Amex and FIRST Business Travel join forces in Germany
American Express and FIRST Business Travel, the business travel arm of TUI Leisure Travel, are entering into a partnership to look after SMEs jointly in Germany from March 1.
The pair believes clients will benefit from the combination of Amex’s “global offer and network” and FIRST Business Travel’s local presence.
Head of FIRST Business Travel Peter Wittmann said: “Many of our SME customers have international branches and need harmonised solutions for efficient purchasing and cost management.”
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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