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Bedswithease to add to hotel range


Lee Hayhurst lee.hayhurst@travelweekly.co.uk


Trade-only bed bank Bedswithease is to increase its range of hotels in key Mediterranean destinations and expand into long-haul and cities.


The firm, part of the Broadway


Travel Group, said although 2017 was a tough year for the sector, the bed bank had its best-ever trading year and expected further expansion in 2018. Trade partners have been


promised a new website at the start of this year, which will allow them to amend bookings, and a new logo will be unveiled. Sales director Paul Riches said:


“Following our success last year, we are now looking for further growth in 2018, with even greater emphasis on our direct contracts. “We have expanded our buying


team, with three appointments, which will increase our range of hotels in the Balearic Islands, Portugal and the Canary Islands. “We are also close to finalising a number of new strategic


A2Btransfers eyes expansion in the US and the Far East


A2Btransfers has 300 new suppliers awaiting approval as it looks to increase the quality of product offered to trade partners and expand in the Far East and US. As well as expanding


internationally, A2Btransfers plans to offer point-to-point


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RICHES: ‘Bed bank will enter cities and long-haul markets’


partnerships that will increase our distribution into other key markets, outside of the UK and Ireland.” For summer 2018 departures,


the Greek islands, Portugal, Turkey and Malta are showing the largest percentage increases on last year. The company also plans to


expand into the long-haul and cities markets in 2018. “We have been historically


weak in these areas and so will be expanding our buying team further, to secure direct contracts in key cities and long-haul areas”, said Riches. “We are fully committed to supporting the trade and are now also looking to strengthen the Bedswithease team with two new senior appointments in both sales


and yield positions.” bedswithease.com


on-demand ground transfer options for clients when they are travelling and in resort. This will see it develop


new transfer services such as home-to-airport, home-to-hotel and even hotel-to-golf course transfers.


Phil Norris, sales director of


the firm, which also operates the Hoppa airport transfers brand, said A2Btransfers would “start with renewed optimism in 2018” after a challenging 2017. a2btransfers.com


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