160 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LN
02072339494
wings.travel
info.uk@wings.travel
UK business travel gross sales 2019 £103,000,000
New business 2019 £5,200,000
Key people Tony Sofianos, Chief executive officer; Colin Goldney, Managing director UK/Europe; Simon Dugan, Head of business development; Cleide Cordoba, Head of client services UK; Allan Gomez, Director of finance & administration, UK & Europe.
Main industry sectors of clients Finance, legal, hedge funds, medical, fashion, media and entertainment, energy, marine, construction, engineering, security.
Services offered in addition to business travel Logistics and specialist support for corporates travelling to emerging markets and high-risk destinations, meetings management, venue finding, conference & incentive travel, passports and visas.
Type of company Privately owned.
Transactions handled online 21%
(Air 80% • Hotel 10% • Rail 5% • Car 2% • MICE 2% • Other 1%)
Locations and networks London, Edinburgh, Aberdeen. 18 operations in Angola, Brazil, Cyprus, Dubai, Egypt, Mozambique, Nigeria, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, USA. Advantage Travel Partnership, The BTA.
UK full-time equivalent staff 75 UK (400 globally)
Average years of service/experience 15 yrs/18 yrs
GDS and technology Amadeus, Sabre. Cytric online booking tool, GoData business intelligence tool (proprietary); goSecure risk management & alert portal, VIMA mobile app, TMA mid/back o ice system (proprietary).
Biggest innovations in 2019 Acquisition of specialist software developer Alchimea.
TMC description Independent global TMC for clients where travel is fundamental to business. Sta “are experts at handling complex travel, logistics and risk management, cost effectively without compromising on safety”.