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CASE DESCRIPTION<\/h4>\n

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Gray Dawes identified opportunities for GAB Robins to make considerable savings by booking more travel online<\/p>\n

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OUR AIM<\/h3>\n

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Achieve an overall online target of 80% from 40%<\/p>\n

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Individual targets for each travel element i.e. Domestic Air 75% and UK rail 85% to identify areas of success and areas for improvement<\/p>\n

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Encourage advance purchase of rail tickets and reduce ticket on departure bookings<\/p>\n

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Educate bookers to \u2018think smarter\u2019 and plan and book flights further in advance<\/p>\n

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Educate bookers on different types of rail fares<\/p>\n

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Encourage booking more restricted tickets<\/p>\n

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Mandate all point to point, Domestic and European Flights, Hotels and UK rail to be booked online<\/p>\n

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THE PLAN<\/h4>\n

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A bespoke online training programme was put into place, designed to reflect GAB\u2019s travel profile and authorisation processes.<\/p>\n

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REPORTING AND STATISTICS<\/h3>\n

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Gray Dawes provided detailed reporting that identified any bookings that should have been made online and which booker made the reservations, this made it easy to identify adverse trends and any potential training issues.<\/p>\n

Visual guilt (an alert facility built into gdbookonline) played an important part in reducing costs. Highlighting to the user when the cheapest fare hadn\u2019t been selected.<\/p>\n

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COMMUNICATION<\/h3>\n

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Positive communication was key throughout and in addition to regular travel alerts and bulletins, Gray Dawes hosted quarterly forums to share figures and demonstrate ways to save money.<\/p>\n

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ACHIEVEMENTS<\/h3>\n

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\u00a3168,000<\/strong> savings made in 2 years.<\/p>\n

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Achieved online adoption target of 80% in first year<\/p>\n

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Increased online adoption to 88% second year.<\/p>\n

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Increased online rail bookings to 94%<\/p>\n

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Changed bookers behaviour through education and communication<\/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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HOTEL SAVINGS<\/h4>\n

Our bespoke hotel booking systems and negotiated rate programme offer significant savings over well known, online and offline competitors. Explore these savings here …\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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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.\u2026\u00a0Learn 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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