Case Study: Oxford Instruments achieves 60% transaction cost savings and 65% online adoption with Egencia

Achieving Cost Savings through an online self booking tool

Oxford Instruments, a global high‑technology tools and systems company, faced a fragmented corporate travel program with no online booking, little spend control or visibility, and significant leakage—Ian Wright found roughly £2 of unmanaged spend for every £1 of approved travel. Tasked with reducing costs and improving governance, the company needed a scalable, auditable travel solution.

They implemented Egencia’s full‑service travel management with an online self‑booking tool, secured cross‑functional and board‑level buy‑in, trained bookers, and used real‑time reporting to monitor spend. Within three months online adoption reached 65%; transaction costs fell by 60%, average ticket prices dropped by 31%, and projected annual cost avoidance is about £600K—leading to Egencia becoming Oxford Instruments’ global travel management partner.

Oxford Instruments

Ian Wright

Group Commodity Manager