The founder of Barrhead Travel, Bill Munro, has underlined the company’s desire to open more stores in England in coming months as the business looks to maintain dramatic growth in sales.
The Value Creation conference from Real Business is in full swing, and Trunki CEO Rob Law has explained the growing pains he faced when scaling his hugely successful luggage-cum-toy company.
American air travel company Rise, which delivers a private flight sharing service, has revealed plans to expand beyond the US and into Europe with a view to become as disruptive as Uber and Airbnb.
British travel company Thomas Cook is set to launch a joint venture with Chinese firm Fosun International in the hope of tapping into the world’s largest tourism market.
A business that aims to make converting money easy is drawing the attention of some big names – from TfL to Westfield London – and the founders of Fourex are hoping Richard Branson will be next on the list.
By Peter Veash
Peter Veash, CEO of The BIO Agency, discusses why the travel industry is yet to tap into the potential of technology to create a more streamlined customer experience.
Car service Addison Lee has acquired Camden-based rival Cyclone VIP Cars & Couriers to compete against Uber by bolstering its fleet of private hire vehicles to dominate the sector across London.
Middle Eastern holidaymakers are the biggest international spenders travelling to Britain, according to Hotels.com, powering the UK hotel industry with an average spend of £174 per night in 2014.
For years, the internet has offered instant access to information, products and the ability to buy and purchase in an instant – unless you were interested in playing a game of golf, however. As such, Golfscape was created to change the process for golfers around the globe, allowing them to book experiences on the green in seconds.
Public transport can be a distressing place at the best of times, but even more so as a commuter who has to pay upwards of £1,500 a year to get to work – and that’s where CommuterClub, in this year’s Everline Future 50, comes in. Through a combination of crowdfunding and P2P lending, the service lets commuters across the country buy annual season tickets to save an average of £200 each annually.
