International corporate services company Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) today announces that Nairobi-headquartered Elite Travel Services Ltd (Elite) is to join the HRG worldwide network as its exclusive partner in Kenya and with immediate effect, Elite’s corporate travel operations will trade as HRG Kenya.

Founded in 1976, Elite (trading as HRG Kenya) is one of the longest-serving, IATA-accredited travel management companies (TMCs) in the country and in addition to its head office location in Nairobi, also has several client-dedicated implant offices. Highly focused on corporate travel, HRG Kenya services a variety of multi-national, regional and local clients including: The African Inland Mission, Family Health Kenya, Ericsson, the BBC and Reuters.

In recent years Kenya has established a number of international links including particularly strong relationships with the UK, Germany and other African countries, and has developed into a primary market for development in Africa. The country is also viewed as the regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa.

Sonali Zachariah, General Manager of HRG Kenya, commented: “Joining the HRG worldwide network helps us maintain our position as one of Kenya’s premier TMCs and gives us access to the extensive range of products, services and global capabilities with which HRG is synonymous. This means that our clients will benefit from an even higher quality service in the future, supported by an international organisation with an outstanding knowledge of the global corporate travel industry.”

David Radcliffe, Chief Executive of HRG, added: “We are delighted to welcome Sonali and her colleagues at HRG Kenya to the HRG worldwide network. The combination of HRG’s global capabilities and strength, combined with the local expertise that our in-country partners offer, means that our clients can depend on our network for a consistently high standard of service, no matter where they are in the world.”

For further information:

HRG Kenya enquiries
Sonali Zachariah, General Manager
Tel: +254 20 – 4453624/5/7
Email: sonali@elitetravel2007.com  

Hogg Robinson Group enquiries
Laurie Waugh, PR Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 1256 312623
Email:laurie.waugh@hrgworldwide.com 

Notes to Editors:

Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) is the award-winning international corporate services company. Founded in 1845, HRG has over 60 years specific corporate travel expertise. Its corporate services interests include wholly-owned or majority controlled corporate travel operations in 24 of the key driver and growth markets throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Supported by contracted partners, the HRG worldwide network currently extends to nearly 100 countries.

Totally committed to a value offering for clients, HRG offers a comprehensive range of corporate services which includes travel management, fulfilment services and low cost transactions as well as Consulting, Expense Management, Events & Meetings Management and Sports.