Portman and Evolvi extend their partnership
Portman, one of the UK's leading travel management companies, is extending its business relationship with Evolvi Rail Systems, signing a new four-year contract covering online rail booking and fulfilment for all its clients.
The agreement means that Evolvi, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2015, will continue to provide Portman with a branded version of its market-leading corporate rail platform along with content for its award-winning proprietary e-commerce platform, PortmanOne.
Said John Dick, Operations Director, Portman: "We are very pleased to be continuing our long-standing relationship with Evolvi. It is a system liked by our people and, more importantly, by our clients, not just for its ease of use and constant evolution, but for its comprehensive management information, travel policy options and fulfilment channels.
"The fact that Evolvi is available exclusively to the TMC market is also a big plus point, because we know that the business focus is always on our sector and not on multiple markets...and we see this as a significant benefit."
Jon Reeve, Director of Trade Relations for Evolvi Rail Systems, commented: "In a highly competitive market, we are very pleased to be continuing our relationship with such a strong brand in corporate travel and look forward to introducing Portman to a number of innovations currently in development within the Evolvi platform.
"Evolvi also provides web services integration and support, allowing full rail content aggregation, and this capability is vital to forward thinking organisations such as Portman."
The EvolviNG system is used by 90% of UK TMCs and is the corporate agency market leader for online rail bookings and fulfilment. It offers the greatest number of fulfilment options of any online system, augmented by policy options and management information acknowledged to be the most comprehensive of any in the business travel sector.
The platform operates exclusively in partnership with 180 TMCs and is used by 22,000 client organisations and over 1 million registered users.
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Media enquiries for Evolvi Rail Systems to:
Philip Colley - Harvest PR
Tel: +44 (0) 23 9244 9655 / +44 (0) 7785 306378/ @harvestprman / philip.colley@harvestpr.co.uk
Media enquiries for Portman:
Deanna Seiffert - Head of Marketing and Brand Communications
Tel: +44 (0)1932 797 244 / +44 (0) 7801 039 827
Email: dseiffert@portmantravel.com
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About Evolvi Rail Systems
The Evolvi online rail booking and fulfilment platform focuses exclusively on business rail travel and is used by Travel Management Companies (TMC) to meet the needs of their corporate customers. It is able to deliver significant advantages in cost centre and project code transaction cost attribution, travel policy compliance and on-line management information capability. The Evolvi system offers the greatest number of ticket booking and fulfilment options of any online operator in its sector.
About Portman
Portman was founded in 1959 and is an award winning and innovative travel management company. The company is led by Steve Allen, Chief Executive Officer, and enjoys a reputation for delivering exceptional service aligned with the use of leading edge technology. Portman has 9 UK centres, a number of client implants and two wholly owned international operations in Tralee Ireland and in Amsterdam.
Portman is a founding shareholder of Radius Travel, the global network of travel management companies, which has annual sales of USD $23 billion.