Hotel room prices in the UK have dropped for the first time in four years, according to data at Hotels.com.

The Nickelodeon Family Suites hotel near Walt Disney World broke ties to Holiday Inn and will now operate as an independent brand. Management of the hotel said that it had cultivated a unique customer base and no longer needs the Holiday Inn brand, officially ending the five-year partnership this month.

TOURCO, a 28-year-old inbound Receptive Wholesaler, specializing in FIT and group tours to United States and Eastern Canada announces that it has acquired Generations Touring Company of Seattle, WA. Generations Touring Company (GTC) promotes intergenerational bonding through exciting small-group travel experiences designed to enrich and entertain.

TOURCO, a 28-year-old inbound Receptive Wholesaler, specializing in FIT and group tours to United States and Eastern Canada announces that it has acquired Generations Touring Company of Seattle, WA. Generations Touring Company (GTC) promotes intergenerational bonding through exciting small-group travel experiences designed to enrich and entertain.

The Kuoni Group is to acquire a 100 percent shareholding in Cotravel AG effective 1 January 2009. Cotravel is one of Switzerland’s leading providers of quality educational travel arrangements, primarily in the form of readers’ trips offered in collaboration with top Swiss newspapers and magazines. The acquisition will further strengthen the Kuoni Group’s position in the premium travel sector.

The Kuoni Group is to acquire a 100 percent shareholding in Cotravel AG effective 1 January 2009. Cotravel is one of Switzerland’s leading providers of quality educational travel arrangements, primarily in the form of readers’ trips offered in collaboration with top Swiss newspapers and magazines. The acquisition will further strengthen the Kuoni Group’s position in the premium travel sector.