Consistently making journeys for work on your own can be considered a lonely experience, but there’s an increasing trend of business travellers that are making the most of the situation – by taking a date along to win their heart, in addition to that big deal.
Despite a wet summer, budget airline Ryanair experienced hot sales over the season and the firm has now revised its full-year profit guidance with an increase of 25 per cent, which it puts down to its customer service programme.
Drones have received an increasing amount of attention in the UK, which has resulted in a group of airline pilots joining forces to create a drone training school – perhaps the Top Gun sequel will draw inspiration from the changing airspace.
Mobile proximity marketing specialist Proxama has secured a long-term deal with taxi advertising firm Ubiquitous, which will see the former’s technology laced into vehicles across the UK.
Summer is over for another year and the season resulted in very different business scenarios for leisure firms Ryanair and Halfords with a successful takeoff and unfortunate puncture on the respective journeys.
By Rowan Welch
As new technologies, such as wearables and beacons, become increasingly popular, the opportunity for travel businesses to offer a personalised experience has become a reality.
The final summer bank holiday takes place on 31 August and 79 per cent of Brits are set to make the most of it by eating out over the three-day weekend, according to VoucherCodes.co.uk.
When HotelTonight was created in 2010, it was created on the back of a product vision – but also a people vision. That combination has resulted in the company possessing a carefully crafted culture that houses a motivated workforce and incredible growth metrics, as co-founder and COO Jared Simon has detailed to Real Business.
Independent hotel chain Travelodge experienced a 17.9 per cent year-on-year revenue growth in H1, which has prompted the company’s owners to consider packing its bags with a £1bn sale.
Since being established in 1980 by John Hays, Hays Travel has gone on to open 100 branches nationwide. Its late 2013 acquisition of Bath Travel – the south’s largest independent travel agent – reinforced the company’s position as the leading independent travel agent in the UK.
