Travel Counsellors acquires Planisto, EURAM's award-winning travel technology platform. Four members of the main development team will join Travel Counsellors, including Vincent Hekkert, long-time business development director of EURAM. This is the second acquisition for the Travel Counsellors Group in its nearly 30-year history. The first was the acquisition of British ZRA … [Read more...] about Travel Counsellors acquires Planisto from EURAM; Vincent Hekkert joins us
A lot of enthusiasm for Airline Express 2024
Since registration for the Airline Express 2024 started two weeks ago, 450 participants have already registered. As a result, the first meeting at Schiphol (Monday 25 March) is already fully booked. This has been announced by the board of the organizing PASRA (Passenger Airline Sales Representatives Association). However, candidates do not have to worry, because they can sign … [Read more...] about A lot of enthusiasm for Airline Express 2024
Looking ahead Caroline van Huigenbos (Travel Counsellors): ‘What you focus on comes naturally’
Fiscal year 2024 will be similar to 2023, but with more sales of long-haul travel. That's what Travel Counsellor Caroline van Huigenbos says in her preview. At the end of last year, Caroline was once again named best Travel Counsellor in the Netherlands. This happened during the annual international conference of Travel Counsellors in Manchester. The year before, she had … [Read more...] about Looking ahead Caroline van Huigenbos (Travel Counsellors): ‘What you focus on comes naturally’
Construction of new TUI Blue Curaçao hotel to start this year
The construction of the new TUI Blue Curaçao hotel near Santa Martha will start this year. It is scheduled to open in early 2026. This is confirmed by Arjan Kers, general manager of TUI Netherlands, after reports in Antillean media. A TUI concept hotel on Curaçao has been high on the wish list of the island's largest travel organization for years. The concrete construction … [Read more...] about Construction of new TUI Blue Curaçao hotel to start this year
German travel insurer HanseMerkur: ‘We are coming to the Netherlands for the longer term’
The German travel insurer HanseMerkur is coming to the Netherlands. Last summer, it was announced via German media that the company had its eyes on the Dutch market. In the meantime, Jasper Wiersema has been appointed as country manager for the Netherlands. "I'm going to drink a lot of cups of coffee." Wiersema describes HanseMerkur as 'a long-standing and respected insurance … [Read more...] about German travel insurer HanseMerkur: ‘We are coming to the Netherlands for the longer term’