BCD TRAVEL

2nd in Europe
Combined European sales 2019-2021
€9 billion

6th in the UK
2nd in Germany
4th in France
2nd in Spain
4th in Italy

European HQ: Europelaan 300, 3526 KS Utrecht, The Netherlands
UK: 6th Floor, Broad Street House, 55 Old Broad Street, London EC2M 1GT
Germany: Konsul-Smidt-Str. 85, 28217 Bremen
France: Le Belvedere, Cours Valmy 1-7, 92800 Puteaux, Paris
Spain: Passeig de la Zona Franca 105, 08038 Barcelona
Italy: Viale Sarca 336, Edif. 2/3, 20126 Milano
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COMPANY PROFILE

Key people

John Snyder, President and CEO, BCD Travel and CEO, BCD Group
Cees Batenburg, Global chief financial officer
Mike Janssen, Global chief operating officer & commercial officer
Mike Walley, President Europe
Greg O’Neil, President, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa & global network
Alexander Albert, Managing director Germany
Valérie Sasset, Managing director and vice president EMEA
Miguel Angel Sanchez, Chief executive officer, Avoris
Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Managing director, distribution division, Avoris
Rosa Guerra, Chief sales officer, BCD Travel Italy

Main industry sectors

Aerospace & defence, automotive, energy, resources & marine, finance, manufacturing, media, entertainment, TV and film, pharmaceutical/life sciences, retail, technology

Other services

Meetings and events, consultancy

Type of company

Private company, owned by BCD Group; BCD Travel Spain is part of Ávoris Corporación Empresarial; BCD Group acquired Ventura Spa in 2020

Office locations

Utrecht, London, Vienna, Antwerp, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Paris, Bremen, Athens, Budapest, Dublin, Milan, Oslo, Warsaw, Lisbon, Barcelona, Zurich, Sundbyberg

Association and network membership

AFTM, BTA, DBTA, DRV, FBTA, GBTA, NBTA, SBTA, VDR, ANVR, ABTA, BATM, DRF, IATA, ITM, NATM, SMAL, SRF, VIRKE

GDS

Sabre, Travelport and Amadeus

Online booking tools

TripSource, third-party online booking tools including SAP Concur 

Expense management tools

SAP Concur

Other technology

TripSource (proprietary) trip management platform provides detailed itineraries, pre-trip notifications and flight updates and the best booking options. DecisionSource (proprietary) data management tool featuring reporting and analytics, traveller security capabilities, SolutionSource marketplace featuring approved leading-edge technology providers. BCD Pay suite of solutions to simplify, digitise and automate corporate travel payment, reconciliation and invoice management for clients. BCD Alert mobile app.

NDC content

Landmark agreement with Lufthansa. Partnerships with Amadeus (NDC-X), Sabre (Beyond NDC) and Travelport. NDC content available in TripSource.

Key innovations in 2021

Launch of BCD Alert mobile app, developed specifically for travel and security managers, which provides 24/7 coverage of active travellers against destination risk and incidents, allowing managers to monitor and respond remotely. Launch of BCD Pay. BCD Travel strengthened its partnership agreement with its official BCD representative in Spain, Avoris, in October 2021. The Globalia Corporate Travel brand was merged into the BCD Travel brand.