Former Failte Ireland chairman, Budget Travel founder and Irish Life & Permanent chairperson Gillian Bowler has launched a new travel company for the Irish market.
ClickandGo.com, is offering a range of sun holidays in destinations such as Spain, Portugal, France, the Canaries and Madeira. It is claiming to offer lower prices than its competitors.
A statement said the new company would offer holidaymakers the chance to buy all or part of their package from it, while buying parts of the package, such as flights , directly if they wish. Its packages will be based around scheduled, rather than charter, flights.
Others involved in ClickandGo.com include Ms Bowler's husband and former Budget Travel director Harry Sydner, Bob Haugh, chairman of The Travel Department and Eugene Corcoran, former managing director of Budget Travel. Paul Hackett, Budget's former head of marketing, will be the new company's chief executive.
Ms Bowler said the internet and the rise of self-packaged holidays had changed the face of the travel business forever. 'Traditional travel companies are still in denial but we want to set up a business which embraces the internet and which makes it work for us and our customers,' she said.
She added that she wanted to challenge TUI and Thomas Cook, who now control about 85% of the package holiday market in Ireland. Ms Bowler is aiming to cater for 10,000 holidaymakers this year
ClickandGo.com, is offering a range of sun holidays in destinations such as Spain, Portugal, France, the Canaries and Madeira. It is claiming to offer lower prices than its competitors.
A statement said the new company would offer holidaymakers the chance to buy all or part of their package from it, while buying parts of the package, such as flights , directly if they wish. Its packages will be based around scheduled, rather than charter, flights.
Others involved in ClickandGo.com include Ms Bowler's husband and former Budget Travel director Harry Sydner, Bob Haugh, chairman of The Travel Department and Eugene Corcoran, former managing director of Budget Travel. Paul Hackett, Budget's former head of marketing, will be the new company's chief executive.
Ms Bowler said the internet and the rise of self-packaged holidays had changed the face of the travel business forever. 'Traditional travel companies are still in denial but we want to set up a business which embraces the internet and which makes it work for us and our customers,' she said.
She added that she wanted to challenge TUI and Thomas Cook, who now control about 85% of the package holiday market in Ireland. Ms Bowler is aiming to cater for 10,000 holidaymakers this year
