Regional Holding Company with Multiple Subsidiaries

Background

A UAE-based holding company managed several subsidiaries across real estate, services, and trading. Each one handled its own travel, which made reporting fragmented and made it hard to get a clear picture at the group level.

The Requirement

Group management wanted consolidated oversight without removing flexibility from individual businesses.

What Utravel Delivered

Utravel implemented a centralized framework that allowed subsidiaries to book independently while feeding into a unified reporting and invoicing structure. Utravel also provided monthly group management summaries, creating visibility across subsidiaries while preserving autonomy.

During implementation, Basel Abu Alrub, Managing Director, noted, “Holding companies need clarity without friction. The challenge of visibility without control becoming restrictive was easily overcome with our approach.”

Results

Within six months, group-level reporting improved substantially, with finance reporting fewer reconciliation issues, and management gaining clearer insight into travel activity across the portfolio.

Overall travel spend remained stable, and modest efficiency was gained from reduced duplication and cleaner reporting.

Client Impact

The holding company achieved clearer oversight without disrupting subsidiary operations, and travel management became easier to govern at group level.