Helloworld Travel Limited has confirmed its intention to acquire Express Travel Group in Australia and New Zealand for $70 million, pending regulatory approvals from owners Tom Manwaring and Sintack Pty Ltd.

Creative Cruising has witnessed significant booking demand for its cruise packages, with sales going “gangbusters at the moment,” says General Manager, Caroline Hitchen.

Express Travel Group (ETG) and Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) have revealed a new preferred partnership agreement. Effective 1 January 2023, the new arrangement will see A&K’s worldwide travel portfolio promoted through the ETG agency member networks of Independent Travel Group, Independent Travel Advisors, Select Travel Group, italktravel & cruise, and Alatus.

Connections Group, comprising brands including CT Connections, Executive Edge Travel and Totem Group, has formed a partnership with Express Travel Group’s new Alatus Corporate offshoot.

A new generation corporate membership group, dubbed Alatus Corporate, has been launched by Express Travel Group (ETG) CEO, Tom Manwaring.

Express Travel Group together with African Travel Specialists recently hosted 10 agents on an eight-day luxury safari through Kenya.

Express Travel Group has welcomed another new store to the italktravel & cruise franchise group, with the opening of italktravel & cruise Peregian on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

The Travel Corporation (TTC) and Express Travel Group (ETG), in partnership with Emirates and Dubai Tourism, have collaborated to offer a new initiative for member agencies. Dubbed ‘TTC Escapes with Express Travel Group’, the new venture between TTC and ETG is likely to be offered to travel agents on an annual basis.

Express Travel Group have today announced a new preferred agreement with Bench Africa, effective from 1 January, 2019. The new partnership will see Bench Africa travel packages distributed through the ETG agency member networks, Independent Travel Group, Select Travel Group and italktravel.

A host of agency owners and managers have congregated in the thriving metropolis of Shanghai for Express Travel Group’s ninth annual Independent Travel Group and italktravel Forum, with major sponsors Cathay Pacific, Expedia, Wendy Wu Tours and The Travel Corporation providing members with a weekend to remember.

Express Travel Group (ETG) has announced the roll out of Express Pay, an online merchant card service platform which enables a travel retailer to charge client credit cards for services transacted on their behalf.