Thomas Cook is strengthening its position in the bed bank sector with the purchase of Medhotels from lastminute.com.
At the close of 2008, online leisure/unmanaged business travel bookings represented 29 percent of the 246 billion euro European travel industry, the world’s largest regional travel market, according to travel research firm PhoCusWright Inc.
Florida-based resort developer and operator Ginn Cos. has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Hotel room prices in the UK have dropped for the first time in four years, according to data at Hotels.com.
The Nickelodeon Family Suites hotel near Walt Disney World broke ties to Holiday Inn and will now operate as an independent brand. Management of the hotel said that it had cultivated a unique customer base and no longer needs the Holiday Inn brand, officially ending the five-year partnership this month.
TOURCO, a 28-year-old inbound Receptive Wholesaler, specializing in FIT and group tours to United States and Eastern Canada announces that it has acquired Generations Touring Company of Seattle, WA. Generations Touring Company (GTC) promotes intergenerational bonding through exciting small-group travel experiences designed to enrich and entertain.