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Wings Travel Management turns 20, goes into Brazil

Wings Travel Management, which turns 20 this month, is celebrating its anniversary with big news. The global travel-management company specialising in oil & gas, corporate and marine travel, is expanding its reach into South America with the acquisition of Brazilian-based V7 Viagens travel-management company.
Tony Sofianos: "This is an important region for our customers, and was the logical next step in the growth of Wings."
Tony Sofianos: "This is an important region for our customers, and was the logical next step in the growth of Wings."

The announcement was made March 24 at the company's 20th anniversary celebration in Johannesburg by Wings CEO Tony Sofianos.

In anticipation of future business growth, Wings established its corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom nearly two years ago. The administrative headquarters remains in Johannesburg. Because of the strategic nature of Wings' growth and business development, more than half of Wings' business now is outside the African continent, creating a truly international brand.

SA-born

Wings Travel Management originated in South Africa, cutting its teeth in a challenging travel market. Since its inception, it has become one of the top travel-management companies specialising in the oil and gas market, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, the Middle East, South America, and Africa. Wings is also expanding into the Asia-Pacific region with an operating presence in Singapore.

"Over the years, Wings has worked to unlock complex travel, which is how we've earned our place as a trusted advisor with our clients," Sofianos said. "Because of our single-technology platform that is universal across our global system, we can provide confidence and peace of mind for the business traveller anytime, for any need, no matter where they are in the world."

Wings Travel Management turns 20, goes into Brazil

About Wings Travel Management

Wings is a full-service travel-management company specialising in offshore, marine and corporate travel. It includes wholly owned operations in major energy-producing regions in the Americas, Europe and Africa, South America, and the Middle and Far East.

It is ISO 9001:2008 certified compliant, and manages its entire global operation with a proprietary quality management system that provides clients with comprehensive reports, including the Wings Incident-Free Index, which tracks the performance of all service and supplier transactions.

For more information, go to www.wings.travel or contact Natalie Cousens, +27 (0) 11 292-5234.

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