Company:BCD Travel

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BCD Travel
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryTravel agency
Founded2006
HeadquartersUtrecht, Netherlands
Key people
John Snyder (President & CEO)[1]
Productstravel management, consulting, meetings and events
RevenueUS$30 billion (2019)[2]
Number of employees
15,900[2]
ParentBCD Group
Websitewww.bcdtravel.com

BCD Travel is a provider of global corporate travel management. The company, headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, operates in 109 countries, with US$27.5 billion[2] in total sales 2019 and a combined worldwide workforce of almost 14,900. BCD Travel is part of the BCD Group.[3]

History

BCD Travel was founded on November 18, 2006, when BCD Group announced the acquisition of TQ3 Travel Solutions, the corporate arm of TUI Group and a majority interest in The Travel Company, an independent British corporate travel company.[4] These companies were merged with WorldTravel BTI, marking the end of the brand. BCD Travel, the new corporate identity for the consolidated companies, began trading under that name on March 31, 2006.[5]

In January 2011, the company merged five of its consumer brands, CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, Flugladen, BudgetAir (Airtrade) and Vayama into a new group, Travix International B.V.[6]

In 2013, the company acquired TBiz, the corporate division of Travelocity.[7]

Acquisitions

# Year Company Price Ref(s).
1 2013 Travelocity Business [8]
2 2015 World Travel Service [9]
3 2016 GetGoing.com [10]

See also

  • Business travel
  • John Fentener van Vlissingen

References