FCM Travel Solutions

Scott Alboni has been appointed as Global Marketing Manager for FCM Travel Solutions. He joins from Corporate Travel Management where he was Marketing Director EMEA for the last three years.   He brings substantial expertise across multi-channel platforms as his career includes four years in branding, marketing and design at Bonhams International Auctioneers in Sydney and London, as well as two years in marketing and corporate brand integration roles in the private healthcare sector.Based in London, Alboni will work closely with Marcus Eklund, FCM Global Managing Director and...

Rachel Newns, FCM’s Hotel Product Manager explains the three key elements that are needed to control hotel costs. Combine all three to ensure clarity for your travellers and deliver value on your overall spend.

Organising small staff meetings can yield great savings Picture the scene. Somewhere in Africa. A massive luxury resort hotel. A clutch of new model cars as well as a handful of celebs, a generous sprinkling of antelopes and cheetahs, who gallop by occasionally to remind you you’re somewhere exotic, and the obligatory lashings of champagne and lobster. It may be the typical product launch but is it the typical meeting? Well, err, no actually. The typical meeting is likely to be regular – monthly or quarterly – repeat events rather than a one-off extravaganza. It’s also likely to be an internal meeting for few...

FCM Travel Solutions has consolidated its Asia management team and today announced Bertrand Saillet as the new Managing Director of Asia. Bertrand will replace David Fraser, who was previously the Managing Director of FCTG Asia. Bertrand was the General Manager for FCM Travel Solutions, overseeing the sales and marketing, account management, technology and operations across Asia. He has been instrumental in consolidating the Asia business in the past couple of years, achieving significant profit growth In his new role as the Managing Director of FCM Travel Solutions and FCTG, Bertrand will now spearhead the overall growth of both FCTG and FCM Travel across Asia. David Fraser, who will be relocating to Brisbane for a global corporate role, said, “Bertrand has done a fantastic job growing and leading FCM in Asia over the past few years. With his passion, energy and unwavering customer-centric approach, we are confident that h...

Business travel is global. Upgrade asked FCTG USA Corporate Brands head Charlene Leiss if that meant there were no regional differences. The UK and US are often referred to as two countries divided only by a common language so Upgrade consulted Boston-based Charlene Leiss to discover what if anything was different in the world of travel management in the US. It’s easy to see why Leiss is Flight Centre Travel Group’s President, Corporate Brands in the US. She exudes authority and her market knowledge is impressive. Her thoughts on business travel make her a living and breathing example of her view that c...