https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/gtmc/ Gtmc News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-07-01T19:18:30+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/parkes-to-lead-gtmc-as-wait-departs/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/parkes-to-lead-gtmc-as-wait-departs/ Aviation and business travel professional Adrian Parkes has been appointed as the new chief executive of the GTMC. Parkes takes over the leadership of the organisation later this year, when current chief executive Paul Wait leaves to take up another role in the travel industry. Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:07:53 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/addison-lee-group-joins-gtmc/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/addison-lee-group-joins-gtmc/ The GTMC has announced the Addison Lee Group, which includes Addison Lee and Tristar Worldwide, as its latest industry partner in the ground transportation sector. Tue, 07 Feb 2017 08:42:26 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-2013-2q-review-published/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-2013-2q-review-published/ The Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC), the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has published its second Quarterly Review of 2013, showing that business travel does drive economic growth with exports to non-EU markets up as a result of increased business travel. Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:00:10 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-reacts-to-airports-commission-summary/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-reacts-to-airports-commission-summary/ The GTMC, the most influential travel management business community in the UK, has reacted to the publication of the summary of submissions received by the Airports Commission on the subject of making the best use of existing capacity in the South East, by reaffirming its position on short term capacity increase as soon as possible. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:59:59 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-autumn-conference-agenda-announced/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-autumn-conference-agenda-announced/ The GTMC, the most influential travel management business community in the UK, has announced that its Autumn Conference will be held on Monday 28 October at the Park Lane Hotel, with headline speaker Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE. Mon, 22 Jul 2013 01:30:10 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-puts-its-weight-behind-new-apd-campaign/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-puts-its-weight-behind-new-apd-campaign/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has put its weight behind a new business focused ‘A Fair Tax on Flying’ campaign launched this week. The campaign is designed to ensure Air Passenger Duty (APD) remains high profile as a damaging tax to exports and to put pressure on the government to recognise the damage being caused to British businesses by this aviation tax and take action to rectify. Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:00:09 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/southall-travels-applehouse-travel-latest-gtmc-member/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/southall-travels-applehouse-travel-latest-gtmc-member/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has welcomed Applehouse Travel as its fourth new member this year. Applehouse Travel, the corporate travel division of the highly successful Southall Travel Group, was launched in 2008 to provide a comprehensive range of travel management services to a wide range of business travel customers. Thu, 16 May 2013 05:30:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gatwick-airport-joins-gtmc/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gatwick-airport-joins-gtmc/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has welcomed London Gatwick Airport as its first airport partner, reinforcing the airport’s commitment to the corporate travel market. London Gatwick Airport is the UK’s second largest airport and the busiest single-runway airport in the world. Sat, 11 May 2013 12:50:19 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-welcomes-third-new-member-this-month/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-welcomes-third-new-member-this-month/ The GTMC has welcomed its second Uniglobe member and the third new member this month – Uniglobe Preferred Travel. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:30:29 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-conference-programme-announced/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-conference-programme-announced/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has released details of the programme for its conference entitled ‘Are We Ready’, being held at the Arts Hotel in Barcelona 26 – 28 April, 2013.  The impressive line-up of speakers is drawn almost entirely from outside the travel industry. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:30:56 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hotelrez-announced-as-latest-gtmc-partner/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hotelrez-announced-as-latest-gtmc-partner/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has welcomed global hotel representation company HotelREZ as a partner.  The company provides hotel GDS distribution and internet distribution, revenue, sales and marketing support to over 1,000 independent hotels and small groups of hotels. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:30:37 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-new-member-uniglobe-top-flight-travel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-new-member-uniglobe-top-flight-travel/ The GTMC has announced that Uniglobe member Top Flight Travel has become the thirty - eighth member of the organisation.  The announcement comes only days after Meon Valley Business Travel signed up for membership to the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:58 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/jim-fitzpatrick-announced-as-gtmc-agm-speaker/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/jim-fitzpatrick-announced-as-gtmc-agm-speaker/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has announced that the Shadow Minister of Transport, Jim Fitzpatrick MP, will be the guest speaker at the prestigious lunch following the organisation’s AGM. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:00:19 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/former-virgin-manager-to-head-up-gmtc/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/former-virgin-manager-to-head-up-gmtc/ Virgin Atlantic’s sales general manager Paul Wait has been appointed as the new chief executive of The Guild of Travel Management Companies (GMTC). Wait, who worked for Virgin Atlantic for 13 years, will take up his new role at the GTMC in January 2013. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:31:02 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-q2-transaction-figures-hold-up/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-q2-transaction-figures-hold-up/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has published its second quarterly 2012 transaction survey. Despite reports to the contrary the survey revealed that business travel is holding up relatively well, with figures ahead of last year in a quarter that had five bank holidays. Sun, 29 Jul 2012 03:00:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-appoint-munro-consulting-for-ceo-search/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-appoint-munro-consulting-for-ceo-search/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading organisation representing travel management companies, has appointed Munro Consulting to handle the recruitment of its next chief executive.  The position is currently held by Anne Godfrey who will be leaving after nearly three years to take up the position of chief executive at the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:00:19 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/google-to-headline-at-gtmc-overseas-conference/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/google-to-headline-at-gtmc-overseas-conference/ Search engine giant Google’s Scott Field is to be one of the keynote speakers at this year’s GTMC Overseas Conference being held in Doha (11 -13 May 2012). Field, Google’s Head of Online Travel is set to address the 130 strong audience of CEO’s, managing directors and senior managers and will be highlighting the technology company’s plans for the business travel arena. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:00:31 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/businesstaxis.com-becomes-latest-gtmc-partner/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/businesstaxis.com-becomes-latest-gtmc-partner/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has announced that Businesstaxis.com has become the latest GTMC partner.  Businesstaxis.com offers a range of executive level, meet and greet private transfer services, for individuals or group travel. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-stronger-than-ever-says-new-chairman/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-stronger-than-ever-says-new-chairman/ The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, is stronger than ever and moving forward will be investing more in lobbying, research, industry relationships and communication, announced new GTMC chairman Ajaya Sodha. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:03 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-reveals-new-executive-council-line-up/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-reveals-new-executive-council-line-up/ GTMC chief executive Anne Godfrey, has announced the line up of senior personnel elected to join the Board of the UK’s leading professional industry body for travel management companies. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:00:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/first-great-western-joins-gtmc/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/first-great-western-joins-gtmc/ The Guild of Travel Management Companies has announced First Great Western has become the latest GTMC partner. First Great Western has one of the largest and most complex rail networks in the UK, carrying one and a half million passengers every week on 9,000 services, and calling at 276 stations. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:23:59 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-outlines-plans-for-qatar-conference/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-outlines-plans-for-qatar-conference/ The Guild of Travel Management Companies chief executive Anne Godfrey has announced Doha, Qatar will host the 2012 overseas conference. Running from May 11th-13th, the event will have Qatar Airways as headline sponsor, and will be held at the stunning Starwood W Hotel overlooking the Arabian Gulf. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:35:11 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hotels-surprise-winner-in-gtmc-first-quarter-transaction-survey/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hotels-surprise-winner-in-gtmc-first-quarter-transaction-survey/ Figures just in, relating to the first quarter of 2011, saw transactions increase by 10% against the same period last year, with air travel growing by 9%, rail also by 9% and car hire doing well with a 10% increase.  Hotels meanwhile showed a very healthy 15% increase in transactions over the same quarter last year. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:06 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-gtmc-partner-bsp-provider-accelya/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-gtmc-partner-bsp-provider-accelya/ THE GUILD OF Travel Management Companies (GTMC), the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has announced that Accelya, the global leader in travel agency and airline business process outsourcing, has become a GTMC partner. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:00:18 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-unveils-string-of-senior-speakers-for-abu-dhabi-conference/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-unveils-string-of-senior-speakers-for-abu-dhabi-conference/ The Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) has unveiled a string of high profile senior industry speakers for its annual overseas conference, taking place in Abu Dhabi 13th – 15th May 2011. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:00:44 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-launch-business-travel-manifesto/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-launch-business-travel-manifesto/ The Guild of Travel Management Companies launched its first ever Business Travel Manifesto yesterday (January 26). The manifesto – compiled from a survey of 1,250 business travellers – calls on the Government to tackle a number of transport-related initiatives including creating a high-speed rail network. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:09:30 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-in-biggest-ever-recruitment-drive/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-in-biggest-ever-recruitment-drive/ The Guild of Travel Management Companies is looking to almost double its membership in a bid to be more representative of the business travel sector. The UK’s leading association for TMCs – whose 30 members currently manage around 80% of business travel spend in the UK – want to represent as much as 95% of total business travel spend. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:05:42 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/business-travel-through-the-worst/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/business-travel-through-the-worst/ September saw the first signs of an upturn in business travel, according to the head of the UK’s leading association of business travel agents. It’s too early to say that the recession is over but we may be through the worst of it, Maurice Veronique, chairman of the Guild of Travel Management Companies said. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:53:02 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-appoints-new-head/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gtmc-appoints-new-head/ The UK’s leading business travel association has appointed a new chief executive. The Guild of Travel Management Companies, whose members account for 80% of all business travel bookings in the UK, has appointed Anne Godfrey, a director at the Law Society, as its head. Ms Godfrey will take up the position on 1 October and work alongside outgoing chief executive Philip Carlisle until the end of the year when he retires after 13 years in the role. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:13:09 +0000