9. FOCUS TRAVEL PARTNERSHIP

KEY PEOPLE
Steve Banks, chief executive officer
Dani Ives, commercial manager
Hazel Dawson, commercial manager
Tony Edge, business solutions manager
Anne Marie Crawford, business development manager
Bob Schumacher, non-exec chair
James Parkhouse, non-exec director
Clare Collins, director
Cilla Goldberger, director
Mark Colley, director
Tina Rose, director
Wendy Walker, director

NUMBER OF MEMBERS GLOBALLY
55

NUMBER OF LOCATIONS GLOBALLY
144

MEMBERS INCLUDE
Travelperk (Spain), Marine Travel (Netherlands), Travel Planet (France), TakeTwo (Ireland), Beyond Business Travel (Ireland), Chartwell Travel (all mainland Europe), Frosch (Germany), Travel Trust (Ireland), Meon Travel (Ireland), ABT UK (Israel)

TECHNOLOGY OFFERED TO MEMBERS
Preferred partnerships in place with Cytric, Atriis, Snowfall, Amadeus and Travelport (GDS), AirGateway (for NDC), MyOverview, Jyrney, ProCon, Midoco, Umbrella Technologies, TripStax. Focus provides a consultative approach with TMC partners to ensure efficient integrations and workflows. Quarterly technology updates

AIR PROGRAMME
Focus works with all major carriers and has exclusive rates with 54 airlines. It has more than 80 airline deals

HOTEL PROGRAMME
All members have access to the Global Accommodation Programme

OTHER MEMBER BENEFITS
Topic-led steering groups, fares support desk, tech support desk, business development leads, annual networking events and conferences tailored to the attendees. Last year Focus introduced a bespoke benefit statement which provides partners with a detailed understanding of the ROI of their membership fee

BIGGEST INNOVATIONS OF 2023
The launch of the Focus Innovation Group - replacing the former tech steering group. The FIG was launched in order to take a full view of the travel technology ecosystem, ensuring Focus not only looks forward but also looks back and fills any gaps. Results from this group are: integrations between Focus preferred suppliers, clear set of priorities and key deliverables for partners for 2024. Based on the success of the Focus Innovation Group its membership doubled within three months