RANKING / GROSS SALES IN 2025
46th in Europe €117 million (€98.6 million in 2024)
19th in the UK £87 million (£71 million in 2024)
CONTACT DETAILS
www.take2eton.com / [email protected]
UK 6 Bell Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1BU
COMPANY STRUCTURE
Private limited company e.g. Ltd, SARL/SAS, SRL, GmbH
PARENT/OWNER
Chris Thelen (private individual)
KEY PEOPLE
Chris Thelen, founder & chairman; Julie Oliver, CEO (as of 1 August 2026); Shelley Mathews, chief revenue officer; Andy Slough, chief information security officer; Debbie Matthams, global head of events; Yvonne Cronin, general manager Ireland; James O'Donnell, key partnership director; Leann Forrest, head of global operations; Chris Klinker, head of Fly2Events
STAFF
UK 112, Europe 127, Global 157, Hybrid 157, Business travel staff 157
MAIN INDUSTRY SECTORS OF CLIENTS
Charity and not for profit, Construction, Education, Engineering, Financial and professional services, Healthcare and pharmaceutical, Information technology, Manufacturing, Media and entertainment, Mining, Music and film touring, Oil and gas, Property, Retail, Sport
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
15 years / 22 years
ESG/CSR POLICIES
Managed through third party
DEI POLICIES
Flexible working policy (e.g. hybrid or remote working), NGLCC certified, Own DEI policies, Recruitment and selection policy
NETWORKS, CONSORTIA AND ASSOCIATIONS
Advantage Travel Partnership, American Express GBT Travel Partnership Network, Focus Travel Partnership, GlobalStar, The BTA, GBTA, ITM
NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS
156,924
TRANSACTION BREAKDOWN
Air 60% Hotel 18% Rail 8% Car 3% MICE 9% Other 2%
PROPORTION OF ONLINE BOOKINGS
25 to 50%
GDS PARTNERS
Sabre
ONLINE BOOKING TOOLS
Concur, Cytric, Serko Zeno
EXPENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Integration or data hand-off with most providers, Certify, Concur, Expensify, Pleo, Traveldoo, Zoho
OTHER TECHNOLOGY
Air reshopping, Auditing, Business intelligence, Cross-channel and OBT approvals, Data visualisation, Disruption management, Holistic travel platform, Hotel reshopping, Meetings management, Mobile booking app, Mobile itinerary app, Peer benchmarking, Personalised trip recommendations, Pre-trip approval, Profile management, Quality assurance, Sustainability reporting, Traveller tracking, Travel policy compliance notifications, Travel risk management, Unused ticket management, Venue sourcing tool. The Take2Eton technology platform is powered by NOVA, which consolidates bookings from various booking channels within a single view. Thanks to API connectivity, the platform can receive and respond to itinerary changes and disruption via real-time alerts. Real-time risk intelligence is also captured. Take2Eton Lens is a 100% cloud-based, business intelligence solution that automates data consolidation and provides a single source of visibility through real-time, intuitive, and interactive reports and customisable dashboards.
TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
Act as partner/reseller for other technology providers, Build proprietary technology in-house, Hire third-party developers
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
Conferma, International SOS, Mantic Point, Riskline, Sabre, Thrust Carbon, Trainline, TravCom, TripStax, Umbrella, Vibe
NDC AND DIRECT CONNECTS
NDC content from GDS, Travelfusion
TECHNOLOGY ACCREDITATION
Cyber Essentials, BSI IT-Grundschutz, ENS, ACN, ReCyF or similar, PCI-DSS
BIGGEST INNOVATION OF 2025
Lens is a cloud-based comprehensive reporting suite that provides travel managers with immediate, easy access to real-time travel management data, reports, and analysis, ensuring data analysis is fast, accurate, relevant, and insightful.