Experient News

September 16, 2009

Experient teams with Gant Travel Management for Air Travel Services

Twinsburg, OH – Experient, the source for integrated meeting and event solutions, announces a strategic partnership with Gant Travel Management, of Itasca, IL, to provide air travel services to the Experient client base.

“Gant’s technology, scale, and industry experience as well as their boutique service model brings strength to our air travel offering for current and prospective clients,” said David Erich, executive vice president registration and housing services. “Our partnership with Gant allows us to expand our service offering in travel management technology to provide our clients with enhanced features.  And their extensive experience in the event marketplace makes them a perfect fit with Experient.”

The expanded service offering includes enhancements such as trip alerts, unused automated ticket tracking, GPA benchmarking and reporting, enhanced automated quality control and invoicing, a ResX or Cliqbook online booking tool option and more.

Experient’s Air Travel Group was the foundation of ITS (International Travel Services), which merged into Experient, then Conferon Global Services, in 2003.

About Gant Travel Management
At Gant, travel management is both a service and a relationship.  Established in Westmont, IL in 1932, their call center is located in Itasca, IL and headquarters are in Bloomington, IN.  Gant has on-site locations in McLean, VA, Mt. Olive, NJ, West Chester, PA, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, and Chicago, IL.  Employees are based across the U.S. utilizing a VOIP / remote agent program all supporting the Itasca call center. Gant employs top quality travel agents to provide the best service, offers two different online booking engines to fit client needs, uses multiple reservation systems for compatibility, and integrates extensive automation to ensure accuracy, compliance, efficiency, and consistency while getting the best fares and preferred seats.  For more information, visit www.ganttravel.com.

About Experient
Experient is the source for integrated meeting and event solutions including full-service, customized registration, housing, event management and lead retrieval services. With a vision to perfect the event experience and a mission to help bring people together to drive business, this year Experient will create memorable event experiences at more than 3,000 events attended by more than 2.8 million people  occupying more than 4.4 million room nights. Visit us at www.experient-inc.com.