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FCM Travel Solutions, one of the world’s largest travel management companies, has announced its investment in Shep, the award-winning browser extension technology that assists companies with better management of travel purchased outside of their corporate travel policies.

FCM Travel Solutions is one of the first major global travel management companies to achieve the coveted TMC Elite level within the SAP Concur Partner Program for TMCs – the highest level of engagement and collaboration attainable with any TMC.

FCM Travel Solutions and parent company Flight Centre Travel Group have become the first global travel management company to achieve NDC Level 4 certification by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

FCM Travel Solutions has been named the World’s Leading Travel Management Company at the World Travel Awards for the ninth consecutive year.

FCM Travel Solutions’ friendly and intuitive chatbot travel app, Sam, has been awarded for the ‘best user experience’ at the 2019 Mumbrella Travel Marketing Awards in Sydney.

"When there is a lack of support and commitment from top management, it is common to see L&D budgets become one of the first items to get shaved off as part of an organization’s cost-cutting measures. Fortunately, FCM’s management is a strong advocate of L&D..."

Charlene Leiss, President of FCTG Americas Corporate Brands, and Vicki Parris, Senior Director of Customer Experience for FCM Asia have each played a pivotol role in the growth and success of FCTG’s business, while remaining focused on driving change as thought leaders. As Top Women in Travel honourees, both women were lauded for their efforts in reinventing, leaning in and creating momentum within and beyond the travel community and their field of expertise.

Organised in partnership with ACTE, the programme featured 3 presentations from distinguished speakers, inspiring case studies and panels of thought leaders and industry experts, ranging from medical professionals, marketing and HR specialists, distribution and revenue analysts and corporate travel executives. Slides of the presentation will be made available on upon request.

Originally conceived in Brisbane Australia at FCM’s corporate headquarters, the series’ namesake was born from the desire to illuminate the future of corporate travel and provide valuable networking opportunities for delegates and suppliers.

“It’s a great honour to win this accolade for the 9th year running This is an outstanding achievement for FCM Travel Solutions and is a testament to the exceptional travel management services, professionalism and value that our people provide for our growing client base in Asia,” said Bertrand Saillet, FCM’s Managing Director of Asia

Through this collaboration, business travellers can book Grab rides via FCM’s Sam app across seven Southeast-Asian countries including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.

As part of the focus in engaging FCTG’s women, 2019 will see the introduction of new processes such as elimination of unconscious bias in recruitment, flexible working arrangements for working mothers, and the launch of the Womenwise chapter in Asia. “Women and men both need to be the catalysts to drive this transformation towards an inclusive and diverse workforce of the future.” says Bertrand Saillet, Managing Director at FCM Travel Solutions, Asia.