International corporate services company Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) today announces that Tel Aviv-headquartered Lachish Tours and Travel Ltd has joined the HRG worldwide network as its exclusive partner in Israel. Demonstrating its commitment to HRG, Lachish Tours’ corporate travel operations will trade as HRG Israel with immediate effect.

Founded in 1979, Lachish Tours is one of the leading travel management companies (TMCs) in the country and in addition to its head office location, also has operations in key cities around the country including Ashdod, Jerusalem and Haifa. The company’s high profile corporate clients include the Weizmann Institute of Science (which has been a client for over 20 years), IT business solutions provider Sapiens and electronics company Winbond.

Israel has a dynamic economy encompassing a diverse number of areas. The country has pioneered advancements in agricultural technology, has led the way in many high and low-tech innovations and has produced numerous medical and scientific breakthroughs. Free trade agreements with Europe, the United States, Canada, Mexico and many of the previous Eastern bloc countries, as well as a highly developed infrastructure and investor-friendly business environment, are attractive to foreign investors. Israel’s rate of economic growth has averaged 6.5 percent a year, and exports have increased by an average of 11.4 percent a year. In 2006, the country experienced GDP (gross domestic product) growth in excess of 5% and maintained its trend in increasing exports. Similar growth is anticipated during the current year.*

Uri Alperovitz, General Manager of Lachish Tours, commented: “Joining the HRG worldwide network helps us maintain our position as one of Israel’s premier TMCs and gives us access to HRG’s extensive range of products, services and global capabilities. 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.”

He continued: “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.”

*Source: Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre

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 For further information:
HRG Israel enquiries
Rami Ravich, Deputy General Manager
Tel: + 972 8 8652861
Email: Rami@lachish.co.il

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

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 25 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 Corporate Travel Management, Consulting, Expense Management, Events & Meetings Management and Sports.