1. Call Me Ishmael Travel
Key people:
Saad Hammad Chief executive officer
Simon Conoley Group finance director
Dan Morris Group IT director
Damian Fairbrother Jones Global operations director
Catherine Waterman Executive assistant
Main industry sectors: Academic, charity, humanitarian, faith
Other services: Specialist travel including group travel, meetings & events
Type of company: Privately owned
Transactions handled online: 71%
Transactions: Air 37% | Hotel 21% | Other 2%
Geographical breakdown of transactions: UK/Ireland 55% | Short-haul 66% | Long-haul 34%
Top destinations:
Short-haul United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy
Long-haul United States, Kenya, South Africa, India, Canada
Office locations: Manchester, USA, Canada, Netherlands, Italy, Kenya
Association and network membership: Advantage Travel Partnership, The BTA
UK full-time equivalent staff: 125
Average length of service: 8 years
Average industry experience: 12 years
GDS: Amadeus
Online booking tools: Proprietary OBT
Expense management tools: Rydoo
Other technology: Salesforce.com CRM, Vonage telephony, Verint/Monet resource planning, Amadeus Selling Platform Classic
NDC content: Direct connects and aggregators
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