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emissions of staff travel. FCM’s cost per ton to
offset is £2.50, which the firm believes to be
the lowest offset rate in the market.
In addition, the company is the contributing
member of the U.N. Global Compact, a United
Nations initiative to encourage businesses
worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially
responsible policies and to report on their
implementation. It is focused on Human
Rights, Labor, Environment, and Corruption.
Products
FCM provides clients with the broadest range
of prices and inventory for air travel, hotel
accommodation, travel insurance, and holiday
travel. The combination of FCM’s global
negotiating strength, integrated systems,
multiple product platforms, and strong
supplier relationships, mean clients receive
the best itineraries for increased savings on
every journey. FCM product includes:
Global fare finding system
The company’s global fare finding capabilities
give our travel managers access to the
lowest prices and widest selection of airline
inventory seats. Its teams track and compare
fares and seat availability on carriers
around the world, allowing FCM’s travel
professionals to select the best global fare
option of the day. FCM’s global fare finding
capabilities ensure customers benefit on a
number of levels from measurable savings,
better fare options, and better availability of
seat inventory.
New Technologies
The firm believes that the technology should
move one forward leading suite of products
to make your business travel management
simpler, faster and more efficient. FCM
Connect is personalized to the travel tools
and information you need to manage, book
and travel with ease. A single click through
the hub, the gateway to the FCM Connect
suite of products, transports you to an
intuitive and easy to use dashboard that can
be customized with the tools relevant to you
as the user. This allows you to experience
all the travel services you need, in one place
without having to sign-in to multiple sites.
Rakshit Desai, MD
SR
september 2019
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