December 2, 1999
NEW YORK -- The following is a selection of recent announcements in the travel technology field:
December 1, 1999
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Celebrating its 45th anniversary with a choice of tours designed for experienced traveler, Travcoa is offering a 17-night Jewels of the Persian Gulf itinerary.
The travel agent who books the highest number of America West Vacations' packages before Dec. 31 for travel between Dec. 14 and Jan. 4 will win $2,000 in cash.
With the busy holiday travel season upon us, agents might understandably have passed over recent developments in the nation's capital that could have a telling impact on the way retailers do business in
MIAMI -- Far & Wide Travel Corp. continued its buying spree, acquiring Grand European Tours, a consumer-direct tour operator based in Lake Oswego, Ore. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Maupintour introduced two Egypt tours, in cooperation with British Airways.
NASHVILLE -- Panelists spoke here in glowing terms of the future of group packaged travel, but they also warned that tour operators must be flexible and imaginative if they are to take advantage of
NEW YORK -- Prices for 2000 rail passes in the Scandinavian countries have been announced by Rail Europe, with nominal increases over 1999 prices.
LONDON -- Mirror Image Communications, based here, unveiled a reservations system at the World Travel Market here that it said will enable inbound tour firms and package tour operators to electronically
December 1, 1999 by Paul W. Thurman
It is hard to think of an industry today that hasn't been touched by a merger or acquisition (M&A). In fact, by the end of this year, M&A transaction volume in the U.S. is expected to exceed $1.4