Focus Travel Partnership proudly announces a strategic new partnership with digital technology rail provider, International Rail. This latest collaboration, making International Rail the preferred global rail tech provider for Focus Travel Partnership, will bring Focus TMC Partners access to straightforward and comprehensive global rail bookings via International Rail’s 1track platform.
Focus Travel Partnership is an alliance of fifty-three independent travel management companies. The partnership brings together innovative technology platforms, a comprehensive range of services, and a vast network of global travel suppliers, providing unrivalled access to cutting-edge travel solutions and vast buying power, making this new collaboration a perfect addition to the partnership’s already impressive ecosystem of technology solutions.
Providing tickets for over 66,000 point-to-point routes in Europe alone, plus extensive coverage of rail routes across North America, Japan, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, and not forgetting domestic UK train travel. International Rail’s technology puts speed and simplicity at the heart of the rail industry to make life easy for rail operators, travel management companies, businesses, travel agents, tour operators and travellers alike.
A solution driven collaborative voice
Tony Edge, Focus Travel Partnership’s award-winning Business Solutions Manager commented: “We are delighted to bring this new solution to our TMC Partners, through International Rail, our TMCs will now have access to seamlessly arranging rail travel across all key global areas. Through International Rail all Focus TMC Partners can now offer a cost-effective, low time-consuming solution to their clients in an area that has always been known as a challenge for TMCs. Through the extensive content available, our Partners can now grow their rail offering overseas as well as being able to offer a more sustainable alternative to domestic flights internationally. After impressing both the Rail Steering Group and Focus Innovation Group we felt International Rail was the right fit for our Partnership in line with our overall strategy.”
Caitlin Cornish, Commercial Director of International Rail said: “Joining the collaborative voice of the Focus Travel Partnership will be invaluable in making sure we shape the future of global business travel together. Smart innovation, responsive digital technology that is coupled with simplicity are at the forefront of our business and are the future of rail travel. Sharing insights, ideas and feedback will provide the best possible experience for TMCs, tour operators, travel agents and their travellers, and the industry as a whole. Next year we celebrate three decades in the industry. We want to share the expertise we’ve developed over this time with our fellow Focus Travel partners while learning from their valuable experience too.”
International Rail will work with Focus Travel Partnership’s TMC Partners on how technology can enable the simplest, most efficient, and most cost-effective ways of managing their rail travel needs, whilst collaborating on what ‘great’ looks like for future travel.
About International Rail
International Rail is one of the leading distributors of worldwide rail tickets and passes. Their technology puts speed and simplicity at the heart of the rail industry to make life easy for rail operators, travel management companies, businesses, travel agents, tour operators and travellers alike. Digital innovation is key to providing customers with the simplest, most efficient and cost-effective ways of managing their rail travel needs. To find out more about how IRL can support your global business rail travel needs visit https://www.internationalrail.com/business/
About Focus Travel Partnership
Focus Travel Partnership is the leading UK business travel consortium for the independent and SME sector and represents 53 TMC Partners with a total turnover of over £1.3 billion. Focus leverages the latest technology platforms and a comprehensive range of services to enable its TMC Partners to future-proof their businesses. The collective size and buying power of the partnership enables Focus to negotiate the best possible deals with Airlines and suppliers across all sectors. The continued growth and strength of the partnership through TMC Partner membership, supplier base, and buy-in from all major global airlines, is unmatched by any other UK consortium. For more information, please visit https://focustravel.uk/
Media contact: Joanne Emerson, 0203 978 4942, JoanneE@focustravel.uk