RANKING / GROSS SALES IN 2025
106th in Europe €17.3 million (€16.1 million in 2024)
42nd in the UK £15 million (£14 million in 2024)
CONTACT DETAILS
aeristravel.co.uk / [email protected]
UK Regus House, Admirals Park, Victory Way, Dartford, Kent DA2 6QD
COMPANY STRUCTURE
Private limited company e.g. Ltd, SARL/SAS, SRL, GmbH
PARENT/OWNER
Mark Colley
KEY PEOPLE
Mark Colley, managing director; Sara Colley, operations director; Samantha Nolan, head of group business travel; Sophie Lyons, head of business travel - Gatwick; Julie Sandford, head of MICE; Lisa Sharrad, head of leisure travel; Michele Colley, head of finance
STAFF
UK 20, Office-based 18, Home workers 2, Hybrid 18, Business travel staff 17
MAIN INDUSTRY SECTORS OF CLIENTS
Chemical industries, Construction, Defence and aerospace, Education, Engineering, Financial and professional services, Food, drink and tobacco, Healthcare and pharmaceutical, Information technology, Manufacturing, Media and entertainment, Property, Retail, Transport sector and logistics
ADDITIONAL SERVICES OFFERED
Consultancy, Group travel, Incentives, Leisure travel, Meetings and events, Passport and visa services, Sustainability programmes, Traveller well-being services, Venue sourcing, VIP travel
AVERAGE LENGTH OF SERVICE/EXPERIENCE
25 years / 25 years
ESG/CSR POLICIES
ClimatePartner, Committed to net zero by 2050
DEI POLICIES
50/50 Women on Boards or similar (e.g. Diversity on UK Boards), Flexible working policy (e.g. hybrid or remote working), Own DEI policies, Recruitment and selection policy
NETWORKS, CONSORTIA AND ASSOCIATIONS
Advantage Global Network (formerly WIN), Advantage Travel Partnership, Focus Travel Partnership, ABTA, ITM
NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS
25,000
TRANSACTION BREAKDOWN
Air 65% Hotel 20% Rail 4% Car 1% MICE 10% Other 0%
PROPORTION OF ONLINE BOOKINGS
Less than 25%
GDS PARTNERS
Amadeus
ONLINE BOOKING TOOLS
Cytric
EXPENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Cytric Expense
OTHER TECHNOLOGY
Auditing, Data visualisation, Disruption management, Holistic travel platform, Meetings management, Mobile booking app, Peer benchmarking, Personalised trip recommendations, Pre-trip approval, Profile management, Quality assurance, Sustainability reporting, Traveller tracking, Travel risk management, Unused ticket management. Carbon offsetting through Trees4Travel and Trees4Events
TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
Acquire third-party developers of technology, Act as partner/reseller for other technology providers
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
Amadeus, Evolvi, International SOS, Jyrney, Navitas, Safeture, Thrust Carbon, Trainline, TravCom, Travelogix, TripStax, Umbrella
NDC AND DIRECT CONNECTS
AirGateway, NDC content from GDS, Travelfusion
TECHNOLOGY ACCREDITATION
Cyber Essentials, BSI IT-Grundschutz, ENS, ACN, ReCyF or similar
BIGGEST INNOVATION OF 2025
Partnership with TripStax to strengthen the data and reporting capabilities within AerisOne, the company’s integrated travel management portal, which also houses its online booking and rail booking tools. By consolidating travel data from multiple sources into a single environment, TripStax helps deliver greater visibility, streamlined workflows, enhanced reporting and improved traveller management – supporting a more connected and efficient travel programme for clients.
OTHER INFORMATION
Opened a new Gatwick office. This marks an exciting new chapter for the business as it evolves under a new name and brand identity, Aeris, reflecting a more modern, connected and forward-looking approach to corporate travel management. The company was formerly Sunways Travel.