Mergers and acquisitions

Brussels rubber-stamps Virgin Atlantic joint control bid

Secret Escapes Group to acquire Pigsback.com parent

Flybe shareholder reportedly threatens to block deal

Virgin Atlantic continues to mull Flybe offer

Warner expands hotel portfolio with Heythrop Park acquisition

TruTravels to boost trade distribution following G Adventures buyout

Wizz Air investor Indigo Partners steps in to back Wow Air

Feefo founders Mabbutt and Eames leave the business following MBO by chief revenue officer

EFR Travel Group acquires corporate travel Specialist WD Travel

Hotelbeds acquires HolidayTaxis Group

Steel giant Tata reportedly in talks to acquire majority stake in Jet Airways

Gray Dawes snaps up Giles Travel; hints at further acquisitions this year

Icelandair agrees deal to acquire low-cost long-haul compatriot Wow Air

Kuoni parent Der Touristik UK acquires Journey Latin America

WebBeds owner Webjet lands $173m Destinations of the World acquisition

Stewart Travel bosses seal MBO and acquire Lapland tour operator

Hotelbeds to 'phase out' GTA and Tourico Holidays brands

Newmarket Holidays sells off educational tours division

Vacation Rentals UK expands portfolio with Mulberry Cottages acquisition

On The Go Tours goes to new investors

Minoan edges closer to Stewart Travel sale

On the Beach hails ‘flexible business model’ after summer heatwave hit

Classic Collection acquired by On the Beach Group for £20 million

IAG ends interest in Norwegian acquisition