The growth of
CT Travel Group
CT Travel Group was established in 1988. From its beginnings as a small travel store in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the company has grown into a multimillion pound leisure and business travel company, with offices in Tunbridge Wells and London.
CT Travel Group’s success can be attributed to wise investment in successful, like-minded businesses, leading technology and a continued commitment to employing the right team to drive the business forward.
The company will continue to invest in its organic growth and acquisition programme of businesses and property. We will continue to provide our staff with relevant training opportunities and build on their development within the company, as well as a commitment to provide our clients with outstanding customer service at every point of contact with us.
Mark Kempster
Founder & CEO
Meet our Directors
Mark Kempster founded CT Travel Group in 1988. From its origins as a small shop in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the company has successfully grown into a multimillion pound travel business, headed up by Mark and his team of Directors.
Mark Kempster
Founder & CEO
Mark Kempster
Founder & CEO
Role within the business
As founder and CEO of CT Travel Group, Mark’s role sees him working closely with his fellow Directors, ensuring the business operates smoothly on a day-to-day basis and that high standards of business practice are maintained. Mark is a successful entrepreneur, both within and outside of the travel industry, and is always keen to find new opportunities that will allow both CT Travel Group to expand in its key areas of operation, as well as his business portfolio outside of the industry, through organic growth or acquisition.
Industry Experience
Prior to starting his business in 1988, Mark worked in both the leisure and corporate travel sectors. Since then he has gained a huge amount of experience in all aspects of the travel industry. Mark has been instrumental in the successful growth of CT Travel Group and has made sure that he knows how all aspects of the business run; from reservations and sales through to accounts and technology.
David Bevan
Financial Director
David Bevan
Financial Director
Role within the business
David is accountable for the Group’s financial welfare, along with the support of the Group’s financial team. He ensures that necessary controls exist and are being maintained at all levels throughout the business. David has overall responsibility for the company’s compliant status with external regulatory authorities and presents the Group’s management results to the Board, on a monthly basis. He also has overall responsibility for the Group’s financial back office systems.
Industry Experience
David joined the Group in 2001 to head up the Finance Division. As a qualified accountant he has previously worked within the construction, retail and legal sectors where he acquired the necessary experience to deal with all aspects of business finance and accountancy. Assisting in CT Travel Group’s successful acquisition of Medway Travel Ltd in 2011, he has been instrumental in streamlining and incorporating the business to perform successfully within the Group.
Clare Collins
MD Corporate Travel
Clare Collins
MD Corporate Travel
Role within the business
As Managing Director of Corporate Travel, Clare’s key areas of responsibility are Business and Group & Incentive Travel. With three offices in the UK, corporate travel represents 80% of our Group turnover. The corporate teams work on sales, implementation, account management, online technology and providing a high level of service to our clients 24/7. Through global connections, Clare and the team manage the successful roll-out of our services on a global or local scale and at owner and board level; Clare plays a key part in this process from start to finish.
Industry Experience
Clare joined CT Business Travel in 2004 and was appointed as a shareholder and Director of Corporate Travel in 2012, after progressing through the business over a period of eight years. Having worked in the industry since 2000, Clare has experience within the Groups, Conference, Incentive and Business Travel market.
Thomas Kempster
Technical Director
Thomas Kempster
Technical Director
Role within the business
Thomas provides oversight across the group for technical infrastructure and communications, focusing on resilience and our ability to service customer needs 24/7. Working on bespoke projects, closely with managers and our technical team to deliver effective customer solutions with web-based platforms for travel management. Thomas works with the marketing team on strategy and direction as well as providing oversight of the digital marketing activity across the group; the tie up with new and evolving digital marketing technology and the integration with our own digital developments have become the main focus of marketing strategy for the leisure and corporate brands operated by the group.
Industry Experience
Thomas joined the business in 1999, specifically to develop the online presence of the group, and at that time taking responsibility for growing a technical infrastructure around the business during a time of considerable change in the travel industry as it entered into a new era of internet-based software deployment, communications and marketing. Thomas has played key roles in almost all of the technical-based development over this time, whether they have been developed in-house or acquired. Early adoption of API technology, bespoke web development and virtualisation has kept the group on top of a fast-paced industry.
We aim to lead the way in providing travel solutions to business and leisure travel clients around the world by embracing the latest technology and providing outstanding customer service
We aim to lead the way in providing travel solutions to business and leisure travel clients around the world by embracing the latest technology and providing outstanding customer service
Business Opportunities
With entrepreneurial vision, CT Travel Group has benefited from considerable growth over the years. The group have a proven track record for supporting and operating new and existing businesses on a multitude of levels, from providing call centre facilities with highly trained staff, selling over multiple platforms and products, through to licensing and bonding. The Board of Directors are happy to discuss any potential business ideas, both within and outside of the travel industry.
Our management team are also available on a consultation basis to assist with all aspects of setting up and operating your business.
The skills, business systems and processes we have in place for our own business, allow other travel businesses to ‘dovetail’ into our operation, whilst retaining their own corporate identity. CT Travel Group also offers product representation and marketing in the UK – so if you have a product or service that you would like to develop, you may be able to benefit from our database and marketing expertise.
If you have an idea or proposal, please call us on 01892 673420 for an initial discussion.
