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Baldwins Travel
25/27 Grosvenor Road
ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 2AJ
Tel: 01892 515900
Email: nick@baldwins-travel.co.uk
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Personal Statement

Baldwins Travel, which was first established over 110 years ago in 1895, is the largest Independent Retail and Business Travel Agency in Kent. Baldwins Travel offers a large range of services and benefits from its highly qualified and motivated staff all of which have a good knowledge of commercial and holiday destinations around the world. The Business Travel Department is successfully servicing accounts throughout the UK

Experience/Qualifications

Grant Perry has been with Baldwins Travel for 18 years. He is the Business Travel Manager for our self-contained business house and can offer his expertise to the busy commercial traveller. Grant@baldwins-travel.co.uk Business Travel & Groups Manager

Paul Shoosmith has worked for Baldwins Travel for over 10 years. He, and Grant, together run our self contained business travel & groups departments and has recently had much success with organising large tours for sporting groups – Golf trips to Cyprus a

Karen Hammond has worked for Baldwins Travel for 5 years but has worked within Travel for 20 years. She works within the Groups department sorting out all Group bookings including; Golf tours, Cricket Tours, Bowling Groups, School Groups, Exhibitions and

Lucy Golding has worked for Baldwins Travel for 7 years and has worked within our Retail Operation and now is a Senior Travel Consultant within our highly successful Business Travel Department. She looks after accounts with a Travel Spend ranging from 10k

Dedicated Account Management provides us with the ability to look at opportunities to develop the best customer relationships from booking to travel. Industry-leading technology allows us to access a vast array of travel options.

Skills

An ability to extract clarity from complexity - preparing detailed business itineraries drawing on wide range of flight, hotel and ancillary options.

A transparent and honest approach to all assignnments - giving you the confidence of knowing exactly what you are paying for.

We negotiate hard with suppliers to provide you with the best value for money.

We never rest on our laurels and will always seek new ways of delivering great value for money.

Finally, we also think doing business should be fun and enjoyable and we have a real ability for building great rapport with every client we work for.

Achievements

2009

 

Winner Independent Travel Agent of the Year for London and the South East 2009

Runner up National Travel Agent of the Year 2009

Runner up National Ski Agent of the Year 2009

Independent Travel Agent of the Year for London and the South East 2008

Offline Travel Agency of the Year (National) 2008

Runner up for Travel Management Company of the Year (National) 2008

Runner up for Luxury Travel Agent of the Year (National) 2008

 

2007 - 2008

Virgin Atlantic Presidents Achievement Award

2007

Business Travel Show Innovation Award

Virgin Atlantic Platinum Award

South African Airways Best Performance Premium Class

2005

SkyTeam Award for Excellence
Outstanding Achievements in Business Innovation
Outstanding Achievements in Specialists Travel Services

2003 - 2005

South African Airways Millionaires Club - 3 consecutive years

 

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