Dnata's decision to shutter its UK online travel agency (OTA) Travel Republic came hot on the heels of On the Beach's closure of its dynamically packaged (DP) trade arm Classic Collection.
When I wrote a blog about it all, saying it felt like the end of an era for independent DP in the UK, people misinterpreted it as an indication I thought DP was history. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I've been deeply involved in the DP sector since its inception. I was a founder of the On Holiday Group alongside partners Bill Allen (On the Beach) and Brian Young (G Adventures).
