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The CTTG was disbanded following the merger of the [[Co-operative Travel]] (including [[Midlands Co-operative]] Travel) with the High Street branches of the [[Thomas Cook Group]] in 2011. Following its closure, [[Midcounties Co-operative]] Travel said it “had no alternative but to create a standalone commercial and marketing capacity [and] in the spirit of the sixth co-operative principle, has agreed to make this service available to the [[Channel Islands Co-operative]] and [[Chelmsford Star Co-operative]], who have also been affected by the joint venture decision. The partnerships will help them optimise their continued development as prominent independent agents.”<ref>Bowman, Dave [http://www.thenews.coop/article/co-operatives-launch-new-travel-group-uk Co-operatives launch new travel group in UK] Co-operative News, 29 March 2012</ref> Channel Islands’s Travelmaker is the leading independent in Jersey and Guernsey. |
The CTTG was disbanded following the merger of the [[Co-operative Travel]] (including [[Midlands Co-operative]] Travel) with the High Street branches of the [[Thomas Cook Group]] in 2011. Following its closure, [[Midcounties Co-operative]] Travel said it “had no alternative but to create a standalone commercial and marketing capacity [and] in the spirit of the sixth co-operative principle, has agreed to make this service available to the [[Channel Islands Co-operative]] and [[Chelmsford Star Co-operative]], who have also been affected by the joint venture decision. The partnerships will help them optimise their continued development as prominent independent agents.”<ref>Bowman, Dave [http://www.thenews.coop/article/co-operatives-launch-new-travel-group-uk Co-operatives launch new travel group in UK] Co-operative News, 29 March 2012</ref> Channel Islands’s Travelmaker is the leading independent in Jersey and Guernsey. |
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The [[East of England Co-operative]] travel business joined the Midcounties Co-operative Travel Consortium in 2013 |
The [[East of England Co-operative]] travel business joined the Midcounties Co-operative Travel Consortium in 2013,<ref>[http://www.eadt.co.uk/business/essex-new-affiliation-for-east-of-england-co-op-s-travel-stores-1-1932949 Essex: New affiliation for East of England Co-op’s travel stores] East Anglian Daily Times, 14 February 2013</ref> whereas [[Lincolnshire Co-operative]] travel agencies joined Worldchoice when their arrangements with The Co-operative Group came to an end in 2012.<ref>[http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/42483/lincolnshire-co-op-to-join-worldchoice Lincolnshire Co-op to join Worldchoice] Travel Weekly, 5 December 2012</ref> |
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==Freedom Travel== |
==Freedom Travel== |
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Revision as of 01:02, 7 November 2017
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| Company type | Business of a consumer co-operative |
|---|---|
| Industrie | Wholesale |
| Gegründet | 2003 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Hauptsitz | |
| Produkte | Travel agent |
| Parent | The Co-operative Group |
The Co-operative Travel Trading Group (or CTTG) was the central buying group for co-operative travel agents in the United Kingdom. It was established along the same lines as the Co-operative Retail Trading Group when the Co-operative Group merged its own five travel operations in 2003.[1]
The CTTG was disbanded following the merger of the Co-operative Travel (including Midlands Co-operative Travel) with the High Street branches of the Thomas Cook Group in 2011. Following its closure, Midcounties Co-operative Travel said it “had no alternative but to create a standalone commercial and marketing capacity [and] in the spirit of the sixth co-operative principle, has agreed to make this service available to the Channel Islands Co-operative and Chelmsford Star Co-operative, who have also been affected by the joint venture decision. The partnerships will help them optimise their continued development as prominent independent agents.”[2] Channel Islands’s Travelmaker is the leading independent in Jersey and Guernsey.
The East of England Co-operative travel business joined the Midcounties Co-operative Travel Consortium in 2013,[3] whereas Lincolnshire Co-operative travel agencies joined Worldchoice when their arrangements with The Co-operative Group came to an end in 2012.[4]
Freedom Travel
Freedom Travel Limited, a subsidiary of Co-op Group Travel 2 Holdings Ltd., was established in 2001 and is an organisation of managed travel agents working together to secure a profitable future. It was originally formed to enable travel agents to become part of a larger buying group benefiting from better commissions, larger overrides, lower operating costs, lower bank charges and better technology.[5] The Co-operative Travel at Anglia Co-operative Society is a trading name of the Freedom Travel Group, part of the Thomas Cook Group.[6]
See also
References
- ^ UK Activity Report Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine UK Business Park, 24 February 2003
- ^ Bowman, Dave Co-operatives launch new travel group in UK Co-operative News, 29 March 2012
- ^ Essex: New affiliation for East of England Co-op’s travel stores East Anglian Daily Times, 14 February 2013
- ^ Lincolnshire Co-op to join Worldchoice Travel Weekly, 5 December 2012
- ^ About us Freedom Travel Group (retrieved 8 May 2013)
- ^ The Co-operative Travel Anglia Regional Co-operative Society (retrieved 8 May 2013)