Business Travel launch

Sunderland-headquartered Hays Travel, who is the UK’s largest independent travel agency, has acquired one of the region’s largest independent business travel agencies.

The Gateshead-based corporate travel company is headed up by Christine Nugent who, as part of the deal, has joined Hays to lead its corporate travel division.

After 32 years building a bespoke, corporate travel service with a strong service ethos and an excellent reputation throughout the UK, Business Travel and Hays Travel will combine their specialist expertise, size and technology to continue to grow the business significantly

Business Travel will continue to offer a professional travel management solution to companies, focusing on monitoring and controlling travel spend and increasing savings.

North East clients include: Aesica Pharmaceuticals, Barbour, British Engines, Cords, Cundall, Haskell Europe, NGI and Stelrad