TWO North East firms have joined forces to offer customers first-class experience in travel and luxury services.

Elite Services UK, which specialises in providing serviced apartments and chauffeuring services, has joined forces with the Travel Bureau in an effort to help both companies expand their customer service packages.

Stockton-based Elite Services’ relationship with the Gosforth travel agency will involve both companies promoting each other’s services to customers to offer exclusive packages.

Katrina Rosser, managing director of Elite Services, said: “Working in sync with a company with such a well-established heritage and reputation is magnificent.

“The companies have very similar ethics to provide customers with a first-class and incomparable level of service.

“The relationship is anticipated to be highly effective when supporting corporate clients, who are travelling in or out of the region due to work commitments.

“We will not only be able to offer customers executive chauffeuring with use of mobile office facilities as well as serviced apartment accommodation, but additional services including air travel throughout the world.”

Travel Bureau offers a wide range of managed agency services for business travel as well as tailor-made holidays, honeymoons, luxury cruises and group adventures.

Anne Bromley, corporate director at the Travel Bureau, said: “We are delighted to be working with Elite Services. Their unique mobile office chauffeuring service will enhance our offering to our corporate clients.

“Together we aim to deliver the highest level of customer satisfaction and provide a seamless journey experience – literally door-to-door.”

All of Elite Services’ vehicles include mobile office facilities so that people can work while on the move.

The vehicles are equipped with internet access, iPads, desk, DVD player, refreshments, newspapers and electrical supply for laptops.