American Express Global Business Travel
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Comment: Since HK feels that the topic has potential, I'm accepting it.Improvements could be executed later. ~ Winged BladesGodric 08:54, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
- Comment: @HighKing and K.e.coffman:--Opinions please:) ~ Winged BladesGodric 15:33, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
- Comment: 12,000 employees, and operations in nearly 120 countries And part of a DOW 30 company? What high bar does a company need to pass ro be considered notable at AfC? This should be accepted Legacypac (talk) 05:27, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
- @Winged Blades of Godric: Should be declined on WP:PROMO grounds: "Template:Tq is only for quoting in talk and project pages. Do not use it in actual articles." Etc. Wikipedia is not a hosting service for corporate marketing materials. K.e.coffman (talk) 02:37, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
- @Winged Blades of Godric: I think it needs more third party references and the language needs to be less "promotional" (as per K.e.coffman) and more factual with a clear indication of why the company is notable. I believe the topic is notable and meets the required criteria. It gets talked about in a number of intellectually independent books such as Electronic Commerce 2018 and The Escape Industry. It also gets mentioned in various media as one of the four big corporate agencies. HighKing++ 20:28, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | Corporate travel management, Event Management |
Number of employees | 12,000 (2014) |
| Website | www |
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) is a multinational travel and meetings program management company headquartered in Jersey City, NJ. The company has approximately 12,000 employees, and operations in nearly 120 countries worldwide.
Business Overview
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) provides end-to-end corporate travel and meetings program management through a variety of solutions that service both the client company and the traveler. The company’s products and services are offered through three divisions:
- Travel Management
- Meetings & Events (branded as American Express Meetings & Events)
- Global Business Consulting
Travel Management provides a wide variety of products, tools, and services that allow companies and their travelers to manage their business travel from time of booking to post trip reporting.
American Express Meetings and Events helps companies realize savings opportunities, gain greater visibility into meeting spend and activity, and achieve business results through end-to-end servicing.
Global Business Consulting works with companies to help them create travel programs tailored to their specific goals.
History
American Express first established a Travel Division in 1915 and soon established its first travel agencies.[1]
In March 2014, American Express announced that it signed an agreement to create a joint venture for Global Business Travel , under which American Express would share ownership of the joint venture with an investor group led by Certares. Under the agreement, American Express would separate its GBT operations into a dedicated holding structure, including assets and liabilities that comprise GBT, and, upon the agreement’s close, would maintain 50% ownership in the joint venture. In exchange, the investor group would hold 50% for a $900 million investment in the joint venture .[2]
On July 1, 2014, American Express announced it closed the joint venture under the terms and conditions outlined in March .[3]
References
- ^ "American Express Global Business Travel Reveals 100 Business Travel Moments that Changed History - American Express Global Business Travel US". American Express Global Business Travel US. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
- ^ "American Express Enters into Agreement to Create Joint Venture for Business Travel". about.americanexpress.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
- ^ "American Express Global Business Travel Joint Venture Deal Closed". about.americanexpress.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.