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CWT has existed in its present form since 1994, the result of a 50%/50% merger of two large travel agencies: the Ask Mr. Foster Travel Agency chain, later called Carlson Travel Network, and the travel agency of Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (literally sleeping car), founded by Georges Nagelmackers in 1872 in Belgium and later acquired by Accor.
Accor S.A. is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties. [5] It is the largest hospitality company in Europe, and the sixth largest hospitality company worldwide. [6] Accor operates 5,584 locations in over 110 countries.
A travel website is a website that provides travel reviews, trip fares, or a combination of both. Over 1.5 billion people book travel per year, 70% of which is done online. Over 1.5 billion people book travel per year, 70% of which is done online.
Accor had also acquired Luncheon Vouchers one year prior. Thus the two entities were merged under the new name of Accor Services. In September 2007, Accor Services acquired a 98.3% stake UK pioneer and market leader in prepaid cards, PrePay Technologies Ltd, for €55M.
The International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) is a Miami-based trade association in the United States representing the interests of its member companies and the U.S. travel distribution network (travel agencies). [1] [2] It is an independent department of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). [3]
The first hotel of the luxury Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Group was the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, opened on 23 April 1971. [4] The name derives from the mythical place Shangri-La, described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton.
Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey rank the hotel chain's properties among the top luxury hotels worldwide. [192] [193] Readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine have voted Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle in Chiang Rai, Thailand as among the top ten hotels in the world for three consecutive years. [194]
ABTA has existed for over 70 years and is the UK's largest travel association, representing travel agents and tour operators that sell around £32 billion of holidays and other travel arrangements each year. The main functions of ABTA are: Raising standards in the industry and by giving guidance on issues from sustainability to health and safety,