Global travel management company signs TIJWAL Corporate Travel Solutions as partner in Jordan
Amman, 12 May 2007 - TIJWAL Corporate Travel Solutions, one of the leading travel management companies in Jordan, today announced that it has joined BCD Travel, the third largest global travel management company, as its official partner in Jordan.
Founded in 1996 as Jordan's first corporate travel management agency, TIJWAL Corporate Travel Solutions provides unsurpassed travel management services to the local market and its business travelers.
BCD Travel simplifies and streamlines the corporate travel process, helping companies manage and control the movement of their people, information and resources. The company focuses on implementing an integrated, seamless technology platform throughout all global locations to provide full access to and analysis of travel data for these clients. Clients can take advantage of BCD Travel's presence and technology infrastructure to track every trip, every traveler, and the costs incurred throughout every journey.
"To speak of the increasing globalization of today's marketplace is to repeat what has become commonplace. But the ability to provide real, workable solutions to the companies operating in that marketplace is far less common - and that is precisely what BCD Travel does," said Greg O'Neil, Managing Director & Senior Vice President of Partner Networks & Asia Pacific Region. "Our expansion in Jordan means we are now better positioned than ever before to deliver our travel solutions to national and multinational customers in every established and emerging market around the world."
Ramzi Majdalawi, TIJWAL's Managing Director, said, "BCD Travel shares our philosophy for growth and success in the region, and we are excited by the decision to forge a strategic partnership with BCD Travel for corporate travel management solutions in Jordan. I am confident that being with the BCD Travel network is the best move for us, because we believe that our understanding of the local market together with BCD Travel's strong global reach will provide major benefits for us both and will foster new business development growth and enhance our overall service offering."
Commenting on the new partnership, Mike Buckman, BCD Travel's CEO, said: "BCD Travel is committed to being where our clients need us to be, wherever they conduct business across the globe. I'm delighted with our latest move in global expansion, which will bring our flexible technology, strategic solutions and commitment to service leadership to Jordan's corporate travel market."
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About BCD Travel
As a leading provider of global corporate travel management, BCD Travel simplifies and streamlines the business of travel. This benefits the organization on every level: from the bottom-line to the business traveler. BCD Travel operates in more than 90 countries on five continents, with US$12 billion in total sales and a combined worldwide workforce in excess of 12,000. BCD Travel is a BCD Holdings N.V. company. For more information, visit www.bcdtravel.com.
About BCD Holdings N.V.
BCD Holdings N.V., a Dutch family-owned company founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen, is a market leader in the travel industry and successful niche player in the financial services industry. The BCD Holdings companies are: BCD Travel (global corporate travel management), Park 'N Fly (off-airport parking), TRX (travel transaction processing and data integration services), Airtrade (leisure travel) and Primary Capital (real estate financing). The company employs approximately 14,000 people and operates in more than 90 countries with total sales, including franchising, of US$ 13 billion. For more information, visit www.bcd-nv.com.
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