Industry Travel management Services Business travel Founded 2006 | Area served United Kingdom Headquarters Manchester Number of employees 200 | |
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Parent organization Al Tayyar Travel & Tourism Profiles | ||
Clarity Travel Management provides travel services in the United Kingdom, and was a partially owned subsidiary of The Co-operative Group until 2014. It was sold to a subsidiary of the Al Tayyar Group during that year. The company rebranded from Co-operative Travel Management to Clarity Travel Management in March 2015. As part of the new rebrand, the firm has so far invested over £500,000 in technology and software.
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The travel management company provides travel management services, while also providing conference and event services and is headquartered in Manchester.
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History
The travel management company was founded in 2006, when the resources of Hourds Business Travel, Corniche Travel Management, Apollo Business Travel and Tony Iredale Travel were combined to create Co-operative Travel Management. From 2011 onwards, the company was run as a joint venture between Thomas Cook, The Co-operative Group and Midlands Cooperative. In 2014, the company announced it was to be acquired by Mawasem Travel & Tourism Ltd, a subsidiary of the Al Tayyar Group. Earlier in the year, the Middle Eastern-owned travel group had also acquired another Thomas Cook subsidiary in Elegant Resorts.
Following the acquisition by Mawasem Travel & Tourism Ltd, it was announced that a new board would be appointed. Pat McDonagh became CEO, with Mark Nevin and Sue Chapman becoming the CFO and Commercial Director respectively.
Operations
The company is based in Manchester in the United Kingdom. The company employs 200 staff, who provide management services for corporate travel.