Travel Trade News: DriveAway joins TIPTO supplier portfolio for Year 25

DriveAway joins TIPTO supplier portfolio for Year 25

Effective from 01 September 2023, DriveAway, the global trade only car hire and motorhome broker, will join TIPTO’s supplier member portfolio for Year 25. Looking to reinforce its commitment to the UK travel trade, DriveAway will be offering TIPTO agents the opportunity to learn more about its car and motorhome hire options with information on the benefits and best ways to upsell to clients.

DriveAway allows agents to earn excellent commission on safe, reliable and hassle-free car and motorhome hire services. Ensuring quality by only working with the most highly rated suppliers, the team provide quotes including full protection or zero excess policies, with vehicles easily booked online for simple pick up at airport, city, rail and ferry locations – there are no shuttle buses to contend with.

Melanie Thom, UK Sales Director, Auto Europe & DriveAway comments: “The DriveAway team is excited to be joining TIPTO for the start of its 25th year of operation. We are a company that has been intently watching from the sidelines and we know that the quality and variety of events on offer will boost our presence hugely within the agent community. Being a relatively new supplier to the trade we know that being part of the TIPTO portfolio will help grow our brand, giving us that important real time face to face with agents we need.”

Comments TIPTO Chairman, Richard Forde: “Year 25 is shaping up to be another excellent year for TIPTO and we are excited to welcome DriveAway and its team to join the fun. The DriveAway offering brings a new dynamic to our supplier member offering allowing us to further broaden the wealth of knowledge we bring to our agents. Our popular TIPTO event format is tried and tested and we’re confident that this winning formula will allow DriveAway to meet its goal of quality face time with agents.”

Pictured: Melanie Thom, UK Sales Director, Auto Europe & DriveAway is pictured with Richard Forde, TIPTO Chairman.

TIPTO currently has 20 members including: Abercrombie & Kent / Cox & Kings, Blue Diamond Resorts, Carnival Cruise Line, Celestyal Cruises, Croisi Europe, Do Something Different, Fred.\ Holidays, Gold Medal, Holiday Extras, Inghams / Santa’s Lapland, Intrepid, Leger Shearings Group, Newmarket Holidays, Palladium Hotel Group, Playa Hotels & Resorts, RCD Hotels, Scenic & Emerald Cruises, Titan, Travelpack and Virgin Voyages.