Fifteen years ago...

a2btravelextras.com (trading as a2bairportparking Ltd Company number 07416622)

  signature brand

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May 2010 start of project and build -  launched 13th March 2014 

 Surrey, England 

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Travel Extras (c) 

.COM

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CEO (Renaldo 80% shareholder) Idea Q2 2010 - Hillswood Drive, Chertsey, Surrey, England

Set up as a separate business whilst in South Africa 22 Oct 2010 - I didn't know - click here

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Worldwide Airport Transfers - March 2014 xml (a2btransfers.com)

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Car Hire - Road Trip - On the list for 2016 (contract secured by CEO)

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Airport Parking (built 2010) - First bookings started to come through Feb 2011 xml and direct - Cophall Farm Gatwick, Manchester Airport Group, Meteor Meet and Greet - part of the Vinci group, Gatwick Airport, NCP (just some of the suppliers)

(Slower than usual to take off as most of the focus was on the acquisition of resorthoppa in 2012 - now hoppa.com and hoppago - this was suppose to offer a route to market for us, a2btravelextras.com white label built but not integrated - addmustard involved with hoppa rebrand and plan (Lawrence Hunt, friends with Mr Pack, Holiday Extras) - Sales team changed by sales director - rapid growth for a2btransfers.com and ceo. a2b and hoppa split into b2b and b2c.

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Airport Lounges (built) - Live March 2014 (Lounge Pass - secured in 2010)

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Travel Insurance (built) - Live March 2014 (Citybond/Suretravel regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority - secured contract in 2010)

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Experiences (built)  -  3000 globally B2C live Jul 2015  

First booking Disney, Florida

 B2B 90% completed...(dosomethingdifferent.com and direct a2btransfers.com suppliers plus Attraction World wanted to work with us and Isango) started build, separate website a2bexcursions.com in 2011 - working with designer Jason Chapell (Company name Flourish - Jason, which I understood owned the business but turns out somebody else did Jason left or pushed out?)

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Airport Hotels - March 2014 xml integrated in Holiday Extras as instructed by CEO and majority shareholder (although contracted enough direct in 2012, including IHG, (shout out to Emily) Hilton T5 Heathrow, Radisson Plaza)

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Airport Hotels & Parking - March 2014 xml as above

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Concierge Services - Next on the list 2015 - supplier secured in 2011

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200,000 guests booked

2015 Turnover £1mil

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Taking to WTM London November 2015

Road Show to visit travel agents planned with sales director, Phil Norris (ex Unijet and Thomas Cook, before this he was Cadbury's) and sales account manager for 2016 with fresh new logo and brand updated

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Love Holidays mapped out and first to go live with a2btravelextras.com via xml - advert discussed 2015 to launch to the trade

Travel Republic - on the waiting list

Lastminute.com - bespoke white label built

Balkan Holidays - bespoke white label built

Hoppa - bespoke white label built

Already working with On The Beach & Sunshine & other travel consortiums

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June 22 2012 a2b to take on Holiday Extras  

Did not know about this article

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June 17 2015 a2btravelextras.com restructures and appoints Strongitharm as new Chief Exec 

Did not know about this article 

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"Scheepers said: “I am delighted to welcome Lee to A2Btravelextras at a very exciting time for the company.

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Executive responsibility for the business will be passed to Strongitharm from Renaldo Scheepers, who will become chairman of the newly restructured company.

However, the changes do not affect the WWTE Group which owns a2btransfers.com and resorthoppa.com.

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“We have grown significantly over the last 12 months and more dedicated focus is needed on our extras business to continue this growth."

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Strongitharm added: “Much of the infrastructure development for the business is now complete and the opportunity to lead the next major growth phase is very exciting.

“The company is clearly focused on delivering superior customer service and a fantastic range of products.”

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Strongitharm has more than 30 years commercial management experience in the travel industry with British Airways, Carnival UK and MSC Cruises.

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November 10 2016 a2b transfers and how it rebounded with a 5 year contract with Holiday Extras 

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“We are a cockroach company. We survived an ash cloud, the credit crisis and the Lowcost collapse.”

James Lewis, head of partnerships for Holiday Extras, said: “We are very excited by our partnership with A2B Transfers. We tested the market with an A2B white label and then went full-steam ahead after seeing some exciting results. “We have now integrated transfers into our core product portfolio which is performing remarkably well, coupled with great support from A2B.” Click here to read more.

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Lawrence Hunt. Michael Imperato?

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Donna (head of a2btravelextras.com and minimum shareholder) pushed out West Byfleet, Surrey - October 2015 - Gill Toms (reception /admin type role for ceo) pushed the paperwork under my nose - paid off £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) then heard rumours that they had made an announcement that I had been retired, didn't know I had a brand manager either? 

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a2btravelextras.com tied into a five year deal with Holiday Extras, website turned off and landing page in its place to divert  any future bookings to Holiday Extras. July 2016. 

Letter from CEO received July 2016, this explained option to resurrect the brand in five years time. (2021)

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 Dissolved on 4 June 2019 by CEO

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yourstoexperience - January 2016 - Cambridge 

 

To be continued...

Travel Extras (c) 

.COM​​​

 

 

 

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