WELCOME

TO BETTER BUSINESS TRAVEL

Hello. We’re delighted Freightliner has chosen Gray Dawes to be your new travel partner.

No doubt you’re wondering how travel now works in Freightliner? How do you contact your new dedicated team of Travel Consultants? Where do you find the online booking tool? Don’t worry. To help get you up and running in no time, we’ve created this web page. It’s packed full of useful information, videos, tutorials, links, downloads and more… all designed to allay any uncertainties and teach you all you need to know about your Gray Dawes Travel solution.

So, grab yourself a coffee and take a good look around. This is what better business travel looks like!

PERSONAL SERVICE

small dedicated team

24/7 - 365

around the clock service

FAST RESPONSE

calls answered within 3-5 rings

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

in-house 24 hour emergency assistance

MAXIMUM CHOICE

minimum of 3 fare options in 2 hours

POLICY AUTOMATION

automated policy compliance

YOUR TRAVEL & EVENTS TEAMS

Travelling With You

Before, during and after every trip, we’re with with Freightliner all the way

Hello and welcome to Gray Dawes.

My name is Daniel Fido and I’m delighted to introduce myself as Freightliner’s dedicated Account Manager. From the start, you can be confident that the service you’ll be getting isn’t just tailored to exceed your expectations, it’s guaranteed to make you smile. Think of us as an extension of your own organisation; the out-of-house Freightliner travel team!

My role as your travel partner is to uncover what value means to Freightliner and create an Extra Mile Programme specifically to underpin how we’ll enhance your travel programme and your business against targeted KPIs.

Of course, we can talk to you about products and services. But that’s what every TMC can (and will) give you. What you’ll also get from Gray Dawes is status and affiliation with the best TMC in the business. You’ll enjoy being part of a wider community and benefit from the partnership we build.

Happy travels!

Daniel Fido

Daniel Fido | Your Account Manager

TRAVEL TEAM

Quick Contact Details

Your Travel Team

Tony Connolly

Tony Connolly

Operations Manager

Karla McCulloch

Karla McCulloch

Travel Consultant

Gareth Sanderson

Gareth Sanderson

Travel Consultant

Kirby Monks

Kirby Monks

Travel Consultant

Andrea Gilligan

Andrea Gilligan

Travel Consultant

YOUR EVENTS TEAM

Quick Contact Details:

 

Elle-Mae Martin

Elle-Mae Martin

Events Coordinator

Saffron Mattu

Saffron Mattu

Events Coordinator

WHO WE ARE

THIS IS GRAY DAWES

Unquestionable and award-winning quality

After more than fifty years as a leader of international travel management, we’ve built an enviable reputation of which we are fiercely proud. Put simply, we deliver a better business travel experience, 24/7.

 

Our proprietary travel technology is totally flexible and completely tailored to your organisation. We’ve partnered with the market-leaders, Atriis, to create YourTrip – a powerfully versatile yet rewardingly simple booking engine.

Because that’s how it should be.

Whether offline or online, agent managed or client self-service, YourTrip delivers a seamless and content-rich business travel booking experience.

GREATER THAN THE

SUM OF OUR PARTS

We don't just specialise in business travel you know.

 

We're a part of the Gray Dawes Group, an organisation with specialisms and expertise in many sectors. If you need help planning the holiday of your dreams, or showcasing an event that'll never be forgotten, then we've got you covered.

GRAY DAWES

TRAVEL BROCHURE

Want to find out more about us? Please take some time to browse through our entire website, not just this landing page. Or you can view or download our brochure .

At Gray Dawes Travel we recognise that we’re not just there to secure the best travel fares, the most innovative itineraries, the slickest online tools or the most experienced consultants. We’re there as an extension of our clients’ own organisations; their out-of-house travel management department.

We achieve this because of the depths we go to in understanding our clients; their culture, their values and their objectives. Only then can we deliver on a higher level, with our trademark emphasis on the personal touch. Only then can we delight with remarkable value, innovation and service.

That’s what we call ‘better’ travel.

Whether it’s finding the perfect meeting space for your next sales team get-together, creating the wow factor for your company conference or everything in between, you’re in the right place. 

Gray Dawes Events are part of the Gray Dawes Group – one of the UK’s largest independent travel management companies. With specialist, award-winning divisions providing tailored services for business travel, luxury leisure travel and meetings & events (that’s us!), we enjoy all the benefits that brings, both in terms of buying power and industry clout.

TUTORIALS

HOW TO videos

Step by step guides to your new travel tools

We appreciate that learning a new online booking tool can be a little daunting. Don’t worry, our YourTrip tool is super intuitive and really user friendly, so you’ll be booking your next trip in no time.

Below you’ll find a range of short tutorial videos which will help get you started using YourTrip for booking everything from flights, hotels and rail to ground transportation and car hire.

And did you know that YourTrip is the same system software that your Gray Dawes Travel Team uses, so whether offline or online, agent managed or self-service, YourTrip delivers a seamless and content-rich business travel booking experience.

YourTrip
TUTORIAL VIDEOS

Here you’ll find a handy range of tutorials for our online booking tool, YourTrip, covering everything from:

  • How to book a flight
  • How to book rail
  • How to book a hotel

… and much more!

GET SET FOR TRAVEL

Watch our diverse range of Get Set training videos to help bring you up to speed with the latest ‘how to’ practices for navigating business travel in a post-Brexit, pandemic world. And for lot’s more information, guidance and resources, be sure to visit our indispensable Traveller Toolkit.

PRODUCTS

Check out some of our latest fantastic products with these introductory videos.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Let’s get you started booking business travel.

Bookmark this page and use it as a useful recourse should you need a reminder of your Travel Team’s contact details or a quick refresher tutorial on how to use YourTrip.
 
If you’re ready to get started booking your first trip, then give us a call or log in to YourTrip.
 
And safe travels!

Better Process

We are a totally digital travel management company with a very personal approach to service deliver. The tool used by your dedicated team of travel consultants is exactly the same one you’ll use online for simple trips. So whether arranging travel with us, from your smartphone on the go or on your laptop in the office, it’s all in sync, cutting down on paperwork and improving processes.

Time is Money

While you can find a flight or hotel room at a good price using a metasearch engine or online travel agency, you may not be finding the best options or rates and it can take you a lot more time – time better spent running your business! Plus, the dangers of DIY business travel come with no guarantee that a booking is within your travel policy, creating the real possibility of a refund or change.

Policy Perfection

Your travel policy should be an ever evolving thing, ensuring it remains relevant to what’s happening in the world and within your own company. We’re here to guide, steer and manage all of that for you. As your own out-of-house travel department, we’ll manage your travel programme to drive enhancements across value, safety, sustainability and service.

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