Go Travel Solutions is a specialist consultancy for sustainable transport, serving employers, public bodies and travel providers.
The organisation is focused on bringing together the best in transport, environmental and marketing practice. Go Travel Solutions works in collaboration with leading transport consultants, operators and marketeers to tailor solutions to the requirements of customers. This enables it to deliver travel and transport solutions which provide discounts and benefits, and enhance economic and social well-being through reductions in road traffic and carbon emissions.
The company secures engagement with a range of organisations including employers, the public sector, travel service providers and transport operators through direct relationships with car clubs, car sharing schemes, tax benefit managers, transport operators and cycle providers.
Go Travel Solutions specialises in employer engagement on sustainable forms of transport using initiatives such as devising and developing travel plans, business engagement, behaviour change programmes, brokering of travel services, partnership development across sectors, sector expertise and the creation of business travel networks. Over 30 years' combined experience and expertise in travel sectors help employers and staff to maximise their mobility while minimising environmental impact and costs.
Products:
SmartGo
Go Travel Solutions manages the national SmartGo scheme. This provides discounted workplace travel, helping employers to incentivise low-carbon transport and save their staff money. Offers are available on buses, trains, bikes, electric vehicles and more, all accessible through the online portal, to provide benefits for both employers and staff. Visit www.smartgo.co.uk.
Communities Connected
The company’s Communities Connected service enables organisations to professionally engage and consult with local communities, customers and residents to ensure the success of travel planning projects. Communities Connected captures vital data, information and feedback from these key audiences through a wide range of channels. This information is then critically analysed and professionally reported to shape and influence key travel planning decisions. Visit www.communitiesconnectedcic.com.
LocalGo
LocalGo is a communities travel package managed by Go Travel Solutions that provides discounted travel for local communities, helping scheme sponsors and individuals incentivise low-carbon transport and save on the cost of travel. Visit www.localgo.co.uk.
Key Specialisms:
- Facility design and promotion of active travel (walking and cycling).
- Personalised travel planning for residential areas and employers.
- Creating the business case for electric vehicle integration through vehicle profiling and charging point consultancy.
- Review of business travel including grey fleet, with a focus on cost and carbon reduction.
- Workplace engagement in sustainable travel through surveys, events and campaigns.
- Survey design, delivery and analysis including geographic information systems (GIS) mapping of trip making and transport networks.
- Marketing and promotion of sustainable travel including events, social media management, website creation and marketing campaigns.
Aims:
- Sustainability - to reduce carbon impact through how the enterprise operates and in the solutions it provides to clients and partners
- Health and social well-being - to provide transport solutions which enhance social well-being and motivate greater physical activity
- Economic activity - to support local communities through enhancing transport connectivity for access to employment and leisure opportunities.
