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Business travel, handled from Athens.
We book and manage travel for universities, school districts, public agencies and companies, with a real person who knows your travelers and your policy.
The business travel side of Global Escapes, planning travel from Athens for more than 38 years.
Who we serve
Most of our clients are organizations where travel has to follow rules: a policy, a budget, a grant, a board. We know those rules and book inside them.
Universities & research
Faculty, researchers, visiting speakers and departments with grants to manage.
K-12 school districts
Staff development, conferences, competitions and student group trips.
State & county government
Agency and county travel that has to follow policy and pass an audit.
Courts & legal
Witness and expert travel, often on short notice and with moving dates.
Energy & industry
Field teams, site visits and trips that change with the work.
Security & field services
Crews and managers who need to be on site, on time, every time.
What we handle
Flights, hotels, cars and rail, plus everything around them. Pick what you need, or hand us the whole program.
Travel program management
Policy, reporting and a single point of contact for your whole program.
See how it works: Travel program managementEducation & public-sector travel
Universities, school districts, state agencies, counties and courts.
See how it works: Education & public-sector travelGroup & meeting travel
Teams, conferences, competitions and board retreats, organized end to end.
See how it works: Group & meeting travelExecutive & VIP travel
Priority handling and backup plans for the people who can't be late.
See how it works: Executive & VIP travelInternational travel support
Passports, visas, entry authorizations and trips with a lot of moving parts.
See how it works: International travel supportUnused ticket & credit tracking
Airline credits tracked and applied before they expire.
See how it works: Unused ticket & credit tracking“We had to bring people in from about seven different countries to Morocco, and that is a logistical nightmare as you can imagine.”
Meet Jenny
Jenny has spent more than 35 years planning business and vacation travel, and every one of our corporate accounts runs through her.
She knows which of your travelers wants the aisle, which department needs a PO number on every invoice, and who to call when a flight cancels at 6 a.m. Born in England and raised in Athens, she still loves that no two days in travel are the same.
From the blog
Current rules, rates and news that affect how your organization travels. Written for travel arrangers and the people who approve trips.
Europe's new border check is live. ETIAS isn't. What to tell your travelers
The EU Entry/Exit System now collects fingerprints and a photo at the border. ETIAS, the pre-travel authorization, has slipped. Here's where things stand.
No REAL ID? The $45 TSA ConfirmID fee your travelers can avoid
Since February 2026, showing up at TSA without an accepted ID costs $45 and adds a delay. A one-line check in your pre-trip routine prevents it.
Traveling for fun, too?
Vacations, honeymoons, cruises and family trips are handled by our sister company, Global Escapes. Same office, same care.
Ready to hand off your business travel?
Tell us how your organization travels. We'll show you what changes on day one.