CWT Expands African Presence

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has announced that it is expanding its African presence to Mozambique, through a partnership with TopAtlântico Mozambique, a subsidiary of the Portuguese travel management group, Espírito Santo Viagens.
 TopAtlântico, in partnership with CWT, has provided travel management expertise to corporate travellers in Portugal since 2002 and in Angola since 2006. Based in Lisbon, the company is a travel agency with over 600 employees. “Mozambique is an important and growing market for corporate travel,” said Helder Alves, Vice-President of TopAtlântico.
 In partnership with CWT, we will be handling the business travel needs of Mozambican-based companies, as well as those of overseas companies with investments or facilities in Mozambique that are looking for local support for their corporate travellers when they are visiting the country.”
 CWT has an operational presence in over 40 African countries. “Mozambique is the newest addition to the CWT network and is a key country for our energy services clients,” said Richard Saunders, Senior Director of CWT Global Partners Network for Europe, Middle East and Africa.