NORFOLK, VA – CI Travel’s government and corporate travel management services division was awarded a contract to oversee national travel management services for eleven regional and district offices of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Travel management functions will be handled at CI Travel’s Central Reservations Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Kevin McElroy, President and Chief Operating Officer of CI Travel stated, “We are honored to be selected as the travel management provider for this prestigious organization and look forward to an outstanding year. Being awarded the SEC contract illustrates the high-level of travel management services that we provide for all of our government and corporate accounts.”
The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. The SEC also oversees other key participants in the securities world, including stock exchanges, broker-dealers, investment advisors, mutual funds, and public utility holding companies.
CI Travel, a division of Cruise International, is a $150 million company which, according to Travel Weekly, is the 36th largest travel agency in the United States and provides travel management services for government and corporate accounts. Located in Norfolk, Virginia; CI Travel operates 49 locations, including 25 agencies in Hampton Roads, with offices in Alabama, California, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin and Washington, DC. CI Travel is the only employee-owned travel company in the nation.
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