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FCM Travel Solutions, Led by Rakshit Desai is Turning
Travel Experience into Beautiful Memories with a Right
Blend of Service and Technology
C
orporate travel management is
one of the easiest and simplest
ways of managing a company’s
strategic approach to travel; it helps
in negotiating vendors, operating
corporate travel programs, credit-
card management security, travel
and expenses data management and,
to ensuring cent percentage travel
safeties with appropriate guidelines.
The main aim of opting the route
of global consolidation is, it brings
about savings in the company in the
travel and expenses budget. Travel
solution does play a pivotal role
in managing an entire company’s
travel data and safeguarding it
carefully. One such pioneer in the
field of travel solution is the FCM
Travel Solutions.
FCM Travel Solution, founded in the
year 2004 is a firm that provides
global travel management services;
its headquarters is located in
Brisbane, Australia. The company
has branches in over 95 countries. It
is considered as one of the top travel
management companies in the
world. The firm provides its clients
access to a worldwide network
of airfares, ground transport and
hotel options which offers the
best value for their business travel
expenditure.
FCM Travel Solution is a part of a
multinational travel company Flight
Centre Travel Group (FCTG) which
is publicly-listed on the Australian
Stock Exchange. The firm provides
its clients with exceptional offers
which have made the firm to stand
out among other companies. The
company has 8000+ experienced
travel professionals on hand
24*7. It tops amongst the world’s
leading corporate brands and is
a multinational business across
industry sector with a global
turnover of AU$9 billion.
”Travelling becomes an esthetic
appeal when travel solutions are
simple yet best.” The Managing
Director of FCM Travel Solutions-
India, Rakshit Desai sets the best
example. It does require a lot of will
power and courage to establish a
company and to lead it in the best
possible way among the world’s
largest platforms.
Rakshit Desai’s
contribution to FCM
Travel Solutions
Rakshit heads Flight Centre
Travel Group (FCTG) in India
comprising the market-leading
FCM and Corporate Traveller
brands, the fast-growing Travel
Tours retail network, the Travel
Money India currency business,
and the FCM Incoming South Asian
DMC. He has played a pivotal role
in developing the firms market in
India and has majorly contributed
to the company’s success.
Corporate Social
Responsibility
As a global travel management
company, the firm plays a huge
emphasis on how the travel miles
of its own people impacts on the
environment. It is something
the company takes extremely
seriously and offset all of the carbon
“Travel is the only thing you buy, that makes you richer.”
Meet the Trendsetter
Rakshit Desai, Managing Director - India, Flight Centre Travel Groupheads Flight Centre Travel
Group (FCTG) in India comprising the market-leading FCM and Corporate Traveller brands, the fast-
growing Travel Tours retail network, Frequently quoted on industry and economic issues and a regular
speaker at trade events, Rakshit also featured in the 2015 Edition of the Economic Times - Spencer Stuart
‘top 40 under forty’ business leaders list.
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