CIBT acquires Aussie visa services company
CIBT, the visa and passport services company, has acquired Australian visa services provider, Visalink Systems Pty Ltd.
The deal marks a major milestone in CIBT’s global expansion strategy. With the addition of Visalink and its offices in Melbourne and Canberra, CIBT now operates more than 30 offices in 10 countries; Belgium, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, UK, USA and now Australia.
“Our expansion into Australia provides significant benefits to our global customers. Multi-national clients will experience the advantages of being serviced by one global network for all their travel document needs,” said John Donoghue, President & CEO of CIBT. “CIBT is now able to provide superior service for travel management companies, cruise lines and tour operators, the retail travel industry, corporations and individuals in Australia.”
“Combining CIBT’s expertise with Visalink’s leading position in the Australian market will ensure a fast and easy process to any Australian resident who may need a travel visa,” said Simon Derbyshire, Managing Director of Visalink. “We remain committed to providing our existing customers in Australia with rapid, simple and secure service.”
CIBT is currently expanding in the Asia Pacific region. Nicolas Derbyshire has been appointed as the Vice President for Business Development in the Asia Pacific region and will spearhead the company’s future expansion plans.
“The Asia Pacific region will benefit greatly from the introduction of the CIBT visa processing platform and professional visa services. The Asian travel industry, global corporations and travelers alike have been underserviced when it comes to visa facilitation and our service offering will provide a real benefit to companies and individuals.” said Nicolas Derbyshire.
Last year CIBT provided visa or passport services to almost one million travellers around the world.