Travelzest News

Change at the top for Travelzest
Travelzest has revealed that Jonathan Carroll’s contract has been terminated. Mr Carroll will cease to act as chief executive officer and employee of the Company and all its subsidiaries with immediate effect. A further announcement regarding his position as a director will be made in due course.

Travelzest terminates takeover talks with Red Label Vacations
Protracted takeover talks between Travelzest by Canadian travel firm Red Label Vacations have been terminated. Red Label failed to match the value of the UK operating group following a preliminary approach in September.

Travelzest launches new worldwide hotel booking facility
Travelzest has announced the launch of its new online hotel booking function, offering an inspired collection of luxury city and beach hotels in the world’s favourite destinations. The new booking engine allows customers to search for hotels by date and destination across the globe at competitive rates, and includes a range of savings and booking incentives.

Travelzest confirms appointment of non-executive director
Travelzest has announced the appointment of James Brooke as a non-executive director. Brooke, 40, an investment manager at Henderson Global Investors, the company’s largest single shareholder, will join the board as non-executive director.

Profit warning at Travelzest amid “exceptionally difficult” trading conditions
Travelzest has said it may fail to meet expectations for the full year following a sharp fall in profits. Profit at the London-based tour operator for the half year ended April 30th fell to just £400,000 according to figures released today, down from £1.4 million last year.

Travelzest launches Hotel & Villa brochure
Travelzest’s new Hotel & Villa Collection, launching this week, is the company’s first brochure incorporating a mix of its boutique travel brands.

Travelzest launches 2011 hotel and villa brochure
The 250-page brochure brings together four of Travelzest’s biggest brands for the first time, in recognition of the fact that some of its customers are interested in more than one company in Travelzest’s wide-ranging portfolio of luxury hotels and luxury villas.