Travel management consortium International Travel Partnership and hotel program and TMC support provider ABC Global Services have signed a new strategic partnership. Under the agreement, ITPs member travel management companies can access ABC's hotel network program, consulting services and technology, while ABC's client TMCs, in turn, will be offered the opportunity to join the ITP network.
By creating the opportunity to cross-offer their services, the pact between ITP and ABC "brings more choice to the market for corporations looking for locally managed independent travel solutions around the world," the companies said.
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, ITP's network structure is designed to give local independent travel companies access to efficiencies of scale and a worldwide service infrastructure.
Boca Raton, Fla.-based ABC last year acquired hotel consortia program competitor CCRA International, bringing its negotiated rate and commission services to a total of 12,000 agency and corporate travel department clients.