Expotel opens business travel department in Leeds office

11th February 2008

Expotel, one of the UK’s leading independent hotel accommodation, business travel and conference and event management agencies, has opened a business travel department in its newly re-located Leeds office. This department will complement the established travel offices at Expotel’s Stockport and London offices.

Ian Taylor who joins Expotel from Carlson Wagonlit will be the Travel Team Leader. “I am delighted to be working here at Expotel,” says Ian. “The opportunity to be team leader for a brand new a travel department is an exciting challenge. Expotel is an exceptionally strong player in the industry and the travel aspect of our service is becoming more and more important and growing significantly with ever increasing customer demands. As a company, Expotel emphasises the value of industry innovation and technology and I am very pleased to be joining the company at such an exciting time of growth.”

Rabi Rabindrakumar, Expotel’s COO commented: “We are thrilled that Ian has joined our new travel department in Leeds. We have experienced a huge increase in demand for our travel services and with Ian on board we have no doubt that our clients are in expert hands."

“The increased business demand meant we had to find larger office space in Leeds. We have therefore recently just completed our move to new premises and are now located at 11th floor, Tower North Central, Merrion Way.”

Expotel is an ABTA, IATA and ATOL bonded agency.

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For further information please contact:
Sharon Smith Expotel Press Office 020 7604 2765 ssmith@expotel.com M: 07771 833 856