Mergers and acquisitions

AccorHotels to buy luxury villa specialist

The acquisition of Travel Keys is expected to be completed by the end of June

School tours firm bought in new deal

Anglia Tours was bought by Next Generation Travel for an undisclosed sum

French firm buys majority stake in Original Travel

Voyageurs du Monde wants to expand across English-speaking world

Tui and Kuoni in talks over Travelopia

The Swiss firm is reported to be interested in a deal worth about £400 million

Sale of Tui's specialist division Travelopia expected in coming months

Tui put Travelopia, which employs around 4,000 people, on the market in September

Hays announces new store location and purchase of business travel firm

Hays is hoping to gain new business travel accounts both in the North East and across the other regions

Two leading TMCs set to merge

Existing customers of both businesses "will experience no change to their service levels"

Tui launches sale of specialist division Travelopia

The business will reportedly be marketed to private equity groups as well as some other specialist travel groups

Tui sells bed bank in €1 billion deal

Hotelbeds sold to investment companies

ITC boss confirms commitment to the trade after private equity deal

Chief executive Jennifer Atkinson also revealed the business has received 250 CVs after featuring in the TV documentary The Millionaires’ Holiday Club

Exclusive: ITC secures multi-million pound private equity deal

The investment will aid the group in its expansion plans, its chief executive has revealed

EasyJet shares soar over takeover rumours

The airline has refused to comment on the speculation

InterContinental Hotels Group in £7bn takeover bid

A China insurance company is said to be behind the move

Qatar Airways to buy stake in Meridiana

Doha carrier to invest in Italy’s second largest airline

AccorHotels offloads 85 properties for €504m

Most of the hotels are based in France

Chinese firm raises stake in Thomas Cook

Companies controlled by Guo Guangchang now own 8.2% of the tour operator

Marriott gets EU clearance for Starwood deal

European authorities say that hotel market will “remain competitive”

Chinese company eyes Monarch investment

Billionaire founder of HNA Group says "the chance has come"

Tui Specialist Group likely to be sold 'in one chunk'

Tui’s portfolio of 50 specialist brands is likely to be sold as one business, according to an investment expert

Dnata 'not on UK hunt, but still eyeing up global opportunities'

Andrew Botterill confirmed Dnata is unlikely to make any more acquisitions in the UK but it still has an eye on other businesses elsewhere

Qatar Airways ups stake in IAG

Gulf carrier first became a shareholder in the airline group in January 2015

Monarch boss: ‘We’re not for sale’

Chief executive Andrew Swaffield says the company is actually looking to make acquisitions

China’s HNA buys Carlson Hotels

Deal also includes 51.3% majority stake in Rezidor Hotel Group

Tui Group sells Hotelbeds for €1.2bn

Proceeds will be used for “future growth opportunities” and to strengthen the balance sheet