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Heads up, the HRG Online Booking Tool is changing!

February 7, 2022 - Defence Stories

The HRG Shared Travel Services (STS) Portal will be migrating to a new interface on February 20, 2022 at 5:00 pm .

The new AMEX Global Business Travel (GBT) Travel Portal V2.0 will have all the same functionalities as the existing portal. Your username (TIN) and your password will remain the same.

What to expect during the launch of the new interface

• Portal will be unavailable during transition Please note the AMEX GBT Travel Portal V2.0 will be unavailable from Saturday, February 19 , 2022 at 5:00 pm to Sunday, February 20 at 5:00 pm EST . Any urgent travel needs during this period can be directed to Amex GBT via their call center: 1-866-857-3578 (toll free in Canada and the U.S.) or 1-613-822-3873 (collect call from anywhere else in the world).
• Easier access to training materials Once the new interface is launched, you will no longer need to log into the Learning Management System (LMS) to view training materials. Instead, they will be available in the "Training" tab under the heading ''Help Guide".
• No changes to the EMT Please note that the change applies only to the Online Booking Tool, and there are no changes to the existing Expense Management Tool (EMT) .

Should you have any questions before, during, or after this transition, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected] .

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1 Card enrollment required for eligible American Express Business and Corporate Cards. Separate enrollment with each of Neo1 and American Express is required to utilize combined product offering. There is no fee to generate American Express virtual Cards. Other fees on the Neo1 platform may apply. For you to make a Card payment through the service, the supplier must be an American Express accepting merchant. Please contact your Neo1 representative or email  [email protected]  to learn more.

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American Express Global Business Travel Agrees to Buy Hogg Robinson Group

Patrick Whyte, Skift

February 9th, 2018 at 5:38 AM EST

Hogg Robinson Group has gone through a significant amount of restructuring in recent years. The board obviously thinks now is the right time to cash in.

American Express Global Business Travel  has reached an agreement with UK-based Hogg Robinson Group to buy the company for up to $575 million (£411 million).

The takeover of the travel management company would not include software business Fraedom, which Visa would buy for $198 million (£141.8 million) in a separate transaction.

American Express GBT has offered between $1.54 (£1.10) and $1.68 (£1.20) per share. The final price depends on the Fraedom sale.

Hogg Robinson’s two significant minority shareholders, Emirates-owned Dnata and investment firm Boron, which collectively own 45.62 percent of the company, have agreed to vote in favor of the takeover. Travel industry veteran John Fentener van Vlissingen, who founded BCD Travel, controls Boron.

Should 75 percent of shareholders approve the offer, then the deal would close in the second quarter.

Hogg Robinson has gone through a significant period of restructuring and now that this is complete it is clearly more attractive to other companies.

The company was not up for sale but the offer from American Express GBT “places value on the company’s prospects and provides certainty, in cash, to Hogg Robinson shareholders today, as against the inherent uncertainty of the delivery of future value that exists in any business”.

According to the stock market announcement, the combined group will be “a global market leader in business travel management”.

When companies pursue mergers and acquisitions they love to talk about potential “synergies”, often involving job losses. In this case the combined group would cut between 6 and 8 percent of the workforce. Hogg Robinson employs around 4,500 people while American Express GBT has 12,000 . Up to 1,320 would therefore lose their lobs.

“Given the similar customer focus of the two businesses, GBT expects synergy potential to be substantial. GBT and GBT Holdings therefore recognise that, in order to achieve the expected benefits of the acquisition, operational and administrative restructuring will be required…” the stock market announcement said.

What the Companies Said

Greg O’Hara, chairman of the board of American Express GBT, said: “The board of directors of GBT strongly endorses the acquisition of Hogg Robinson. Significant customer, operational and financial benefits are expected.

According to Travel Weekly’s 2017 Power List of the largest travel agencies, American Express Global Business Travel, which was third largest on the list, did $31.1 billion in 2016 sales while HRG North America, which is part of the larger Hogg Robinson Group and ranked sixth, notched $16 billion in sales. Each had 12,000 employees.

Expedia, including its Egencia unit and its leisure travel businesses, topped the Power List and recorded $72.4 billion in sales in 2016. It employed 20,000 full- and part-time employees.

The combined American Express Global Business Travel and Hogg Robinson Group would create a powerhouse in corporate travel, and would be at least twice the size of its next largest rival, BCD Travel.

“This will enable the combined group to focus on additional value creation for customers and the marketplace, while generating new efficiency and growth opportunities for the business. I am excited at the prospect of creating a truly world class travel management company using the best available talent from both Hogg Robinson and GBT.

“Customers and travelers will benefit from the combined group’s complementary geographical footprint and technology offering. This combination will unlock meaningful value for all stakeholders.”

Nigel Northridge, chairman of the board of Hogg Robinson Group, said: “I am reassured by GBT’s commitment to work closely with Hogg Robinson to ensure we use the best available talent from both organisations to create a truly world class travel management company. The transaction will deliver significant benefits to all stakeholders.”

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