1. Call Me Ishmael Travel
Key people:
James McLean Co-founder and Chief executive officer
Ed Eden Chief financial officer
Chris Vince Director of operations
Vicki Williams Director of sales and implementation
Robin Smith Chief product engineer
Main industry sectors: Retail, public sector, tech, construction, utilities, charities
Other services: MICE
Type of company: Privately owned
Transactions handled online: 97%
Transactions: Air 12% | Hotel 43% | Rail 39% | Car 1% | MICE 4% | Other 1%
Geographical breakdown of transactions: UK/Ireland - 56% | Short-haul - 34% | Long-haul 10%
Top destinations:
Short-haul Ireland, Spain, Germany, France, Italy
Long-haul US, Russia, Australia, Canada, India
Office locations: Birmingham
Association and network membership: Focus Travel Partnership
UK full-time equivalent staff: 140.1
Average length of service: 4.8 years
Average industry experience: 10.7 years
GDS: Travelport (Galileo)
Online booking tools: Click Travel platform
Expense management tools: Expensify
Other technology: The Click Travel platform provides an all-in-one solution, optimised for any device and free from punching-out to third party systems.
NDC content: Bespoke direct connections to suppliers including BA and Lufthansa, whilst retaining the ability to source it from third parties where preferred.
Biggest innovations in 2020: ClickCare delivers enhanced risk management and duty of care support, with features such as the ClickCare Hotel Search Filter and in-app travel alerts. In response to the challenges of Covid-19, ClickCare was taken from concept to launch in a matter of weeks by pivoting an in-house product engineering team.
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