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Travel / MICE Supplier Due Diligence
Vendrpulse runs vendor due diligence on travel / mice suppliers across the UK — Companies House filings, director history, insolvency flags and sentiment, scored against the value of the contract in front of you.
What we check for travel / mice suppliers
- check_circleCompanies House filing history and confirmation statements
- check_circleDirector history, disqualifications and prior company failures
- check_circleInsolvency and County Court Judgment (CCJ) flags
- check_circleCharges and mortgages registered against the company
- check_circleSentiment and reputational signals from UK press and reviews
Common risks in travel / mice
- warningLate or overdue accounts and confirmation statements
- warningRecent director resignations or frequent officer churn
- warningDeteriorating liquidity against sector benchmarks
- warningUndisclosed group structure or related-party dependence
Check a travel / mice supplier
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Travel / MICE due diligence — FAQs
- How do I check a TMC's ATOL and IATA accreditation?
- Verify ATOL holdings on the CAA register and IATA accreditation through the IATA agent directory. ATOL covers package and flight-plus liability; IATA is what lets the TMC ticket directly on airline stock. Both should sit on the contracting entity, and ATOL numbers should match the bond size to your forward-booking exposure.
- What does a TMC's client-account structure tell me about my money?
- Reputable TMCs hold client funds in trust or segregated accounts; ones that don't are using your pre-paid airfare as working capital. Ask directly how client money is held and whether it's covered by the ATOL trust deed. This is the difference between a recovered refund and a queue with administrators.
- How do I assess MICE supplier resilience after the pandemic shake-out?
- Look at the filed accounts across 2020-2023; many event agencies took CBILS or BBLS debt that's still being repaid. A high debt-to-EBITDA ratio combined with thin operating margins means a single cancelled major event can trigger insolvency. Check Companies House charges for the loan registrations.
- What does GDS-content dependency mean for a TMC contract?
- TMCs reliant solely on GDS content miss NDC airline fares and direct-connect hotel rates, which is increasingly where the cheapest inventory lives. Ask which NDC connections are live and how new content sources are added. A GDS-only supplier in 2026 is leaving 10-15% on the table.
- How do I judge duty-of-care capability in a corporate travel supplier?
- Ask for the traveller-tracking platform, the incident-response protocol and an example of a recent recall (medical, geopolitical or weather). A TMC without a 24/7 operations centre and a tested escalation tree is fine until the day you need it, and then it isn't.