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This evening (29 November), in the presence of high ranking officials, local business leaders, corporate clients and suppliers, Mexican corporate travel experts Villa Tours will celebrate its strategic alliance with international corporate services company Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) and a new name for its operations in the country – HRG Mexico.

An elegant reception at the home of British Ambassador Giles Paxman is the setting for this important step for Villa Tours where the company’s senior executives will be joined at the event by David Radcliffe (Chief Executive, HRG), Roger Westwood (Overseas Investments Director, HRG) and Mike Platt (Global Industry Affairs Director, HRG).

Founded in 1980, Villa Tours now employs 130 people based in key city locations – Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara – supported by a network of implant offices in corporate clients’ headquarters. It has established an excellent reputation for quality service combined with consistent growth and its decision to join HRG’s global network of corporate services specialists enables HRG Mexico to provide global capabilities in addition to its local knowledge and expertise.

Villa Tours Managing Director, Antonio Cantú, explains: “Our relationship with HRG offers an opportunity to align ourselves with a global leader, introduce new products, services and solutions and drive the industry forward to meet the changing needs of corporate clients. We are excited about the opportunities this will create for our staff, our corporate clients and our business generally as we adopt the HRG corporate services strategy and expand our offering.”

He continued: “One of our goals, as part of this partnership approach with HRG, is to become even closer to our clients and inspire confidence that we understand their business objectives and that we are committed to meeting them. This includes sourcing opportunities for focus outside the traditional travel management arena into the related business streams offered by HRG and implementing new technology and client service solutions.”

David Radcliffe, Chief Executive of Hogg Robinson Group, added: “Our corporate services philosophy is quite simple: we are committed to ensuring that we provide a comprehensive range of solutions that add demonstrable value. For our clients this means that we maximise the return on investment of every single dollar of corporate travel and related expenditure.

“It is about being more than a travel management company. A member of the HRG worldwide network not only fulfils clients’ corporate travel requirements but also helps clients manage their overall spend in related areas such as Consulting, Expense Management, Events & Meetings Management and Sports Travel Management.”

He continued: “I am absolutely delighted to be able to join Antonio and his colleagues as they adopt the HRG corporate services approach and launch HRG Mexico. It is important, as we strive not only to meet but also exceed client expectations, that we have a strong presence in all key markets worldwide and with the launch of HRG Mexico we have a well established and highly regarded Partner that it is integrated into our regional and global structure.”

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For HRG Mexico enquiries
Claudia Beauregard
PR - PIE
Tel: + 52 55 5280 2578
Email: claudia_beauregard@prpie.com.mx

For Hogg Robinson Group enquiries
Laurie Waugh, Public Relations Manager
Hogg Robinson Group
Tel: + 44 (0) 1256 312 623
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 25 of the key driver and growth markets throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and North America.  Supported by contracted partners, the HRG worldwide network extends to over 100 countries.