003, the company produces, sells and markets a range of drinks largely from Hong Kong. Travel is between its factories and a network of offices across Asia, Europe, South Africa and North America. The main destination? London, where 40 regular travellers often visit.

Mixing in travel requirements and data

International Beverage Holdings switched to Corporate Traveller in 2017. We not only arrange transport but hotels, train tickets and visas as well. Anything they need, we can help with. Backed by 24/7 support, the drinks company now has a much more simplified booking process but maintains that level of attention to detail they were craving.

Next up? Improved data. Monthly reports and quarterly reviews have helped the business identify ways to save money. And you know, we’ve got some connections. We’ve secured International Beverage specialist rates and discounted airfares.

Data covering travellers whereabouts is now available to the team. Through Melon, the team can see where travellers are in real-time.

Corporate Traveller has helped when flight connections have been missed, made changes to hotel reservations many, many times and helped us claim back money for long flight delays. We have the security of being able to see where travellers are in real-time, plus we are able to identify ways to save money through reports and reviews. We would highly recommend Corporate Traveller as a corporate travel agency.

Allison Sharp, Brand Event Coordinator @ International Beverage Holdings Ltd

The results are clear

Happy and safe travellers. Our team have never been met with an issue they can’t fix. And because the team can see their whereabouts – they can be contacted if there’s an emergency or problem. Win-win.

As for financial savings? Those special rates saved the company 5% on their travel spend within the first six months of working with us. Within two years they’d saved just over £39,000 in travel spent.

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