The story
FCM was officially launched to market in 2004 following the consolidation of various corporate travel businesses within parent company FCTG.
By 2002 FCTG's corporate division included seven different businesses, which in 2004 were consolidated to form FCM Travel Solutions. The reach of FCM's global network broadened with the acquisition of major travel companies including Sydney Business Travel (Australia), Internet Travel Group (Australia), Garber Travel (USA), Bannockburn (USA), Britannic Travel (UK), American International Travel (Hong Kong), Liberty (USA), Friends Globe Travels (India), Travel Tours Group (India), China Comfort (China), Air Services International (Singapore), Worldwide Aviation Services (Malaysia) and Business Travel Development B.V. (BTD) (Netherlands).
Since 2004, FCM has continued to partner with local travel companies around the world to expand the company's network to 90 countries. FCM has 450 offices worldwide, employs more than 6,500 staff and has global turnover of more than US$5 billion.
From Wikipedia’s article on FCM Travel Solutions, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4