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CASE DESCRIPTION<\/h4>\n

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Recently the purchasing department of one of our clients \u201cchallenged\u201d us (GDG) to prove our value in the booking of their business hotels after claims from a small number of travellers that they could get cheaper hotel rates by securing reservation direct with the hotel or via third-party consumer aggregator websites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CLIENT SPEND OVERVIEW<\/h3>\n

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\u00a3279,606 spend for the month of May 2018 on mid-week UK and European hotel stays<\/span><\/p>\n

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A total of 1237 room nights<\/span><\/p>\n

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Encompassing a range of different hotel properties; 3-5*<\/span><\/p>\n

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OUR APPROACH<\/h4>\n

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The client\u2019s Account Manager, in conjunction with the Gray Dawes Supply Team, undertook a thorough benchmarking exercise during the month of May to review multiple room rate options comparing:<\/p>\n

GDG\u2019s negotiated rates vs GDG\u2019s aggregator rates vs property direct rates vs well-known consumer hotel aggregator rates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS<\/h3>\n

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In addition to the financial savings offered to the client they also benefit, amongst other things, from our ability to enforce travel policy, billing and reconciliation completed to meet their corporate needs (no expense claims!) and Duty of Care protocols which means they can locate their travellers during a crisis or emergency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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THE RESULTS<\/h3>\n

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May 2018: \u00a317,891 saving achieved<\/p>\n

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Equating to: 6% reduction in spend<\/p>\n

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MORE CASE STUDIES<\/h2>\n

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BUSINESS CONTINUITY<\/h4>\n

Stability was of vital importance to the success of this business, however from time to time incidents occurred\u00a0that were out of their control, find out how we were a safe pair of hands for them ..<\/span>.<\/span> <\/a>Learn More<\/span><\/p>\n

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CONSULTING<\/h4>\n

Partnered with Gray Dawes Consulting to identify realistic improvements across entire programme and achieve adoption through impactful change management initiatives and reporting…<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Learn More<\/span><\/p>\n

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FOOTBALL TEAM<\/h4>\n

The Club had diverse travel needs that varied from day to day business travel through to complex movements. Find out how we managed to go above and beyond for them … <\/span><\/a>Learn More<\/span><\/p>\n

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IMPLEMENTATION<\/h4>\n

JDX Consulting had no documented policy or defined process when it came to business travel. Find out how their decision to work with us ensured a seamless move to better travel … Learn More<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MEDICAL SERVICES<\/h4>\n

Our task was to move the management of travel to a centrally managed process through while effectively managing costs, supplying a robust and comprehensive round the clock service … Learn More<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ONLINE COST SAVINGS<\/h4>\n

Maximising travel savings through increasing online adoption.\u00a0Gray Dawes identified opportunities for GAB Robins to make considerable savings by booking more online … Learn More<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TRAVEL TEAM<\/h4>\n

Red Bee Media wanted to consolidate their travel spend through a single travel management in order to maintain control and gain complete visibility of their travel spend … Learn More<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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RISK MANAGEMENT<\/h4>\n

On 22nd<\/sup> May 2017 Manchester became the subject of a co-ordinated terrorist attack which targeted a concert at Manchester Arena. Explore our processes which keep you safe … Learn More<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT<\/h4>\n

Part of our Account Management service is to provide strategic ways in which cost savings can be identified and acted upon. We reviewed LEVC (manufacturers of the black cabs) spend … Learn More<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ACCOUNTANCY<\/h4>\n

Our initial key task was the management of the implementation of an\u00a0online booking\u00a0system for UK bookers and travellers within a very tight timeframe. Providing the necessary training to the…<\/span>\u00a0Learn More<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WEALTH MANAGEMENT<\/h4>\n

Our client has a diverse travel profile including overseas client visits, internal UK office travel as well as attending meetings and conferences. We maximised travel while maintaining spend … Learn More<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CUSTOMER SERVICE<\/h4>\n

Recently a travel booker of one of our clients encountered numerous challenges with their current supplier when trying to arrange travel for a student. Learn how we acted quickly …\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Learn More<\/span><\/p>\n

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