FCM Malta

FCM Malta is a business travel specialist. Rather than selling holidays to the general public, it looks after the flights, hotels, cars and paperwork that companies need when their people travel, and it works as part of FCM, a single worldwide brand present in more than 95 countries and counted among the five largest travel management companies in the world.

The Maltese head office is at the Ewropa Business Centre on the Birkirkara bypass, close to the middle of the island, and there is a second office in Rabat on Gozo. On VisitMalta.co.uk the firm appears among our tour operators in Malta and our corporate services directory, so it is a sensible starting point for any company that wants a single partner to arrange its travel.

What a corporate travel management company does

A travel management company, usually shortened to TMC, takes over the planning and booking of business trips and keeps track of the spending. For a finance director that means one place to see what the company is paying for travel. For the traveller it means someone else deals with the timetable changes and the small print.

FCM describes its approach as personalised service backed by technology and wide access to travel content. Its aim is to make a travel programme perform better, whether that means tighter policies, lower costs or a smoother booking experience. The group has also been named Europe's Leading TMC for twelve years in a row at the World Travel Awards.

The Malta operation presents the island as an influential business hub in the Mediterranean, linking Europe with North Africa as a full member of the EU, and positions itself to serve companies based here as well as those travelling in and out.

Bookings, visas and support

The core of the service is reservation work: flights, hotels and car hire, with e-ticket confirmations and a clear itinerary for each traveller. FCM draws on a global airfare database, handles bookings on low-cost carriers and negotiates with suppliers on behalf of clients, using the buying power of the wider group.

Further services include visa applications and support, travel insurance, travel alerts, and the delivery of tickets, passports and currency. When something goes wrong, the team follows up lost luggage and offers 24/7 support for people on the road. Account managers watch a client's programme proactively, and management information reports show how much is being spent and where savings could be made.

UK businesses with staff or clients travelling to the island can combine this with flights to Malta from the UK, including routes from London Heathrow and London Gatwick, and with services of KM Malta Airlines.

VIP, charter and executive transport

Beyond standard bookings, FCM offers VIP services, charter flights of any size, air ambulance arrangements and air cargo. Executives can be met by the company's own fleet for local transfers, and transport can be organised abroad as well.

Hotels are a central part of any trip, and the team books accommodation for business travellers; those planning a leisure stay can read our guides to hotels across Malta and hotels in Gozo.

Meetings, incentives and events

Through its own incoming business, Citrus, FCM arranges meetings, incentives, events and team-building activities of any size, in Malta and overseas. That covers conferences, company retreats and reward trips where a group needs transport, venues and activities pulled together.

Companies running larger events may also want to look at local specialists such as event planners 242.group and A4 Malta DMC private tours, both listed in our directory. Firms in banking, insurance and funds, covered in our financial services in Malta overview, are typical users of corporate travel support.

Offices and how to start

The head office is in Birkirkara, on Dun Karm Street at the Ewropa Business Centre, and the Gozo office is the Travel Mall on George Borg Olivier Street in Rabat. Rates and fees are not published, so a quotation depends on the programme you need.

To begin, tell us the kind of travel your company handles, how many people travel and where to. Use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to FCM Malta, who will reply to you directly.