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Holidaybreak sells West End Theatre Bookings

Education and activity travel group Holidaybreak has sold its subsidiary business West End Theatre Bookings for £10.9 million.

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Tourism boosts UK business in April
 



Overseas visits to the UK totalled 2.7 million in April this year, providing a significant boost to the UK’s tourism industry, according to new figures.

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Kuoni purchases British rival

Swiss travel company Kuoni has agreed to acquire British-based Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA) for $720 million (£445 million).

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Flight planning service takes off

RocketRoute.com has raised £220,000 of equity investment to take its web-based flight planning service to market.

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ISIS sells TravelJigsaw

Online car rental company TravelJigsaw has been acquired by travel agent Priceline, providing an exit for investor ISIS Private Equity.

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Buy-out at Iglu.com

Travel agent Iglu.com, which specialises in ski and cruise holidays, has undergone a management buy-out (MBO) for £4.3 million.

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Travelzest buys Malaysia Experience

UK entrepreneur Chris Mottershead has broadened the portfolio offering of his online holiday group Travelzest plc, with the acquisition of tour specialist Malaysia Experience from Bob Mortimore Travel for £45,000.

Growth Planning

Business air travel

From private flights to business-only airlines, the offerings of the air travel industry are as wide-ranging as the destinations they can carry you. The only limit is the tolerance of your finance director.

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Travelzest heads to Cuba

Captivating Cuba, a UK-based company offering holidays to the Caribbean island, has been bought by AIM-listed tour operator Travelzest for £10,000.

Entrepreneurs

The last laugh: Deirdre Bounds

'Shall we talk in the igloo?’ says Deirdre Bounds, teetotal ex-comedienne on the Northern nightclub circuit and founder of Horsforth-based travel business i-to-i.

Growth Planning

Organising business travel

Is it best to tie up time and staff resources sorting out your own business travel, or call in the professionals? GrowthBusiness discovers out how to get the best deals within your budget.

Entrepreneurs

How I created a profitable online travel company

Growth Business Case Study - Richard Downs started specialist travel agency website Iglu.com in 1998 with funding from credit cards, friends and family. He tells us how he created a profitable online travel company.

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