Created in 2001 and managed by its founding shareholder, Ziad Minkara, CDS Groupe was built around the world of hotels and business travel, embracing all its complexities and rapid changes, delivering the service expected by the market and providing a 360° response to the expectations of its corporate and TMC clients: a booking platform with a comprehensive range of accommodation solutions, support, relevant content, payment and reporting solutions, as well as customised developments.

Its unique positioning enables CDS Groupe to address the requirements of all business industries and company sizes, while focusing on controlling their hotel expenditure budgets.

In 2022, CDS acquired Goelett, pure Online Booking Tool, positioning the Group as the leading European technology integrator in the hotel and business travel sector, servicing corporates and TMCs.

After opening an office in Italy, CDS Group is expanding its presence in Europe with the acquisition of Corporate Rates Club (CRC), a company based in Germany and Croatia. This acquisition is designed to strengthen the execution of CDS’s strategy and accelerate its international expansion.

BizAway is infinitely proud to partner with BT4Europe, an organisation that lies on the same two values on which our company was built: digital transformation and sustainability.

As one of Europe’s leading digital TMCs and the first BCorp in the Business Travel industry, we are honoured to bring our knowledge and perspective and to contribute to BT4E’s mission of empowering a pan-European industry representation.

“Every day, FCM moves thousands of people around the world – a privilege we take to heart.  We know it has an impact, and it’s our collective responsibility to preserve and enrich a world worth seeing.

We have joined BT4Europe as an Affiliated member to help facilitate change, share influence, and support the collective group that is the voice of the business travel industry.”