ATPI Group becomes first TMC to create self-service booking platform

CrewHub can book multiple travellers from any airport to a single location

Global travel and events management company, ATPI Group, has unveiled CrewHub, its newly launched proprietary booking platform for group travel. 

The technology, which is in testing, is said to "streamline" and "consolidate" business travel for groups and crews of any size and from any industry.

Its new first-of-its-kind self-service platform gives travel organisers autonomy to book complex group travel themselves, with a dedicated support team on hand to assist whenever. 

Multiple employees to travel from different airports or routes within a single booking when having a shared arrival or departure location.

Initially the platform was developed as a pioneering solution for the firm's Marine and Energy customers.

CrewHub allows users to filter flights to meet their unique requirements and reduces booking time to approximately one minute per traveller (based on 11 travellers from across the world to one location), reducing the current booking time by up to 60%. 

All CrewHub bookings and itineraries are reviewed and validated by an ATPI agent. It also has the functionality to provide users with special fares and booking options tailored specifically to their sectors and business – such as remote locations, flexible scheduling, and specialised requirements for offshore workers and crews – features that are not available through other traditional online booking tools.

The new platform is being trialled with a select group of customers before being rolled out to Marine and Energy businesses in Q1 2025.

It will then be launched across all ATPI business lines throughout 2025, including corporate, entertainment, sports and mining, ensuring every trip is perfectly tailored to each traveller and sector’s needs.

Jenny Thornton, director of technology solutions of ATPI, said: “CrewHub is a unique solution that allows all sectors to go online, self-serve and bring huge time efficiencies to their travel programme.”

“Booking crew and group travel has been reserved for experienced consultants to handle offline for years, due to the complexities of coordinating multiple itineraries, preferences and logistical requirements across various providers and platforms… But not anymore.”

“At ATPI, we are committed to continuous innovation that streamlines the entire booking process and redefines industry standards. 

"CrewHub, does exactly that. It’s the first of its kind in the TMC space, and bringing such a dynamic tool to the market will bring efficiencies to all of our customers.”