Egencia adds Amex GBT meetings and consultancy services

Egencia clients are actually in a position to entry the conferences and consulting providers of recent dad or mum firm American Categorical World Enterprise Journey.

The transfer is a part of the additional integration of Egencia into Amex GBT following the completion of its acquisition from Expedia Group in November 2021. 

It offers Egencia’s 9,000-plus clients all over the world entry to Amex GBT’s conferences and occasions (M&E) providers, in addition to the World Enterprise Consulting division.

Egencia’s president Mark Hollyhead mentioned: “These M&E and consulting options will assist construct their journey and assembly programmes, and this is only one instance of how we’re changing the worth that Amex GBT brings to Egencia into tangible, real-world advantages that drive outcomes for travellers, attendees and the general enterprise.” 

The combination comes as Amex Conferences & Occasions has seen demand for in-person conferences “come again shortly” this 12 months with the variety of occasions anticipated to proceed growing. This surge in demand and a scarcity of employees within the conferences sector is pushing up costs for patrons on each side of the Atlantic – learn BTN Europe’s feature on the situation.

Egencia clients may now entry outsourced journey administration via Amex’s consulting division, together with having outsourced journey managers embedded of their organisations in the event that they want day-to-day help.

Julie Avenel, vp of American Categorical World Enterprise Consulting, added: “Since Egencia joined GBT, we now have been working intently to raised perceive their particular shopper wants, the place we will present further worth, and the way our mixed knowledge and tech growth capabilities can supply the perfect method to shoppers in each phase.”