Covid-19 testing changes
Testing requirements have changed for passengers arriving in England
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Festive opening hours
Wayte Travel Management are known for the excellent personal service provided for business travel bookings. That’s why out of hours services have always been free of charge for our client base.(more…)
What do you need from a business travel hotel?
What are business travel hotels?
When we talk about business travel hotels, we mean any hotels used when you or your colleagues are travelling for business purposes, whether that be a meeting room or a bed for the night, any hotel element that enables your business travellers to function.
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How to secure the best business travel flights.
What are business travel flights?
We don’t want to get you confused here, by business travel flights we mean any flight taken to facilitate business to be done, whether that’s a flight to attend a meeting, to visit an offshore oil rig, to compete in a professional sporting event or to visit a medical research facility, these and many many more make up business travel flights.
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What to expect from a business travel agency
What is a business travel agency?
A business travel agency also known as a travel management company or corporate travel company assists in organising business travel for organisations, this includes but isn’t limited to; flights, hotel bookings, rail, car hire and visas.
USA requirements
With UK and EU residents allowed to enter the USA from the 8th of November, we look at the requirements for entry.
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Quarantine free travel
Travellers arriving in England or Northern Ireland from an Amber list country will no longer be required to quarantine.
What are Marine Fares?
With much of the world’s travel coming to a halt in 2020, numerous sectors were still jetting across the globe for essential work purposes. None more so than energy firms travelling to offshore oil and gas locations and security firms providing valuable cargo ships protection from piracy.
What does a marine fare entitle you to?
Marine fares entitle the holder to more flexibility with amendments to fairs, greater baggage allowance, ensuring you can take all your required equipment for long stays offshore and extra security should flights be rescheduled, giving you priority for re-arranged flights.
Who qualifies?
To qualify for a marine fare you must be one of the following:
- A Seaman travelling to or from a vessel on duty, with a seaman’s book
- Staff travelling to or from a vessel who aren’t a seaman but are included on the ship’s manifest
- The spouse of someone working on a vessel, once added to the ship’s manifest
- An engineer or contractor travelling to or from carrying out work on a vessel or offshore
If you are one of the above it is important to be aware that you may require one of the following:
- Your seaman’s logbook
- Your contract of employment
- A company headed letter which outlines your name, requirement to travel, the dates of travel and the basic information about the vessel/project you are working on.
What can Wayte Travel do?
At Wayte Travel we understand how quickly marine fare clients require a response, that’s why our dedicated Marine team, headed by Rob Massey alongside our free of charge out of hours service gives you the peace of mind that you need.
If you would like more information about marine fares, or how Wayte Travel can help do not hesitate to get in touch with Rob or Sales Director, Garry Lloyd alternatively contact the team on salesteam@waytetravel.co.uk
Jersey office announce support local scheme
Wayte Travel Management’s Jersey office have teamed up with local hospitality firms to encourage clients and connections to support local by having staycations this summer.
Throughout the pandemic, the hospitality industry has been majorly impacted, that is why, with the help of Wayte Travel Management clients. Garry Lloyd has embarked on a mission to help the impacted businesses.
Last week Sales Director, Garry Lloyd announced on LinkedIn that further Jersey Hotel firms The Club Hotel & The Radisson Blu Jersey have offered Wayte some fantastic rates. These rates have been emailed to all of Wayte’s Jersey based clients this week, however we’re excited to further offer them to any local connections on LinkedIn.
If you would like to find out more about the business travel services Wayte Travel Management provide, then click here.
A New Year message from our MD
As vaccines are rolled out and the world starts to look forward with cautious optimism, thoughts will turn towards travelling again. However the landscape is markedly different and it is therefore vital that attention is paid to the constantly changing border policies and Covid-19 screening requirements of all countries. Airlines and hotel companies are continually updating their policies in respect of changes and cancellations.
The value of a professional business travel agent has never been greater. Wayte Travel Management has been arranging business travel since 1980 and I myself have been with the company since 1988. We are long established, well capitalised and in a strong position to weather the Covid storm and continue providing exceptional service to our clients, old and new, into the future.
As part of our comprehensive services we offer :
• Advice on travel restrictions, entry requirements, quarantine periods etc.
• Advice on ticket flexibility, routings
• Managing refunds and re-bookings
• Traveller tracking
• Full 24/7 Out-of-Hours service
Most importantly, we provide you with a dedicated agent with direct e-mail access and phone contact – no call queuing, no anonymous contact centre. Wayte have 17 agents, most of whom have been with Wayte Travel Management for many years and are very experienced to assist you in arranging trips in this Covid-19 era.
As well as this you will also benefit from our usual services :
• One point of contact for all flights, hotels and other elements of travel
• Best available airfares in all classes – Economy, Premium Economy, Business & First Class
• Marine fares for eligible travellers
• MI/Travel Reports
• Dedicated Account Manager
• Monthly account facility and detailed invoicing
Contact us
If your company travels on business then we’d be delighted to hear from you and hopefully have the opportunity to explain in greater detail how we work.
Please contact either myself or Garry Lloyd, our Sales Director – our details are below.
Garry.lloyd@waytetravel.co.uk | 07827 968043
Finally, I’d like to wish you a very happy and healthy 2021.
Kind regards
Chris Morris
Managing Director