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VCK Travel continues with new name and managing director

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Followingthe acquisition of VCK Travel by Gray Dawes Travel in January 2024, the company is announcing a change in the leadership of our business. As of today, May 1, 2024, Ed Berrevoets will step down as Statutory Director and Dave Bishop will take on the role of Managing Director, with the aim of continuing VCK Travel’s current growth under the brand name Gray Dawes Travel. This name change is expected to be completed sometime in the fall. The corporate travel company said: “Dave Bishop brings 25 years of leadership experience in finance, sales, technology and commerce to his new role. He is currently Chief Operating Officer of Gray Dawes Travel, which puts him in an excellent position to continue VCK Travel’s success. His determination, strategic acumen and proven track record make him the ideal candidate to lead this exciting new phase of the business. “I feel honoured and excited to take on the role of Managing Director of Gray Dawes Travel in the Netherlands,” says Bishop. “We are extremely grateful to Ed for his dedication, vision and leadership. I now look forward to a seamless transition from VCK Travel to Gray Dawes Travel, a successful next phase for our Dutch operation and a promising future for our European customers.”

Berrevoets will continue to support the company until the end of his employment on 30 June 2024.’ Reaction Commenting on the announcement, Suzanne Horner, CEO of the Gray Dawes Group, said: “Gray Dawes Travel’s expansion into Europe and particularly into the Netherlands is very interesting for us. This expansion is the next step in our global growth plan and completes the circle in terms of our unique service delivery strategy. We call this service strategy ‘Follow the sun’ because there is a Gray Dawes office available to our clients at any time of the day, anywhere in the world. And because we use the same technology platform across the entire Gray Dawes operation and have access to the up-to-date customer information, we can provide a seamless personal service to our customers.
So we follow the sun from the United Kingdom via North America to Australia and then to the Netherlands; the four core Gray Dawes hubs that represent our global presence.” About Gray Dawes The Gray Dawes Group includes specialist brands for both corporate and leisure travel management and consultancy. Gray Dawes Travel, a part of the Gray Dawes Group, is a premier multi-award-winning independent travel management company based in the United Kingdom. The company has offices in London, Colchester, Manchester, Leeds, Leamington Spa and Edinburgh, as well as offices in Australia in Sydney and Melbourne, and in the United States (New York and Miami). The company’s recent, significant growth has been driven by a customer-centric approach, combined with pioneering technological innovations in travel management, focused on the changing demographics and demands of today’s discerning business travelers. With key clients in global banking, insurance, professional sports and luxury retail, Gray Dawes’ online and offline solutions combine to meet clients’ individual, strategic travel objectives. The company also operates specialist departments for MICE (Gray Dawes Events), leisure (Ventur Luxury) and consulting (Gray Dawes Consulting). Originally a shipping and insurance company, Gray Dawes was founded in 1865 by Scottish entrepreneur Archibald Gray and his partner Edwin Sandys Dawes. The company became a travel agency in 1927 and became a subsidiary of the Inchcape Group in 1958. In 1927, Gray Dawes Travel, in partnership with Imperial Airways, sold the first commercial tickets on the route from London to Cairo and Karachi. Another highlight came in 1946 when Gray Dawes became the second travel agency ever to receive an IATA (International Air Transport Association) ticketing license.

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