Established in 1973,
Westminster Travel Limited ("Westminster"or "Group")
is one of Hong Kong's leading travel agencies.
The Group employs more than 500 staff and has offices
throughout Hong Kong, Mainland China, Macau, Taiwan and
Singapore. Westminster's activities extend to all areas
of the travel industry including corporate travel, wholesale,
destination management, leisure packages, conference and
incentive, hotels and air tickets reservation, inbound
and outbound tour, and representation.
Westminster has been successfully listed in Singapore
Exchange on 23 January 2009.
Hong
Kong
Westminster's
headquarter is located in one of the major commercial property
in East Kowloon of Hong Kong. Our 5 sales counters located
at Kwun Tong, Central, Causeway Bay, Tsuen Wan and Shatin
offer valued clients a comfortable environment to discuss
the latest and hottest vacation destinations and trends.
For those who desire tailor-made itineraries or advice off
the beaten track, our knowledgeable staff is able to recommend
air-tickets, accommodation, car hire, transfers and tours
to create your own a la carte vacation.
China
Offices
Westminster
has travel management offices in the key strategic cities
of China - Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. These offices
are all operated under Westminster's own International Air
Transport Association (IATA) license, enabling us to issue tickets for all major
domestic and international carriers. All of the Westminster's
staff in China are well trained in serving of local and
regional accounts.
Singapore
Offices
Westminster
Travel (S) Pte. Ltd. is licensed by the Singapore Tourism
Board and affiliated to the International Air Transport
Association (IATA) and National Association of Travel Agents
Singapore (NATAS). Being a long established agency, Westminster
is always featured in the Top Agents Award line up of international
service providers such as Singapore Airlines, Qantas/British
Airways, United Airlines, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Banyan
Tree Hotels and Resorts.
Taiwan
Office
Westminster
has its own full service subsidiary in Taipei, providing
local and international accounts a wide range of corporate,
leisure, conference and incentive travel arrangements. Westminster
has entered a partnership with HRG (Hogg Robinson Group),
a renowned travel management company worldwide to provide
a range of high quality services for our clients.
Jecking
Tours & Travel Ltd
Jecking Tours
& Travel Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Westminster
which provides comprehensive management and marketing support
for inbound tourism-related business to our overseas clients.
Our experienced staff is able to handle arrangements from
individuals to sizeable groups and incentive movements.
Our strong links with hotels and other service providers
in Hong Kong enable us to offer high quality service at
a competitive price.
Since 1997, Jecking Tours & Travel Ltd had been appointed
as the sole ground handling agent of China Airlines Dynasty
package in Hong Kong, Macau, and Shenzhen. In July 2008,
the appointment has been extended to Guangzhou.
Wincastle
Travel (HK) Ltd
Wincastle
Travel is a subsidiary of Westminster, operating for more
than 20 years in Hong Kong. It specialises in group series
tours to popular destinations within China, Korea, Japan,
and South-East Asia under the banner of ' Wincastle Fun
Holidays'. Wincastle Travel is also the sole franchise agent
for Sri Lankan Holidays (website www.wincastle.com.hk).
Service
Segments
Corporate Travel
Westminster offers
a full premium range of services to meet every need of today's
demanding corporate travellers. Equipped with its own in-house
developed technology architecture, Westminster has the tools
to implement the most complex of corporate travel objectives.
Our staff is dedicated to providing a high level of execution
in the delivery of fast, accurately planned and fully integrated
travel arrangements worldwide.
Service Managers
provide expertise in airline/hotel negotiations, benchmarking
of corporate deals and assistance in the formulation, implementation
and administration of corporate travel policy. With crisis
management skills, they are capable of assisting in finding
flexible solutions to any unexpected situation.
Corporate Travel Consultants will identify and offer value-added
fare options, cost saving opportunities, up-to-date advice
on passport and visa requirements, airline and hotel special
promotions and comprehensive destination information. For
high volume accounts, a dedicated team will be assigned.
Wholesale
Operation
Westminster
has been appointed by 84 airlines as their ticketing agents,
of which 31 airlines have appointed Westminster as their
consolidator in Hong Kong. We provide a comprehensive range
of discounted fares to more than 430 travel agents in Hong
Kong and produce one of the largest and most comprehensive
hotel tariff book offering competitive rates at more than
3,500 direct contract hotels worldwide.
Leisure
Travel
Westminster
is amongst the market leaders for individual tailor-made
holidays to destinations throughout the world. Our experienced
and professional travel consultants offer dedicated, tailor-made
services for the discerning leisure traveler and holidaymaker.
Our website (www.westminstertravel.com)
gives you access to an array of packaged vacations.
Incentive
Travel is not just a reward for corporate achievers, but
an opportunity in which a corporation can unveil its goals
and objectives for tomorrow. Incentive travel must be planned
and organised in close collaboration with the client and
requires flexibility, inventiveness and fantasy in just
the right combination. This highly specialised area of travel
is one in which Westminster has established an enviable
reputation.
Of equal importance in the movement of large groups are
conferences and conventions, where every aspect of a very
complex itinerary is pre-planned to the minutes details.
Westminster's proven team of experts ensures that events
meet the delegates' expectations whether events are held
in Hong Kong or other popular destinations. According to
our excellent track records from January 2006 to August
2008, we have served over 7,600 customers, ranging from
the group size 80 to 900, travel to different destinations,
for example, Perth, Sydney, Paris, Milan, Berlin, Prague,
Orlando, Tokyo, Bangkok, Bali, and Kuala Lumpur.
Destination
Management Services
Multi-lingual
professional staff with experience in handling the requirements
of visitors from South-East Asia and around the world manages
the company's inbound department. They are equipped to handle
everything from small groups to large incentive movements,
utilising Westminster's close relationship with hotels in
Hong Kong, regionally and worldwide to ensure the most competitively
priced arrangements.
Westminster has a dedicated
China team who are able to handle complex itineraries and
tailor-made requests for inbound and outbound China, for
group and individual travel, incentive travel, meetings
and conferences.
Representation
Westminster
offers representation and marketing services for a number
of international renowned transportation and destination
companies to the Hong Kong travel trade. Westminster has
entered a partnership with Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), a
renowned travel management company worldwide to provide
a range of high quality services for their clients in Hong
Kong, Macau and Taiwan. In 2005, Westminster has been appointed
as the exclusive International Sales Office (ISO) for Hong
Kong and China region by Best Western International, Inc.
In Oct 2010, the appointment has been extended to Taiwan.
Airline
& Hotel Sales Achievement Awards
Year by year,
Westminster has received numerous awards from international
airlines and hotel chains as a result of our outstanding
sales achievements. This means clients are able to enjoy
the best rates with all major airlines and hotels in the
region.
These awards include the Top Agent Award from Cathay Pacific
every year since 1990 and Dragonair every year since 1996.
Over the past 19 years, Westminster has been top producers
for China Airlines, Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Airlines,
KLM, Lufthansa, Malaysian Airlines, Delta, Qantas, Singapore
Airlines, Swissair, United Airlines, Air China, China Southern
Airlines, American Airlines and many others.
In 2008 - 2010, Westminster is awarded the TTG Travel
Awards for the "Best Travel Agency - Hong
Kong" for 3 consecutive years.
In the hotel sector, Westminster has been awarded 'Top Producers'
by hotels such as Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Shangri-la
Hotels & Resorts, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, GTA
Travelport and more...
Memberships
HACTO
HK Assoc. of China Travel
Organisers Ltd.
HATA
Hong Kong Association of Travel
Agents
IATA
International Air Transport Association
SIPA
Society of IATA Passenger Agents
TIC
Travel Industry Council of Hong
Kong
For
general inquiries, please
email to itravel@hkwtl.com
or call +852 2313 9800
