Hotelbeds Group, a global bedbank and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry, has confirmed that following the closure of the customary regulatory and legal procedures, GTA has officially joined the Group. In other company related news a strategic integration plan is now underway to integrate both GTA and Tourico Holidays, which joined the Group in June, into Hotelbeds Group in a phased approach.

In the future, both hotel and ancillary partners, as well as travel intermediary clients, of all three companies will have access to an integrated and enhanced range of services, products and technology solutions drawn from the combination of all three.

Additionally, to reflect the new combined organisation and to drive forward the integration across all functions, the new leadership team of the Group was confirmed to employees globally and published on Hotelbeds Group´s website. Joan Vilà remains Executive Chairman of Hotelbeds Group, with Carlos Muñoz continuing in his role as Managing Director Bedbank with the responsibility to manage the integration of the three businesses. Current Finance Director, Andrés Garcia takes on the Finance responsibility for the enlarged Group. Additionally various existing GTA, Tourico Holidays and Hotelbeds Group senior executives are taking leading roles across the enlarged organisation.

Joan Vilà, Executive Chairman of Hotelbeds Group commented: “It gives me enormous pleasure to confirm that yet another leading bedbank – following the inclusion of Tourico Holidays in June – is now officially part of Hotelbeds Group.

“With both GTA and Tourico Holidays now part of our family, we can focus on realizing our ambition of becoming the very best travel trade partner by providing access to the best teams, products and data analysis in the industry, all backed up by an innovative technology platform.

“With both GTA and Tourico Holidays now part of our family, we can focus on realizing our ambition of becoming the very best travel trade partner by providing access to the best teams, products and data analysis in the industry, all backed up by an innovative technology platform.

Hotelbeds Group is a leading bedbank and a business-to-business provider of services to the global travel industry.

Operating mainly under the Hotelbeds and Bedsonline brands, the company connects, 35,000 travel intermediaries across more than 120 source markets globally with travel providers in over 180 countries representing more than 120,000 hotels, 20,000 transfer routes and 14,000 activities.

Hotelbeds Group, www.group.hotelbeds.com