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Business travel spend grows 21% in Q1

Business travel spend on accommodation in the UK grew by 21 per cent during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the previous year, according to a new poll.

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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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ISIS exits Enigma Travel

ISIS Equity Partners has sold its portfolio company Enigma Travel Group to Hotelplan UK.

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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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Bowmark in £100 million deal

Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark has sold Education and Adventure Travel (EAT), a UK-based school travel agent, for £100 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.

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Western & Oriental buys Eclipse Conference Management

A travel group has completed its second acquisition in a week after buying a conference management company.

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.