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Great Hill Partners Welcomes Atle Skalleberg as Executive-in-Residence

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies, today announced that Atle Skalleberg has joined the firm as an Executive-in-Residence.

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  • Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies, today announced that Atle Skalleberg has joined the firm as an Executive-in-Residence.
  • In this role, Mr. Skalleberg will work with Great Hill to identify and pursue investment opportunities within the global travel industry alongside other businesses with direct-to-consumer or marketplace business models.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240130026967/en/
    Mr. Skalleberg joins Great Hill after nearly two decades as an experienced eCommerce operator.
  • “Atle brings a differentiated perspective and extensive experience in scaling and accelerating growth across a broad range of global direct-to-consumer and marketplace businesses,” said Michael Kumin, Managing Director at Great Hill Partners.

Holibob adds industry veteran and Desert Adventures CEO Peter Peyet to Advisory Board

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Partnership, Advisory board, VisitBritain, Flight Centre, Travel, Tourism, Gulf Cooperation Council

LONDON, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Holibob, an innovative travel technology company solving the difficult challenge of curating, distributing, and selling tours and attractions online, today announced it has added Peter Peyet, CEO of Desert Adventures, to its Advisory Board. The addition comes just months after the company hired industry veteran Jasmine Beresford as Strategic Partnerships Manager for the Middle East – cementing its presence in a region that has shown significant interest in Holibob's ability to digitize the experiential economy.

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  • Peyet builds on the company's growing presence in the Middle East, where Holibob is helping tourism agencies and operators digitize the experiential economy
    LONDON, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Holibob, an innovative travel technology company solving the difficult challenge of curating, distributing, and selling tours and attractions online, today announced it has added Peter Peyet, CEO of Desert Adventures, to its Advisory Board.
  • That includes a partnership with Desert Adventures, which has partnered with Holibob to digitize their go to market strategy.
  • "Holibob's innovative technology uniquely positions them to help companies like Desert Adventures and agencies throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council to deliver the right product to the right traveller at the right time," noted Peyet.
  • Holibob already counts multiple Middle East operators among it's 30+ worldwide partners, including Desert Adventures.

Empowered with Meg Ryan Partners with StudentUniverse to Produce Educational Episode: "Beyond the Classroom"

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Learning, Knowledge, Student, Travel, Flight Centre, Education, History, Language, Culture, Marketing, Tourism, Tutoring

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Empowered with Meg Ryan, a leading platform for educational content, is excited to announce its collaboration with StudentUniverse, the world's leading travel booking service for students, to create an enlightening new episode titled "Beyond the Classroom." This educational episode aims to showcase the myriad opportunities available to students through travel, emphasizing its profound impact on fostering cultural awareness and global perspective. Set for production later in 2023, this episode is poised to become an invaluable resource for students and educators alike.

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  • This educational episode aims to showcase the myriad opportunities available to students through travel, emphasizing its profound impact on fostering cultural awareness and global perspective.
  • Set for production later in 2023, this episode is poised to become an invaluable resource for students and educators alike.
  • Set for production later in 2023, this episode is poised to become an invaluable resource for students and educators alike.
  • Hosted by the esteemed Meg Ryan, the episode will feature experts' extensive knowledge in student travel, creating an immersive educational journey for viewers.

Harris Williams Advises Scott Dunn on its Pending Sale to Flight Centre Travel Group

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Harris Williams , a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces it is advising Scott Dunn, a portfolio company of Inflexion Private Equity (Inflexion), on its pending sale to Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX: FLT; FCTG).

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  • Harris Williams , a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces it is advising Scott Dunn, a portfolio company of Inflexion Private Equity (Inflexion), on its pending sale to Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX: FLT; FCTG).
  • The transaction is being led by Will Bain , Ed Arkus , Krishna Patel and Ruben Pinheiro of the Harris Williams Consumer Group .
  • Key leisure and corporate travel brands in Australia include Flight Centre, Travel Associates, Travel Partners, Travel Money, BYOjet, Corporate Traveller, and FCM.
  • Harris Williams is a trade name under which Harris Williams LLC, Harris Williams & Co. Ltd and Harris Williams & Co. Corporate Finance Advisors GmbH conduct business.

MAJOR TRAVEL COMPANIES RECEIVE FAILING GRADE FOR SELLING EXPLOITATIVE ANIMAL EXPERIENCES ABROAD

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2023 /CNW/ - World Animal Protection Canada is giving some major travel companies that operate in Canada, a failing grade for their animal welfare policies, as they continue to sell exploitative animal experiences around the world.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2023 /CNW/ - World Animal Protection Canada is giving some major travel companies that operate in Canada, a failing grade for their animal welfare policies, as they continue to sell exploitative animal experiences around the world.
  • Commissioned by World Animal Protection and undertaken by the University of Surrey, the report independently analyzed the public commitments travel companies have, and haven't, made.
  • Companies reviewed include Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Flight Centre, Groupon, Get Your Guide, Klook, The Travel Corporation (TTC), Trip.com, TripAdvisor / Viator, and TUI/Musement.
  • Many travel companies claim to offer responsible, sustainable travel, but in reality, continue to profit from wild animal exploitation.

New Data Reveals Students and Youth Are Favoring Overseas Adventures Over Domestic

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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New data from StudentUniverse , a Flight Centre Travel Group company and the worlds largest student and youth travel marketplace, suggests that young Americans are favoring international travel over domestic, following record Black Friday sales.

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  • New data from StudentUniverse , a Flight Centre Travel Group company and the worlds largest student and youth travel marketplace, suggests that young Americans are favoring international travel over domestic, following record Black Friday sales.
  • With the overall value of student and youth travel totalling $330bn globally, young Americans are making a huge contribution to the overall bounce back of global travel.
  • Launched in 2000, StudentUniverse is a Boston-based tech company that operates the worlds largest student and youth travel marketplace.
  • With operations in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and the Philippines, StudentUniverse empowers students and youth to travel more.

Meetings and Events Procurement Category Is Projected to Grow at a CAGR of 7.55% by 2026, SpendEdge Reports

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Monday, November 21, 2022
Meeting, Intelligence, Flight Centre, Reed Exhibitions, TCO, Helloworld Travel, Risk management, Oil

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The report provides a complete drill-down on global Meetings and Events spend outlook at a global as well as regional level. Current spend scenario, growth outlook, incremental spend, and other key information is available individually for North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and APAC.

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  • According to the SpendEdge Sourcing and Procurement Reports ,Meetings and Events Procurement Market is expected to have an incremental spend of USD 437.27 billion, with an accelerating at a CAGR of 7.55%.
  • Some of the leading Meetings and Events suppliers profiled extensively in this report are Reed Exhibitions, Flight Centre Travel Group, and Helloworld Travel.
  • Meetings and Events that answers all your key questions on price trends and analysis:
    Am I paying/getting the right prices?
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The Best Airlines in the World for Students and Youth Revealed

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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Delta performed well among US students, taking the top spot in three of the six categories, including Best Airline for International Travel, Best Airline Service and Most Trustworthy Airline, though American Airlines stepped in to take first prize for Best Overall Airline.

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  • Delta performed well among US students, taking the top spot in three of the six categories, including Best Airline for International Travel, Best Airline Service and Most Trustworthy Airline, though American Airlines stepped in to take first prize for Best Overall Airline.
  • The national carrier came first in all six categories, which also included Best Airline for Domestic Travel and Best Value Airline.
  • Meanwhile in the UK, budget carrier easyJet won Best Overall Airline and Best Airline Service, and fellow budget carrier Ryanair took home Best Value Airline.
  • Australian students rewarded Virgin Australia for its strong investment in student travel, voting it number one in the Best Overall Airline, Best Value Airline and Best Airline Service categories.

Flight Centre

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Monday, October 31, 2022
Flight Centre, OAIC, Privacy

Flight Centre

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    Flight Centre privacy investigation launched
    18 August 2017
    On 15 August 2017, the Acting Australian Information Commissioner opened an investigation into Flight Centre, examining an alleged data breach involving the release of the personal information of customers to third-party suppliers.
  • Flight Centre is cooperating with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioners (OAIC) inquiries.
  • Once the investigation has concluded a further statement will be published.
  • If any person has any concerns about how their privacy has been managed they can contact the OAIC at www.privacy.gov.au or on 1300 363 992.

Flight Centre found to have interfered with privacy

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Monday, October 31, 2022
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Flight Centre found to have interfered with privacy

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  • Flight Centre found to have interfered with privacy
    Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk has determined that Flight Centre interfered with the privacy of almost 7,000 customers by disclosing their personal information to third parties without consent.
  • The information, including individuals credit card and passport details, was released by Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd during a design jam in 2017.
  • The Flight Centre design jam brought together 16 teams to create technological solutions for travel agents.
  • Flight Centres privacy policy included some general statements about disclosing personal information to improve and develop their products.