EXPRESS Travel Group has boosted its overall membership by over 6% in the last 12 months, with CEO Tom Manwaring this morning detailing the company’s strong performance as he opened the 2018 Independent Travel Group Forum in Shanghai, China.
Manwaring said the combined Independent, italktravel and Select membership now totals 756 outlets, up almost 60 on the same time last year.
The growth has driven improvements in air revenue, which is up 11%, while passenger numbers have risen 5% reflecting improved yields.
The group is also seeing significant diversification in its sales, with accommodation TTV up 47%, cruising rising 31% and touring climbing 27%.
Manwaring also highlighted the importance of technology in the business, with the recent unveiling of the online Express Pay merchant platform (TD 05 Nov) which incorporates the AFTA Chargeback Scheme.
italktravel members were also yesterday given a sneak peek of a new locally developed itinerary building platform which will roll out across the network in 2019.
More from the Independent Travel Group conference on Mon.
Source: traveldaily