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At Gray Dawes Travel, we\u2019re not just there to secure the best travel fares, the slickest online tools, or the most experienced consultants. We\u2019re there as an extension of our clients\u2019 own organizations; their out-of-house travel management department.<\/p>\n
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We’re proud of what we have achieved. And we’re only just getting started…<\/p>\n
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Year Established<\/b><\/p>\n
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Client Retention<\/b><\/p>\n
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International Staff<\/b><\/p>\n
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Awards Won<\/b><\/p>\n
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We are proud to be one of the leading independent travel management companies in the UK. First established in 1865<\/strong> by Scottish entrepreneur Archibald Gray<\/strong> and partner Edwin Sandys Dawes<\/strong>, Gray Dawes was initially a shipping and insurance company.<\/p>\n In 1927<\/strong>, under the ownership of the Inchcape family,<\/strong> Gray Dawes Travel was launched – a new and dedicated travel management company, serving travellers both domestically and internationally. Gray Dawes Travel became only the second company in the world to be awarded an IATA licence. Still privately owned to this day by the supportive Inchcape family, we continue to be pioneers within the\u00a0industry almost a century later.<\/p>\n From our beginnings as a shipping company to managing the first commercial flight from London to Cairo<\/strong>, our journey has continued through the years, and we now employ over 600 staff across the globe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We pride ourselves on our history and heritage, are fiercely protective of our independent, family-owned status and actively bring to life the values we hold dear.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”\/what\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”WHAT WE DO” admin_label=”BUTTON – Discover Portal” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”5%||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1280px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider divider_position=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1280px” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”1%||1%||true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”1%||1%||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”1%||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n