by Callum Winterford | Apr 18, 2025 | Day in the Life, Gray Dawes News, Industry News, Offline, Personal Interest, Travel Tech
It wouldn’t be too outlandish to suggest that Colin’s IT career started in the seaside arcades of Margate. Now Head of IT Operations at Gray Dawes, Colin has had a long and varied career defined by the rapidly changing face of technology. In this article, we chat with Colin about his day-to-day responsibilities as the Head of IT Operations at Gray Dawes Travel, his ultimate career highlights, and what it takes to be a leader in the industry.
by John Cooper | Jan 30, 2025 | Air, Consulting, Data, EDI, Events, Expense, Gray Dawes News, Ground Transportation, Guide, Hotel, Industry News, Offline, Online, Personal Interest, Rail, Sports, Sustainability, Tips and Tricks, Travel Talks, Travel Tech, USA, Wellbeing
Join our MD of Europe, Dave Bishop, and Group Marketing Director, John Cooper, as they discuss what will influence corporate travel management in 2025. Dave and John also offer a few tips on how to elevate your business travel experience in the year ahead.
by Callum Winterford | Oct 8, 2024 | Gray Dawes News, Guide, Industry News, Online, Travel Tech
We identify and explore the the key findings of the BTA’s recent whitepaper on content fragmentation: the lack of ability to provide consistency in service, data, and content across corporate travel; arisen from challenges and complexities from diverse content sources, formats and multiple distribution channels.
by John Cooper | Jul 25, 2024 | Australia, Gray Dawes News, Hotel, Travel Talks, Travel Tech, USA
How do Expedia’s hotel rates compare to those from a traditional GDS, and what benefits can be passed on to the business traveller? In this special guest edition of Travel Talks, we explore what savings Expedia can offer business travellers on negotiated rates, what they’ve been doing in the luxury hotel space, their roadmap for future innovations of the platform and much more.
by Callum Winterford | Jul 16, 2024 | Australia, Gray Dawes News, Guide, Online, Travel Apps, Travel Tech, USA
Quality travel technology is one of the key pillars of any travel management company worth its salt. But getting it right isn’t easy. There are dozens of OBTs on the market, each one with its own strengths, weaknesses, functionalities, and ways of working. With so many options, picking the right tool for you and your organisation can be a daunting prospect. In this handy guide to picking the perfect online booking tool, we take an in-depth look at all of the factors you need to consider so that you can rest easy knowing you’ve made the right choice.
by Callum Winterford | May 16, 2024 | Air, Australia, Gray Dawes News, Rail, Tips and Tricks, Travel Tech
Arriving at your destination is just one step of the journey. In this article, we sit down with Matthew Bond, Enterprise Account Manager, to talk about ancillaries and how by booking “added extras” as part of a complete, door-to-door trip with Gray Dawes you can streamline your business trips.