American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has won the travel management contract for multi-national chemicals manufacturing corporation, BASF.
GBT will provide travel management solutions through service locations in 63 countries globally. Services include:
· On and offline reservations of flights, hotels, rental cars, and rail tickets
· All global travel procurement through Global Business Consulting services
· Employee relocation services
· Meetings & Events services in specific markets
· Visa services for employees worldwide
Marco Weiss, Director of Global Indirect Procurement – Engineering Services & Contracting for BASF, said: “By introducing a single provider, we will harmonise our travel management and travel procurement globally.
“When choosing our partner, a key requirement was the ability to offer a high quality and consistent service globally. We feel GBT is best placed to help us achieve this goal and develop a cost-efficient travel management programme.”
Florian Storp, GBT managing director for Germany, said: “It’s important that business travellers have access to services that will enable them to do their job no matter where they are in the world. We will offer BASF travellers access to our global support, innovative technology and exceptional care to ensure they are equipped to meet their business objectives.”
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