Industries we serve

Companies do not book chauffeurs the way individuals do. An airline needs a crew moved from the hotel to the airport at 03:40 on a manifest; a ship manager needs twenty-two seafarers taken from the arrivals hall to a vessel whose berth changed overnight; an investor-relations team needs four cars following a roadshow through three cities in a day. Each industry page below explains how BlaakLane.com runs that work: the paperwork, the vehicles, the timings, the invoicing and the people you deal with.

How an industry programme starts

Most industry work begins with a short brief rather than a single booking. A travel manager, crew scheduler or event planner sends the dates, the cities, the passenger numbers, the vehicles needed and any security or reporting requirements, and a coordinator plans the programme and confirms the vehicles and the fares in writing. Recurring work then runs on a corporate account with monthly invoicing, cost centres, booker and traveller profiles and duty-of-care trip data.

What to put in the first brief

• The cities and airports involved, with dates and the earliest and latest movement times.
• Passenger numbers per movement, luggage, and any crew manifests, vessel names or flight numbers.
• The vehicle classes you expect, or the budget and standard you need, so the coordinator can suggest them.
• Invoicing details: the legal entity, cost centres and who approves the monthly statement.
• Any security, confidentiality or reporting requirements from your travel or risk policy.

Industry bodies such as the GBTA publish guidance on managed travel programmes. Travel desks that also book flights and hotels can combine ground transport with the travel desk run with BookingWorldwide.net.

What stays the same across industries

Every trip, whether it is an airline crew run at 04:00, a financial roadshow or a government delegation, is booked on the same 24/7 desk and priced as a fixed fare before it is confirmed. Gratuity, parking and zone charges are charged at actual cost. Outside the home dispatch area, the car is driven by a vetted affiliate, and the confirmation names the operator. See the fleet and rates.