Travelzest plc, the online and specialist travel group, will
announce its preliminary results for the year ended 31 October 2008
on Thursday, 26 February 2009.
A briefing for analysts will be held at 10.30am at Investec, 2
Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QP. Please contact Anna Dunkin at
Redleaf Communications for further details.
Enquiries:
| Christopher Mottershead |
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| Travelzest plc |
01442 874322 |
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| Rebecca Sanders-Hewett/ Anna Dunkin |
020 7566 6700 |
| Redleaf Communications |
travelzest@redleafpr.com |
Notes to Editors
The Travelzest group currently comprises:
itravel2000.com
itravel2000.com was founded in 1994 and is an
online travel agent specialising in the sale of travel and travel
related products. Sales are made through various internet web sites
and a customer call centre located in Mississauga, Ontario. The
greater proportion of itravel2000.com's business is winter-based,
thus providing counter-seasonal revenue to the predominantly
summer-based revenues of Travelzest's businesses in Europe.
The Cruise Professionals
The Cruise Professionals is a retailer with an online presence
offering luxury cruise experiences, providing its customers with a
bespoke service selling itineraries in the most luxurious suites on
the World’s best cruise lines. The company’s staff
pride themselves in providing world class customer service and
competitive rates. Destinations include itineraries from around the
World, including Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, The Orient,
South Pacific and Northern Europe. It specialises in World cruise
voyages with itineraries of 100 days or longer.
www.cruiseprofessionals.com
Holiday Express
Holiday Express owns the domain names
www.holiday.co.uk and
www.flight.co.uk. In October
2008, Travelzest closed the in-house operations of Holiday Express
and licensed use of the domain names to a third party.
Fair’s Fare
Fair's Fare was established in 1995 and is the UK's leading firm of
airfare analysts, offering a unique travel planning service to both
private and business clients. The company seeks out the very best
financial options, on all major airlines, but primarily for
long-haul travellers in the first and business class cabins of the
world's leading airlines.
www.fairsfare.com
VFB Holidays
VFB Holidays is a long established, award winning tour operator,
which provided holidays for approximately 24,000 passengers in its
last financial year. VFB is currently contracted with the owners of
approximately 350 holiday cottages throughout France for the summer
season, and has booking arrangements with over 150 hotels, most of
which are privately owned and are located in rural or semi-rural
locations. VFB specialises in cottage holidays in France, but also
has a number of other holiday programmes including: France à
la Carte (hotel accommodation), Corsica, Short Breaks, Escorted
Tours and River Cruises.
www.vfbholidays.com
Best of Morocco
Best of Morocco is a tour operator specialising in high quality,
tailor-made holidays to Morocco for individuals or small groups. It
provides a personalised service and it’s highly experienced
and knowledgeable staff help each customer select the hotels /
resorts from their large range which are appropriate for the
customer's desired style of holiday. Best of Morocco is the premier
agent for the Marathon des Sables, a foot race that takes place in
Morocco in April each year, covering some 230km. Best of Morocco
provides the largest contingent of runners for the race each
year.
www.bestofmorocco.co.uk
Peng Travel
Peng Travel was formed in 1971 to arrange naturist holidays for the
UK market. Since then, it has grown to become Britain's biggest
naturist tour operator. It has unrivalled experience of naturist
areas worldwide and has selected only the best. The range of
naturist holidays offered is unmatched by any other British tour
operator.
www.pengtravel.co.uk
Faraway Holidays
Faraway Holidays was launched by Travelzest in August 2006. It
offers luxury tailor-made holidays and tours to top exotic
destinations, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Bali and Thailand. Every
destination offered by Faraway Holidays will have been visited by
at least one member of the sales team, ensuring that customers
receive informed and knowledgeable advice when planning their
holiday.
www.farawayholidays.co.uk
The Malaysia Experience
The Malaysia Experience, operated by Faraway Holidays, was acquired
by Travelzest in February 2008. This extends Faraway Holidays
expertise and local knowledge to be able to offer individually
tailored holidays to destinations across Malaysia.
www.malaysiaexperience.co.uk
Tapestry Collection
Travelzest acquired the assets of Tapestry Holidays and has
launched a revitalised brand consisting of the very best of the
Tapestry range. The Tapestry Collection showcases the very best of
Turkey, Cephalonia and Crete featuring many boutique hotels,
apartments and villas.
www.thetapestrycollection.com
The Wow House Company
Wow House Limited, trading as The Wow House Company, is a
specialist UK accommodation provider offering an exclusive
portfolio of large, prestigious houses to rent for short breaks in
the UK. The company also offers a comprehensive event planning
service.
www.thewowhousecompany.co.uk
Captivating Cuba
Captivating Cuba is a tour operator specialising in quality tailor
made holidays to Cuba. It’s highly experienced team provide
customers with the very best advice regarding how to get the most
from their visit to the largest Caribbean island.
www.captivatingcuba.com
JMB Travel
JMB Travel Consultants Limited is a leading UK specialist in opera
holidays offering an extensive range of destinations noted for
their operas and music festivals. It has unrivalled experience in
catering for the particular needs of the opera and music lover and
has connections with every major opera house and music festival in
Europe and a small section of North America.
www.jmb-travel.co.uk
