Kuoni Travel engages with its customers regularly via its loyal following of 11,000 Facebook fans and 3,500 Twitter followers. The experimental launch of its iPhone app has prompted the leading tour operator to look into developing a mobile site, where it sees great opportunity. As Matt Rooke, e-business director, Kuoni explains to BTN, customers just can’t seem to get enough of technology.

The Kuoni Group is launching their latest initiative, kuonihotels.com. This new, flexible, accommodation-only website will offer hotels in the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

Kuoni, the luxury travel group, has announced that despite recessionary times, it is experiencing a surge of interest by holiday makers choosing to travel to Cuba, the Caribbean’s largest island.

Figures filed with Companies House reveal Kuoni Travel Ltd made a loss of £16.1 million for the year ending December 31st 2010. This is compared to a loss of £7 million in the previous year.

Kuoni, the specialist operator, has launched ‘smart’ by Kuoni, a collection of three to four-star holidays that have been handpicked and designed to give customers more holiday for their money.

Kuoni has signed a deal to purchase online travel services provider Gullivers Travel Associates from Travelport in a move believed to be worth $720 million. Switzerland-based Kuoni said it would use existing cash resources, new long-term debt facilities and equity raised through a discounted share offering to finance the deal.