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OTA Sunmaster to close down as part of dnata Travel ‘simplification of portfolio’
Move follows the decision to close ecommerce intelligence specialist BD4 last month
Specialist OTA cruise.co.uk sets out growth plans to become the UK’s number one
Firm reported 2022 bookings were up 18% on 2019 and a strong start to the new year
Stuba revamps trade accommodation search with lifestyle curation
Shake-up enables agents to search for categories like beach, luxe, wellness and boutique
Attraction World and Prioticket team up to develop agent retailing technology
White label website solution to ‘revolutionise’ selling experience expected to launch in 2023
On The Beach’s Classic Collection Holidays to develop trade online booking platform
Platform expected to be launched by the end of 2022 to offer more agile service
Online Caribbean specialist Blue Bay Travel to sell hotel inventory through agents
Accommodation-only trade division Blue Bay Hotels launches offering 10% commission
Travel Republic parent boss says working with Ryanair is ‘irresponsible’
The dnata Travel-owned OTA says taking the budget carrier off sale has paid off
Tui looks to drive online sales with brand advertising budget hike
The travel giant will spend 20% more as shop numbers fall
EasyJet seeks to inspire agent partners with digital brochure
‘Inspire Me’ is being distributed to 3,000 trade partners working with the carrier
Icelolly.com and TravelSupermarket announce plans for merger
Agreement to bring the deals brands together subject to regulatory approval
Digital talent matching service launched for travel professionals hit by pandemic
Former James Villas colleagues Tony Wheble and Andy Smith create ‘Tinder/LinkedIn for travel’
CruisingExcursions.com sold to US-based Hornblower Group
Chairman John Wimbleton will remain with the business as a consultant
‘Wearable tech puts Princess Cruises in unique position to react to COVID-19’
Cruise line UK boss Tony Roberts was speaking to agent partners on latest webninar
AttractionTickets.com acquires 365Tickets domain to grow in UK and Europe
The site was an OTA owned by Merlin Entertainments before it failed this year
OTA Blue Bay Travel reported to have been close to acquiring Destinology
The tailor-made operator was closed this month by Saga after a deal fell through
New Thomas Cook OTA set to launch with ‘very cautious’ Atol licence
Revival of the heritage brand set to come next week, according to reports
Online luxury operator VIVID Travel suspends operations blaming COVID-19
Firm has been at the centre over the debate on customer refunds during the pandemic
OTA Blue Bay Travel recruits Midcounties Co-op travel boss
Abta chairman Alistair Rowland will join in September as group chief executive
Google travel industry head Ruairidh Roberts makes switch to Waze
Roberts has been at Google for almost nine years, starting as a senior industry manage
COVID-19 has exposed some OTAs as ‘disasters to deal with’
G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip says customer service has been a ‘nightmare’