Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Carlson Wagonlit Travel ( CWT) is an international company in business travel management. The core business is the business travel management. CWT designs and implements superior travel management programs. The company is represented in roughly 150 countries and employs approximately 20,000 people. In 2011, Carlson Wagonlit Travel generated for wholly owned operations and joint ventures totaled U.S. $ 28 billion. Global Headquarters in Paris ( France) and Minneapolis (USA), the headquarters for Central & Eastern Europe is located in Eschborn near Frankfurt / Main.

History

Wagonlit Travel

1872 builds the Belgian entrepreneur Georges Nagelmackers Europe's first sleeping car and dining car and founded the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons- Lits (short: CIWL ). 1883 sent Wagons-Lits the Orient Express on the journey from Paris to Constantinople Opel. First Nagelmackers sold tickets and hotel accommodation at the stations along train tracks. In 1897 he opened the first branch of Wagons-Lits in Berlin. The company expanded. 1900, there were about 160 points of sale in Europe and North Africa in 1906 opened the first office in New York. 1928 originated from the ticket offices travel agencies. In the following years, the company had a fleet of luxury trains that moved off Europe and the Middle East. 1960 Wagons-Lits Europe's largest travel company in 1967, the company operated under the name Compagnie Internationale des Wagons- Lits et du Tourisme. In 1980, Wagons-Lits, the first travel company in Europe, which operates service offices in the offices of clients. In 1990, the French company Accor became the majority shareholder. In 1994 the name was changed in Wagonlit Travel.

Carlson Travel Network

1888, Ward G. Foster in St. Augustine / Florida travel agent Ask Mr. Foster. After 25 years in business, Ask Mr. Foster was represented nationwide in the United States. His travel agencies were located mostly in upscale department stores and the best hotels. Curtis Carlson, founder of the Gold Bond Stamp Company in Minneapolis / Minnesota, took over in 1979, the travel agency. C. Carlson acquired in 1983 the largest Canadian travel agent P. Lawson Travel. 1990 renamed Ask Mr. Foster into Carlson Travel Network. AT Mays in the UK will be accepted. In 1992, Carlson Travel Network of General Electric, the largest travel budget that has ever been cared for by a travel agency.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel

1994 laid Carlson Companies, Inc. and the Accor Group, the companies Carlson Travel Network and Wagonlit Travel together and form under the name of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, one of the largest organizations for business travel management. The ownership structure changed in 2006. Carlson Companies, Inc. and One Equity Partners ( OEP) acquired the 50 percent stake of Accor in CWT. Carlson becomes majority shareholder and now holds a 55 percent stake, while OEP owns the remaining 45 percent. One Equity Partners ( OEP) transfers in 2010 its shares internally to another subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Chase Travel Investment. Due to acquisition of several travel agencies Carlson Wagonlit Travel was the largest travel management company in Europe, Asia and Latin America Pazific and the number 2 in North America in 2009.

Business

Main line of business is the management of business, ie advice and support to companies and the organization and booking of business.

Management

  • Douglas Anderson, President & Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed in April 2008 by CWT Board (CWT Board of Directors) in this position. He is based in Paris. Mr. Anderson previously served since April 2007 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Carlson Wagonlit Travel and succeeds Hubert Joly, who holds the office of President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson since March 1, 2008.
  • Peter Ashworth, born 1967, has since the end of October 2013 Senior Vice President Central and Eastern Europe and forwards in this position CWT in Central Europe ( Germany, Austria and Switzerland ) as well as in Eastern Europe. He began his professional career in 1990 at Wagonlit Travel, the precursor of CWT. From 1995 to 1998 he was with Maduro Travel / Indigo Tours before joining Carlson Wagonlit Travel came as a branch manager in the Netherlands in 1998. This was followed by senior positions within the operations area. His responsibilities extended first to the Netherlands, followed by the Benelux countries and northern Europe. Since 2010, he served as vice president Traveler Services EMEA for the entire operational area in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. During this time Peter Ashworth has repeatedly responsible for strategic developments and participated in them. End of October 2013, he was appointed Senior Vice President Central and Eastern Europe.
  • Martina Eggler, Vice President of Global Strategic Accounts

CWT Travel Management Institute

The CWT Travel Management Institute conducts research to effective travel management.

Among the publications of the CWT Travel Management Institute include:

  • Travel Management Priorities for 2011
  • Meetings and Events: Where Savings Meet Success
  • Travel Management Priorities for 2010
  • Effective Travel Management: Eight Key Levers to Optimize a Travel Program
  • Room for Savings: Optimizing Hotel Spend
  • Playing by the Rules: Optimizing Travel Policy and Compliance
  • Global Horizons: Consolidating a Travel Program
  • Toward Excellence in Online Booking
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