Step One
Collating and consolidating data to calculate baseline
Step Two
Assess against up to 28 KPIs to produce gap analysis
Step Three
Implement realistic changes to your programme, saving on average 22%
Step Four
Continuous improvement through reporting
START YOUR JOURNEY
TO BETTER TRAVEL
TAKE THE FINAL STEP TO BETTER TRAVEL
Gray Dawes Group Consulting is an impartial, in-house team of experienced travel data experts who combine 90 years’ experience, market-leading tools and analytics to drive corporate travel booking efficiencies, cost savings and traveller satisfaction.
We are the first travel management company to offer a unique service which specialises in the SME / Mid Market space.
WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT
Our approach is to fully understand a client’s business, its culture, employees and business objectives to help us make informed, realistic, achievable and measurable recommendations about enhancing your travel programme.
SAVINGS ACHIEVED
We deliver up to 22% in savings by looking at 28 KPIs surrounding costs, so if driving value is your goal then our holistic approach is designed to assess and measure efficiencies at every step of the booking process.
We make sure we have every eventuality covered to ensure your travel programme operates more efficiently through change.
FREE QUARTERLY REPORTS
& RESEARCH PAPERS
Insight and analysis from the best in the business…
Zooming Into The Post-Covid Era: a research paper analysing the false economy of digital conferencing.
In this unmissable Research Paper, Gray Dawes Consulting Manager – Aman Pourkarimi – reveals how travel managers have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to positively impact their entire company beyond just covid savings.
We review the unprecedented year that was 2020 and look ahead at what to expect in 2021.
An insightful report into the status of business travel, with data trends and commercial analysis to help inform policy and behaviour. This report measures the health of corporate travel via the confidence of four segments: governments, suppliers, businesses and travellers.
The impact of COVID-19 on global aviation and international hotel capacity has been nothing short of catastrophic.
Focussing on the Air and Hotel markets, this insightful free publication examines the current status of business travel in the UK, using data trends and commercial analysis to help inform corporate policy and business travel behaviour.
BUSINESS TRAVEL BITESIZE
Our Consulting Manager, Aman Pourkarimi, shares his pearls of wisdom…
BITESIZE #1
The four ingredients for business travel confidence during the Covid-19 pandemic.
BITESIZE #2
What’s different on-board a flight following the Covid-19 outbreak?
BITESIZE #3
Should you allow more time at the airport?
BITESIZE #4
What should I take with me on a flight?
BITESIZE #5
What facilities are available at Heathrow airport?
BITESIZE #6
Our top tips and recommendations for business travellers.
2020 REVIEW & 2021 OUTLOOK
This insightful video provides analysis on the past, present and future of business travel.
LATEST CONSULTING
BLOG ARTICLES
Top Travel Tips
Did you miss our first Travel Talks webinar on how to build your travellers’ confidence in a post-pandemic and post-Brexit world? Don’t worry, here we present the top tips shared by Operations Manager, Julie Hamstead-Wallis, and Director of Client Development, Gavin Sanderson.
Managing Mental Health
To mark Mental Health Awareness Month, we reached out to TravelHealthPro to help identify the key mental health issues facing business travellers and to offer practical guidance on what they can do to identify and alleviate the symptoms.
How To Control Costs
As market prices increase following the global pandemic, we examine what Travel Managers now need to think about and how they can effectively control the cost of business travel. Spoiler alert: it’s not all about content, but also process and booking behaviour.