Ison Travel
29th in the UK
Gross UK sales 2022 £33.4 million
Helford House, Hook Heath Road, Woking GU22 0QE
isontravel.com
COMPANY PROFILE
Key staff
Helen Cannon, CEO
Michelle Scott, head of sales
Sarah Alexander, head of operations
Matt Gough, head of growth
Main industry sectors
Education, financial and professional services, oil and gas, shipping and fisheries, sport
Services in addition to business travel
Group travel, incentives, leisure travel, meetings and events, sustainability programmes, VIP travel
Type of company
Limited company (ISON Management Limited)
Awards and accreditations
Finalist for Larger Small Business, Federation of Small Business Awards 2023; Lux Travel: Sports Travel Company of the Year 2022
Online transactions
6%
Transactions
Air 63% | Hotel 25% |Rail 3% | Car 5% | MICE 3% | Other 1%
Trips
Short-haul 38% | Long-haul 62%
Top destinations
Short-haul: London, Paris, Rome, Dublin, Geneva
Long-haul: Dubai, New York, Manila, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Office locations
Southampton, Woking, Aberdeen, Cardiff, Dubai, Philippines, India
Association and network membership
Advantage Global Network, Advantage Travel Partnership, Focus Travel Partnership, The BTA, GBTA
Full-time equivalent staff
58
Average length of service
2.1 years
Average industry experience
19 years
ESG/CSR/DEI policies
- Aiming for net-zero carbon (internal) by 2026
- Aiming to reduce client carbon contribution from managed travel by 10%
- Contribution of 5% EBITDA to charitable causes
- 50% of staff in part-time and job-share roles
- Enable flexible working from one day per week
- Over 70% female staff; over 80% female in leadership
- Equal opportunity employer
- Actively hire LGBTA and BAML staff
GDS
Galileo, Amadeus
Online booking tools
Atriis
Other technology (I=in-house, T=third-party)
Business intelligence T
Data visualisation T
Mobile booking app T
Profile management T
Sustainability reporting T
Traveller tracking T
Travel risk management T
Other technology
Umbrella, TripStax, Travel Operations
Technology strategy
Adopt a third party solution and adapt using in-house experts
NDC content
Via Atriis
Biggest innovation of 2022
Expansion of out-of-hours service and day-team extension in the Philippines