Getting your business travel on track

How one business saved £1,000 in booking fees, while reducing their CO2 emissions by the equivalent of six return flights to Australia.

Whether it’s for client meetings, training workshops or conferences and events – travel is a necessary part of business life for any growing organisation.

But if you take the train and book through one of the well-known travel management platforms, you’ll likely incur thousands of pounds of booking fees or credit card charges. And managing everyone’s travel can be an admin nightmare.

Alternatively, if you choose to take the car, you can soon rack up the CO2 emissions. And with sustainability at the forefront of everyone’s minds, as well as being a key driving factor in employee engagement, car travel is simply a no-go for most socially conscious businesses.

Thankfully, we have a simple solution. You can find the cheapest rail fares, cut your business travel emissions and avoid those sneaky hidden extra charges by using Just Business – our free online platform for booking and managing business train travel.

One of our valued Midlands based customers has done just that and after crunching the numbers and analysing their data, they couldn’t be happier with the results.

Why? Well, this company made 772 train journeys in a year. If they had travelled by car for each of these journeys, they would have produced a whopping 25.6 tonnes of CO2 emissions. That’s the equivalent of six return flights from London to Australia!

By booking their rail travel with Just Business, they’ve generated just 5.4 tonnes of carbon emissions – almost five times less than if they had travelled by road.

What’s more, the company have been able to save £1,000 worth of booking fees, compared to if they had booked with another travel management platform.

But there are so many other benefits to using Just Business.

With travel costs charged directly to the business, there’s no need for employees to keep paper receipts or claim expenses. E-tickets are also sent directly to their inbox, so they don’t need to queue or print tickets when they get to the station.

Admins have access to all travel booking data and reporting tools in one central place, keeping you in control at all times. Plus, you also have access to sustainability reports so you can track your company’s travel related carbon footprint and compare it against other modes of travel.

There’s no need to search around for the cheapest tickets with Just Business either. We can guarantee the lowest available end-to-end fares across all operators – with no fees, no contracts and no minimum term. The platform is easy to navigate and gives full visibility of all available fares. All ticket types can be made available depending on your own policies.

Unlike with other travel management platforms, you’ll benefit from a personalised service with our friendly helpdesk. We have real human beings on hand to help with any questions or requests. Our Business-to-Business Fulfilment Manager who works on the Just Business helpdesk, says:

“As well as being completely free to access, our helpdesk prides itself on its super speedy turnaround time for replying and solving queries. You won’t need to wait three to four days for a reply because we aim to get back to you within the same day. Our dedicated team is there to support you with all your business train travel needs, no matter how big or small they are.”

Signing up to Just Business couldn’t be easier. We’ll send you a short set-up form where you can provide us with your company details, payment information and account preferences. You’ll then need to give us the details of who in your organisation will have access to book travel, and who you’d like to have admin rights. When you’re happy to go live, we send out login details to all users and they can start booking their rail travel straight away. It’s as simple as that!

So, if your organisation is looking for a more straightforward, cheaper and sustainable way to travel, email sophie.gardner@wmtrains.co.uk or helpdesk@justbusinesstravel.co.uk and we’ll take care of the rest.