Performance-ready travel management

We have over 45 years of experience managing the travel plans of professional sports teams and National Governing Bodies. Extensive knowledge, alongside global partnerships, means we always deliver on the detail that makes travel for professional sports teams seamless and stress-free. Having worked with some of the world’s leading teams and sporting professionals, we understand that each team and group movement is unique and we apply this experience to provide you with a tailor-made team travel solution.

Whatever your sporting discipline, wherever your event, we’ll make sure your team arrives focused, refreshed, and raring to go.

Our travel management services

Flights

Our long-standing partnerships with all major airlines, and our relationship with Amex GBT, means we have access to the widest range of standard and specialist fares, assuring our clients have access to the very best group rates for scheduled flights. We are also highly experienced in chartering flights for elite sports teams, with established relationships with charter suppliers; expertise that was in high demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Accommodation

With over 45 years of experience in providing elite team travel solutions, we have developed successful, established, and long-standing relationships with accommodation providers, global hotel chains and in-country hotel managers. The strength of these relationships mean our providers have developed a deep understanding of our needs and requirements, as well as those of our clients. It allows us to secure quality accommodation at the best possible value, with terms that will also enhance the experience for travellers, whilst taking care of their wellbeing. To help generate financial benefit from frequent hotel stays, our team can also advise on loyalty schemes, potentially unlocking a raft of added benefits and savings.

Ground transport & transfers

Our extensive portfolio of travel services includes ground transportation. Whether it is rail services you need, group shuttles, luxury transfers or individual car hire, we have both the experience and global contacts to get your team to their destination quickly and safely, ensuring every little detail is taken care of.

Event support

From pre-event planning to on-site event support, our travel consultants live and breathe our clients’ events, working in partnership to ensure teams arrive at their destination performance-ready. We understand that each sport is unique, and we pride ourselves on giving a highly personal, flexible and responsive approach. Whether it is airport departure meet and greets, managing incoming flights, transfers, and venues, or arriving at locations in advance, we offer a range of added value event support services that will leaving clients able to focus on core activities and reduce internal administrative costs.

Sustainable event management

Having implemented ISO:20121 system for Sustainable Event Management, we can help our clients meet their travel needs of today without compromising those of future generations. Working closely with our global network of suppliers, we can advise and report on the most sustainable options for your group or event, helping you to balance your business requirements against impact, and achieving your own ambitious sustainability goals.

We can also help with

– Visa and passport services
– 24-hour round the clock support
– Traveller wellbeing support and guidance
– VIP and talent management
– Training facilities

Team GB will always be massively grateful to Travel Places for their flexibility, professionalism, hard work and industry knowledge, which enabled us to not only send a delegation of 960 athletes, officials and stakeholders to the Tokyo Olympic games, safely return them home again, but also to achieve such fantastic success on the field of play, winning 65 medals, including 22 golds, across 18 sports.

Pete Ambrose Head of Games Services, Team GB