in its aims at elevating the standard of travel management in the Nigeria, Business Travel Management Ltd. (BTM) has announced its partnership with CWT (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel), the business-to-business-for-employees (B2B4E) travel management platform.
Operating under the CWT, by partnering with the global B2B4E travel management platform, BTM will bring further focus and cohesion to positively impact the continent, enhancing value and service delivery levels.
Launched at an elaborate corporate event at the Civic Centre in Lagos on September 10, 2019, the CWT brand will officially be operated by Business Travel Management Limited in Nigeria.
In her welcome address at the occasion managing director of CWT in Nigeria, (owned and operated by Business Travel Management Limited) Lola Adefope said: “Business Travel Management Limited is proud to Partner with CWT. There have been some very exciting changes within the global company that we are looking forward to being a part of.
“Our company has operated in the Managed Travel space for almost forty Years as a TMC (Travel Management Company). This is what we do best, efficient service delivery, innovative ideas and cutting-edge travel technology.”
Benefits derived from representing the CWT brand in Nigeria according to Adefope include BTM’s ability to now deliver a global standard of service, travel technology and efficiencies, locally as the company continues to be the pace setter for Travel technology in the region.”
“BTM will now have the ability to provide enhanced customer advice and services without compromising on ethics. We will continue to operate in a developing market and improving industry standards with the support of a Globally Dominant Partner with sustainable business methodology,” she added.
In his remarks at the event, founder and Chairman of Business Travel Management Ltd, Olufemi Adefope who noted that evolution of travel industry cannot be overemphasised as technology improves daily, insisted that corporate travelers would want to get that same efficiencies they enjoy in the daily life in their Travel programme, hence the partnership with CWT
“The evolution of the travel industry is inevitable. With technology underpinning everyday life, it is obvious that corporate travellers are going to want the same efficiencies in their Travel Programme that they get in their every day life. Partnering with CWT in Nigeria allows our company to bring new travel technology and ideas to the table. This partnership allows Business Travel Management Limited to remain at the forefront of Travel Technology in the region,” he said.
According to him, “Amongst the long-term goals of the partnership between BTM and CWT is for Business Travel Management Ltd to encourage Corporate Brands in Nigeria to improve the efficiency of their travel programme and experience truly professional, open and honest travel services.”
Speaking on his company ‘s partnership with BTM, Vice President of Global Partners Network, Francisco Nunez said:“Nigeria has a rich cultural and economic heritage, especially in natural resources, and corporate travel is a key facilitator of industry here. With BTM, we would like to build on our long-standing reputation for successful travel delivery in the country, and want our brand to be as synonymous with corporate travel as Zuma Rock is with Nigeria.”
BTM’s predecessor travel management company started in 1979. In 1998 it joined a global travel group which evolved in 2006 to specialize in corporate travel and pushed the envelope for Managed Travel in the region.
The leading travel management outfit has earned a reputation as a ‘one stop shop’ for everything travel related.
Its core focus and strength being the provision of excellent corporate travel services to its clients, for over 20 years of being in existence. BTM has been an International Standard Organization (ISO) certified company since 2008.
Its Management team consists of the most experienced travel professionals, especially as BTM is a member of the GHI Assets Group of companies (airline representatives and travel management specialists). The travel business is now in its third generation with a staff strength of close to 200. BTM has operations in Nigeria and Angola.
The brand launch is sponsored by BTM’s partners; Africa World Airlines, Air Cote d’Ivoire, Amadeus, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air France, Emirates, Kenya Airways, Lufthansa, Radisson Blu, RwandAir Limited, South African Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
