VIETNAM: FCM Travel Solutions, part of Australia- based Flight Centre Travel Group was named “Asia’s Leading Travel Management Company” at the World Travel Awards Asia & Australia held in Vietnam. The company had won this award successively from 2011-13, and in 2007, previously.
General Manager, FCM Asia Network Caroline Kerr said, “Winning the award again in 2016 was a testament to the hard work by FCM to deliver on their promise to customers in the region. The work is not yet done, we will continue to work with our clients and use their feedback to enhance what we do and continue to improve our offering to our customers”
Vikram Kohli, President, FCM Travel, India said, “FCM’s localisation of travel management services while maintaining industry leading standards, have played a pivotal role in earning this accolade.”
FCM has a long established presence in Asia with operations in 17 countries including wholly- owned businesses in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and India.
FCM Travel Solutions in India recently acquired the business interests of Travel Tours Group, becoming an INR 3,000 crore business and the second largest travel player in the Indian travel and tourism industry.
Flight Centre Travel Group started in the early 1980s. It has now become a AUD $19.3 billion business with more than 40 brands, operations in 14 countries and a corporate travel management network spanning over 90 countries employing 19,000 people globally.
Musafir Namah Bureau