Screen and Music Travel

What Screen and Music Travel does

Screen and Music Travel Ltd is a privately-held UK specialist travel agency founded in 1993 that exclusively serves the film, television and media production industries. The company arranges airfares, excess and media baggage, private aircraft charters, rail, hotel reservations, private housing, car and MPV hire, ground transport, and airport meet-and-assist services for production crews, talent and equipment. It also advises on ATA Carnets, visas, work permits, and airline-specific baggage rules (including lithium battery restrictions), functioning as an integrated production travel management partner rather than a generalist agent.

The firm operates a direct, sales-led go-to-market model with no call centre, using dedicated account managers who handle bookings end-to-end and provide 24/7 emergency support for last-minute changes. Its headquarters is at Salisbury House in the City of London, with an operational office near Heathrow Terminal 5 that supports bespoke meet-and-assist services for VIPs and production crews. The company holds approved supplier status in the BAFTA Albert Suppliers Directory, positioning it within the industry's primary sustainability accreditation framework and enabling it to offer climate-conscious travel programmes.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction fees and commissions on booked travel, with rates negotiated directly with clients and not publicly disclosed. The firm claims preferential airfares and excess baggage discounts enabled by long-standing strategic relationships with all major airlines. There is no disclosed technology platform, mobile application, or AI-based tooling; the value proposition rests on domain expertise, supplier relationships and high-touch service rather than proprietary software or data assets.

Name

Screen and Music Travel

Legal name

Screen and Music Travel

Website

https://screenandmusictravel.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Screen and Music Travel is a UK-based specialist travel agency, founded in 1993, that arranges flights, accommodation, excess baggage, ground transport and carnet/visa advisory exclusively for film, television and media production companies and their crews worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Management Services for Media Productions

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Touring Logistics & Crew Services (Backline, Transport, Staffing) (MPAIAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ground Transportation & Transfers Coordination (HSACAKAD)

Keywords

• Production travel management
• Film crew travel agency
• Media travel logistics
• Excess baggage services
• Carnet advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Travel Management Services: Fees charged for arranging travel including airfares, excess baggage, private charters, rail, hotels, private housing, car services, ground transport and meet-and-greet arrangements. Revenue derived from negotiated rates and commissions from airline partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Screen and Music Travel is a specialist travel agency exclusively serving the film, television and media industries, arranging and managing end-to-end travel logistics for production crews, talent and equipment since 1993. Its offerings include airfares, excess and media baggage handling, private charters, rail, hotel and private housing bookings, car services, ground transport, meet-and-greet at airports, and carnet/visa advisory, supported by 24/7 personal account management.

Product overview

Screen and Music Travel operates as a unified specialist travel service for the film, television and media industries, offering a comprehensive portfolio of travel solutions. Their core offerings include Excess Baggage Services for production equipment, Meet & Assist for airport facilitation, Multi-leg Itineraries for complex productions, Group and Conference Travel for events, Car and MPV Hire for crew transport, Hotel Reservations worldwide, Private Aircraft Charter, 24/7 Emergency Service support, and Carnet Advisory Services for customs clearance. These services are designed to work together as an integrated travel management solution, with dedicated team members handling bookings from start to finish, and can be combined with carnet and visa advisory services for complete production travel management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Excess Baggage Services Specialised excess baggage handling for media production equipment, including negotiated airline discounts, advice on per-piece vs per-kilo charges, packing optimisation, and safe delivery to destination. Targeted at production companies, film crews and freelancers shipping cameras, lighting, audio and other kit internationally.
• Meet & Assist Professional check-in facilitation and customs assistance at airports, particularly at Heathrow Terminal 5, designed for VIPs, cast and film crews to expedite arrivals and departures.
• Multi-leg Itinerary Planning Expert arrangement of complex multi-flight itineraries incorporating various transport modes (air, rail, ground) for seamless production travel involving multiple destinations or crew movements.
• Group and Conference Travel Organised group bookings by land or air for conferences, incentives, meetings and world events, including venue sourcing, transport, hotels and flights for media industry clients.
• Car and MPV Hire Vehicle rental services including cars and minivans (MPVs) for crew travelling with production equipment on location.
• Hotel Reservations Worldwide hotel room availability and booking services for production crews, cast and travelling staff during shoots and events.
• Private Aircraft Charter Charter aircraft arrangements for VIPs, talent or production situations where scheduled airline services are unavailable or impractical.
• 24/7 Emergency Travel Service Round-the-clock emergency travel support outside standard office hours for urgent travel needs, last-minute changes and production disruptions.
• Carnet Advisory Services Advice and guidance on ATA Carnet procedures for temporarily importing filming equipment internationally, helping productions move gear across borders without paying duties.
• Visa and Work Permit Advisory Guidance on visa requirements and work permit procedures for filming in foreign countries, supporting international production shoots.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Albert Suppliers DirectorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved Albert supplier - BAFTA's sustainability initiative for the film and TV industry. Listed in the BAFTA Albert Suppliers Directory, the go-to resource for productions looking to reduce environmental impact by working with sustainable suppliers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Navan: Navan (formerly TripActions) is a tech-forward corporate travel and expense platform expanding into entertainment and production clients. It competes for the same corporate travel wallet as Screen and Music Travel but via a self-serve SaaS model that challenges the boutique, account-managed approach.
• TravelPerk: TravelPerk is a fast-growing tech-first TMC/booking platform targeting SMEs and mid-market corporates, with a growing inbound wedge into media and entertainment accounts. It overlaps with Screen and Music Travel on the travel-booking layer and represents the platform-led disintermediation risk/adjacent competitor.

Broad incumbents

• BCD Travel: BCD Travel is a large global corporate TMC with dedicated entertainment and media-industry clients. Comparable to Screen and Music Travel at the industry level (corporate travel management), but operates at dramatically larger scale as a broad incumbent rather than a media specialist.
• Clarity (formerly Capita Travel & Events): Clarity is a UK-headquartered TMC with strong media, production and events specialism historically derived from the Capita Travel & Events book. It is one of the closest UK-based mid-market competitors to Screen and Music Travel's entertainment client base, but at meaningfully larger scale.
• Corporate Travel Management (CTM): CTM is a publicly listed global TMC with a growing entertainment and resources practice. Like Amex GBT and FCM, it competes for the same production-company travel wallet as Screen and Music Travel but as a broad, multi-region corporate TMC.
• Flight Centre / FCM Travel: FCM is one of the world's largest corporate travel management companies, with an established entertainment and production travel offering. It competes for the same film/TV/media clients as Screen and Music Travel but as a much broader, generalist TMC with a global footprint.
• American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT): Amex GBT is a global, scaled TMC whose meetings, events and entertainment practice competes for film and media clients. While much larger and broader than Screen and Music Travel, it targets the same corporate travel wallet for production companies and is a consolidating buyer in the space.

Direct peers

• The Appointment Group (TAG): TAG is a London-based travel management company that specialises in travel for the entertainment, media and sports industries. It is the closest direct competitor to Screen and Music Travel — both serve film/TV/music clients with bespoke account-managed itineraries, production logistics and 24/7 support.
• ATPI: ATPI is a global TMC with a dedicated Marine, Energy & Events/Media practice that handles crew and project travel for complex, high-touch industries. Direct overlap with Screen and Music Travel on entertainment and production travel accounts, with similar emphasis on off-hours support and complex logistics.

Others

• Direct Travel: Direct Travel is a US-headquartered TMC with an Entertainment & Production practice serving film and music clients. Adjacent competitor in the same vertical (film/TV/music production travel) and part of the broader TMC ecosystem that consolidates around entertainment accounts, making it a comparable scale peer though based across the Atlantic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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