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Comtec set to unveil new brand inspireTEC at WTM
Lee Hayhurst
lee.hayhurst@
travelweekly.co.uk
Cardiff-based travel technology developer Comtec will unveil a new master brand for its growing portfolio of sister businesses at next week’s World Travel Market.
The new inspireTEC brand
will incorporate Comtec, which develops specialist tour operator reservations systems, and Eysys, a new-generation e-commerce and customer relationship management system. It will also cover incentriq, a Canadian firm selling travel and loyalty software, and Clarius, which provides finance management, information packs and HR services to travel businesses. The final company under
inspireTEC is Sequence, a Cardiff- based digital agency that Comtec founder Simon Powell invested in last month. Sequence brings front- end website design to the Comtec suite of services for the first time.
AVIATION
British Airways adds Gatwick-Fort Lauderdale link for next summer
British Airways is adding Fort Lauderdale in Florida to its transatlantic network from Gatwick next summer. The destination will be served up to four days a week during the summer peak from July 6, 2017.
POWELL: Simon ‘was obvious choice to bring into business’
Powell has become the agency’s chairman as part of the deal for the firm that has worked on websites for VisitBritain and Visit Wales. Sequence’s 30-plus management
and production teams will remain at its headquarters in Cardiff. Powell said: “Combining the best
of creativity, machine learning, customer understanding and established product, inspireTEC brings together a group of complementary companies,
“InspireTEC is a group of complementary companies offering a full-service solution for our customers”
allowing us to offer a full-service and complete end-to-end product solution for our customers. The group will offer solutions in travel data and content, retail selling and management, tour operator systems, CMS, CRM and best-of- breed websites. Each product is available on an individual basis, but can be combined for an integrated solution.” Richard Baker, managing
director of Sequence said: “Bringing Simon into the business was an obvious choice. His support will allow us to secure the long-term position and future of the agency, and significantly accelerate our digital tourism and
destination commerce offering.”
comtec-group.com ›WTM Preview, page 44
Return fares lead in at £378 in World Traveller, £895
in World Traveller Plus and £1,699 in Club World. BA head of commercial for Gatwick, Colm Lacy, said: “British Airways will now serve four Florida gateways, offering more seats from London to the Sunshine State than any other carrier. “More than 2.8 million visitors go to Fort Lauderdale every year and we are confident this route will be a big
hit with British tourists.”
britishairways.com
3 November 2016
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Book Attraction World to earn Love2shop vouchers
Agents can earn a £5 Love2shop voucher for every New York booking with Attraction World. There is also the chance to win one of 10 VIP NYC goody bags. The incentive applies to bookings made between November 17 and December 15, with a minimum value of £99. To enter, booking references should be emailed to:
win@attractionworld.com
Rail Discoveries signals £50 deposit for Italy trips
Rail Discoveries is offering low deposits of £50 on some Italian trips until December 9. They include the Lake Como 10-day all-inclusive itinerary for £1,470 and the eight-day Sicily and Mount Etna trip, priced £995.
raildiscoveries.com
Scenic cuts Bordeaux river cruise price by £1,650
Scenic is offering discounts and three free nights on its luxury Bordeaux Affair river cruise for bookings made by November 30. It was priced at £4,345 but is now £2,695.
scenic.co.uk
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