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Coronavirus: Silversea Cruises to keep agents up to date with ‘Virtual Visits’ series
Sessions are being filmed by Silversea’s global sales and marketing teams
Coronavirus: Mr & Mrs Smith launches Crowdfunder campaign to reward NHS staff with hotel stays
More than 45 hotels have signed up to support the initiative which offers room nights to NHS staff for just £50 each
Online cruise and ski specialist Iglu.com appoints first chief operating officer
Rosenberger will oversee product, technology, commercial, sales and marketing Continue reading ⇒
Airbnb acquires Luxury Retreats and vows to continue working with agents
Airbnb has tied up the acquisition of high-end home rental firm Luxury Retreats for a rumoured $200 to $300 million. Continue reading ⇒
Cruise.co.uk plans international expansion after £52 million deal
Cruise.co.uk is plotting rapid international expansion, acquisitions in the UK and Europe, and a massive recruitment drive after being sold for £52...
Cruise.co.uk sold to Bridgepoint Development Capital for £52 million
The deal means private equity firm Risk Capital Partners, which acquired the online travel agency three years ago, has exited and sold its majority...
Tui distribution and sales direct Fraser Ellacott to join Rentalcars.com
Tui UK and Ireland has confirmed that director of distribution and sales Fraser Ellacott is to leave the business at the end of June.
Royal Caribbean mulls adding live chat to boost contact methods
Royal Caribbean International is considering adding a live chat function and a cheaper phone rate for its Guatemalan call centre.
Gilles Despas joins Thomas Cook as chief digital officer
Thomas Cook has appointed Gilles Despas as chief digital officer. Despas will also sit on the company’s group executive committee. He joins from...
Abta warns public about fraudulent travel websites
Abta has issued a warning to the public over the dangers of fake travel company websites following an increase in reports of fraudulent sites. Abta...
Uniworld’s virtual reality app gives 360-degree ship view
Uniworld has launched a virtual reality app to help agents bring its product to life. The app gives a 360-degree view of the Maria Theresa and can be...
Property rentals firm ‘will help trade take on Airbnb’
A new trade-only villas and apartments rental business, giving agents real-time access to 600,000 managed properties, launched last week.
Tui sells hotel booking site LateRooms
The Cox & Kings Group has confirmed its acquisition of LateRooms in a deal worth £8.5 million. Yesterday it emerged Tui had sold the hotel booking...
Villas specialist closes citing peer-to-peer competition
Villas specialist Cottages to Castles has become “another victim of the internet” and of peer-to-peer companies such as Airbnb, according to a...
Cruise.co.uk expands into Australia and South Africa
Cruise.co.uk is continuing to extend its model internationally after acquiring a travel agency in Australia and expanding into the South African...
Princess Cruises invests in its own booking portal
Princess Cruises is ditching the Complete Cruise Solution (CCS) booking portal and investing in its own online tools after agent feedback highlighted...
P&O Cruises partners with Stackla to bring together social content
P&O Cruises is teaming up with Stackla as it looks to utilise the social media content being created by its customers.
Ryanair announces partnership with Booking.com
Ryanair has announced a new partnership with Booking.com which allows customers to book accommodation on the airline’s website.
British Airways and Iberia reach partial agreement with eDreams over fares
British Airways and Iberia have reinstated their fares on the French and Spanish websites of eDreams following a dispute over what is included in the...
Exploit data to create ‘user DNA’, TTNG conference delegates told
Travel firms can build a detailed picture of customers by capturing data from those who do not make a booking, data analyst Andy Owen Jones told The...