Avia cuts the deals; travelers get steals

Leigh Dillhoff, left, Sabre Holdings’ business development manager, presents Antonella Ballatori, Avia International Travel/HRG’s president, with the Peak of Excellence award for 2012.

Avia International Travel/HRG, founded in 1997, uses its key strengths — employees, negotiated discounts and technology — to deliver travel programs to companies in the energy, offshore and marine travel sectors. Company President Antonella Ballatori says that by using the company’s negotiated airline contracts, her team was able to save its clients more than 15 percent from their annual travel spending.

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ADDRESS: 9303 New Trails Drive, Suite 150, The Woodlands
PHONE: 888-989-2842
HOURS: 24/7/365
OWNER: Antonella Ballatori

WHAT YOU’LL FIND: “Enthusiastic” and “friendly” are two words Ballatori uses to describe her travel agents, who offer negotiated, discounted air fares.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: “It’s exciting to work at Avia International Travel/HRG because our people truly share a passion to work harder and go farther to support our corporate clients.” — Antonella Ballatori, president