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Private ownership means we can focus on the values that are important to us. These drive everything we do. They result in us acting with integrity and agility while making long-term investments and decisions. They keep us innovative and importantly, they help us to deliver a better customer experience.
Collinson’s journey started over 30 years ago, when our chairman, Colin Evans, was Managing Director of IAPA, a global travel benefits business with a history stretching back to 1963. Colin took ownership of the company in 1985.
With the development of new products and innovative services, the Collinson we know today soon began to take shape. Once formed, Collinson was further strengthened by the acquisition of established companies that allowed us to expand on our offerings.
Seeing the benefit of lounge access for premium business travellers, Colin found a way to provide entry to non-business travellers by introducing it as a benefit to IAPA members.
Lounges open in Amsterdam, Rome and Berlin that same year.
In time, this grew into the world’s first independent lounge programme, Priority Pass.
ICLP goes on to establish more offices across the globe in coming years:
Significant boost to our assistance capabilities with the acquisition of Aria Assistance, formally Europ Assistance UK and Irespoland.
Welcome Real-Time is an award-winning technology that integrates with banking and retail systems to reach over 100 million global consumers.
With a focus on travel and the goal of accelerating innovation and improving experiences for consumers, this part of the business allows us to work with and invest in start-ups across the globe.
One of our initial investments was in Grab, the open platform that connects airport restaurants, retailers and services to travellers via a smartphone.
This latest investment, in addition to the deepening relationship with Grab, means we can make the most of the fantastic talent in these young enterprises as part of our ongoing vision to create a joined-up passenger journey.
Valuedynamx was created to deliver on the rising need for an integrated and secure commerce ecosystem that enables the delivery of personalised, low friction earn-and-redeem experiences.
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We’re committed to enhancing the communities and environments we work in.
We’re always on the lookout for people who stand out.