ATPI expands footprint to New Zealand

MUMBAI  Leading global travel management and events business, the ATPI Group, announced, Thursday, its acquisition of New Zealand-based Business World Travel.

The addition of Business World Travel to the ATPI Group’s portfolio further increases the footprint of the growing business across Australasia.

Business World Travel, based in Auckland, raises the ATPI Group’s wholly owned offices to 34 in 18 countries around the world.

Graham Ramsey

Expansion in the Asia Pacific region for ATPI has recently included the acquisition of the Australia-based Voyager in January 2014 and the purchase of DTC Travel in Malaysia in October 2015.

It also extended its premises in Singapore to accommodate a growing team and earlier this year the company launched ATPI Sports Events in Australia.

Business World Travel was established in 1992 by Grant Bevin with a mission to focus on client service.

Bevin has since  built a successful business with a service ethos that matches that of the ATPI Group, and will remain with the company to lead the operation in New Zealand.

ATPI Group  CEO Graham Ramsey said: “The purchase of Business Travel World is a significant milestone for our global business. As part of our growth strategy over the last two years we have focused on extensive investment and acquisitions. Through this most recent deal…Business Travel World and its clients will benefit from ATPI’s bespoke technology, purchasing power, and comprehensive people development and training.”

The business is funded in partnership with ICG and seven major banks comprising Lloyds, ING, HSBC, RBS, Investec, Aimco and Bank of Ireland and has been led by the same senior management team since 2002.

The ATPI Group has a network of over 100 offices, worldwide, providing event management, corporate travel, shipping and energy and online travel technology.