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Airfare consolidator Greaves Travel sold

Tuesday, 4 August 20153 min read

Consolidator Greaves Travel has been bought by travel management firm Statesman Travel Group.

Greaves will join Statesman’s Masterfare division to grow its marketshare on routes to India, Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia.

Statesman’s joint-managing director Mervyn Williamson, said: "Our airline partners are delighted with this announcement and by combining our expertise, personnel and resources, we will be able to deliver an even better product and service, significantly increasing our market presence

"Greaves Travel will significantly boost our Group spend in annual travel bookings and help us to achieve even greater savings on behalf of our clients.

"We want to attract the best people in the industry and adding the talented and experienced team from Greaves Travel as part of the acquisition is fantastic news for us."