Vision 2000 launches Safety & Security Suite
Ramps up Duty of Care for its corporate travel customers
Brian Robertson of Vision 2000 Travel Group is pleased to announce that it is now the exclusive travel management company in Canada to launch a Safety and Security Suite powered by Magnatech and eTravel Technologies to aid their corporate travel clients in supporting their Duty of Care initiatives for their travellers.
VisionAssure is comprised of a mobile app, a tracking map and a Guardian Level of service informing travellers of any changes to their itinerary while they are on the road. "Flight changes or delays, severe weather conditions or overbookings are all communicated to you and your Vision 2000 travel planner at the same time, allowing him or her to take pre-emptive action by rebooking or finding alternative arrangements for you," says Brian Robertson, COO of Vision 2000 Travel Group, the largest Canadian-owned travel management company. VisionAssure provides information to travellers' mobile devices the instant it is available, whether they are in transit, at the departure gate, the hotel, the rental car counter or in conference. The travel itinerary is then transmitted to the mobile device as soon as it has been updated.
Back in the client's office, the VisionAssure tracking map shows the actual location of their travellers and constantly providesinformation updates (as minor as an airport gate change) back to the company's travel manager. As Robertson points out, it is a true turnkey solution to Duty of Care requirements for a mobile application and Security Suite.
According to Jacques Thibault, president of MagnaTech, "The events around the Boston Marathon revealed the immediate relevancy of this technology. Vision 2000 can now help corporations precisely monitor the location of their personnel in a crisis. The mobile app, with its SOS button, in turn becomes a lifeline for employees on the road." Thanks to GPS tracking capability, direct connection to the TMC's air reservation systems and flight monitoring, the technology gives employers a highly affordable means of providing Duty of Care for all its business travellers, filling an important gap in currently available solutions.
"We pride ourselves on providing customized travel arrangements to each of our corporate travellers," says Joel Ostrov, president of Vision 2000. "These include a new safety-and-security suite and 13 other features to help tailor-make your travel program with us."
Vision 2000 enjoys an annual sales volume in excess of $575 million, and is a national leader in the corporate travel and meetings/incentives sector.
Media inquiries:
Stephen Smith
416-915-2244
stephen.smith@vision2000.ca
About Vision 2000
Vision 2000 is the largest Canadian-owned and operated travel management company, employing nearly 600 travel professionals and processing almost $600 million dollars in annual sales. The company has been providing a full range of corporate, meetings & incentives and leisure travel services from coast to coast to a wide spectrum of Canadian companies since 1953. Vision 2000 is a leading member of Virtuoso, the world's most prestigious travel network, and the Canadian shareholder in RADIUS Global Travel Solutions, one of the world's largest travel management organizations.
Member:
Air Canada Circle of Excellence • Oceania Connoisseur Club • Orient Express Belinni Club • Princess iexcel • RADIUS • Rosewood Elite • Ritz Carlton Stars • Virtuoso and Virtuoso Adventure & Specialty Travel • Virgin Galactic Accredited Space Agent Advisory Boards: Best Western • Crystal Cruise Line • Cunard Inner Circle • Fairmont Hotels • Preferred Hotels • Regent Seven Seas Cruise Council Awards: IHG 2012 Partner of the Year • TRAVELHotNews: Travel Network of the Year • Viking River Cruise Award of Excellence Preferred Partner: Four Seasons Hotels • Holland America • IHG Hotels
Click here to view the original version of this article.
ORGANIZATION
Vision 2000 Travel Group
www.vision2000.ca
201-1200 Sheppard Ave East
Toronto, ON M2K 2S5
Canada
Phone: 1-866-802-6676
Email: stephen.smith@vision2000.ca