Custom service because every industry travels differently
Travel Management by Sector
A crew rotation and a client meeting both require business travel, but they have little else in common. One runs to a vessel’s timetable and needs a flexible marine fare, extra baggage and someone on duty at 03:00 if a vessel is diverted. The other needs a fixed schedule, the right cabin and every cost coded to a client.
Treat them both as just another booking and both time and money can be lost.
For more than 45 years, we at Wayte Travel Management have customised our services to accommodate the way you actually travel, whatever your industry. This includes the fares you need, how far ahead you book, what your travel policy allows and when things are likely to go wrong.
Your dedicated travel consultant learns those patterns, so you don’t have to explain them twice.
Core sectors we cover
Business travel for professional services firms
Law firms, consultancies and accountants measure travel in billable hours. Teams often travel early in the week, and a hearing or audit that overruns means changing return tickets and extending hotel stays at short notice. You need a business travel consultant who knows your project codes so that every booking is billed centrally to the project it belongs to.
Business travel for financial services
In financial services, travel follows the deal. Schedules shift at short notice, senior people often travel Business Class and some trips are recharged to clients while others aren’t. We hold fares while approvals go through, rebook quickly when a meeting moves and capture client or deal codes when each trip is booked, so recharging is simple. CO₂ figures sit beside the cost, ready for your sustainability reporting.
Marine and crew rotation travel
Crew rotations run to a vessel’s schedule, not an airline’s. A vessel delayed by weather or diverted to another port can upend a whole rotation. Our marine travel team books fares with the larger baggage allowances and flexibility crew travel needs. We also advise on documents and visa requirements, to reduce the risk of problems at a transit desk.
Energy and offshore travel
Offshore work is shaped by rotations, helicopter slots and weather. If fog grounds the helicopters, technicians need rooms near the heliport and a plan for the next day, often outside office hours. We can book flexible fares, plan commercial flights around helicopter departure times and keep our 24/7 out-of-hours team ready for any late changes.
Construction and project site travel
Construction travel goes where the site is, which is rarely near a city-centre hotel. Crews move between projects at short notice and work can stop for the weather. We find accommodation close to the site, then set billback to room and breakfast (with an evening meal if needed) so extras stay off your account. We put every flight, room and train ticket on your invoice coded to the right project.
Healthcare and pharmaceutical travel
Healthcare and pharmaceutical travel has to stand up to scrutiny. Hotels need to be modest and spend often has to be recorded against the right study or person. Your travel policy can steer bookings to suitable hotels, rate caps apply as the booking is made and Wayte Travel Analytix captures the codes you need. Trial schedules move, so flexible fares matter too.
Manufacturing and engineering travel
When a production line stops, an engineer may need to be on site by morning, at a factory miles from the nearest airport, carrying tools or test equipment. We book short-notice flights with the baggage allowance the kit needs and add car hire for the last leg. Our 24/7 out-of-hours team is there for the callouts that come in the middle of the night.
Don’t see your industry?
These are the sectors we’re asked about most, not the only ones we work in. Talk to us about yours.
What every sector gets as standard
However specialised the travel, the foundations are the same for every client:
- A Wayte travel consultant who knows your business, your policy and your travellers
- 24/7 UK-based out-of-hours support, on the same number you call during the day
- Over £9 billion of combined buying power behind your fares and hotel rates
- Your travel policy and approvals applied as each trip is booked, online or by phone
- Invoicing on a frequency that suits you with one monthly statement
- Spend and CO₂ reporting through Wayte Travel Analytix, at no extra cost
- Every booking logged in our Duty of Care Portal, so we can see quickly who is where
That’s the baseline. Our specialist sector knowledge sits on top of it.
Talk to one of our sector specialists
Tell us what your business needs from its travel, and what your current provider might be getting wrong. We’ll explain how we’d handle it, in plain English and with no obligation to sign anything.