This summer alone, Britons will be charged almost £1 million a day for exceeding baggage limits
• 55% of consumers that exceeded their excess baggage allowance in 2011 incurred charges, a total of 3.8 million people. On average, limits were exceeded by 3.5 kilos costing a total of £186 million or £48 each [...] View more ›
The second phase of its site redevelopment following release of hotel pages
Monday 23rd January 2011: The second phase of Kelkoo Travel’s relaunch has been unveiled with the release of its flight website in the UK, which comes within just four months after the introduction of its hotel pages. The new-look flight site offers an easy-to-use [...] View more ›
Disappointed holidaymakers have made an average of £2.2 million worth of claims every month for the past year
• In total almost 74,000 travellers have been impacted by failing travel companies this year, racking up a total bill of £26 million in claims and repatriation costs[1]
• This is not as disastrous as 2010 when [...] View more ›
Kelkoo re-launches travel and shopping websites in 13 markets
Monday 10th October 2011: Kelkoo, the shopping and travel comparison website, today reveals the result of a major brand and business overhaul across its ten European and three international markets. Following extensive consumer research and a site re-design which will be completed across all markets by [...] View more ›
Foundation set for Kelkoo Travel’s European roll-out
Tuesday 20th September 2011: Kelkoo Travel has developed and released its first version hotel beta website within just 16 weeks. The team has used an iterative process that forms the foundation upon which the entire travel site will be built. The preview pages highlight the new look and feel [...] View more ›
FRIDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2011: Yesterday it was announced that the UK travel loyalty programme, Airmiles, is to be renamed Avios and relaunched, following the merger of British Airways and Iberia to create International Airlines Group (IAG). The rebrand will come into effect on 16 November 2011, when all current Airmiles will automatically be converted into [...] View more ›
More than two thirds (68%) chose to relax with alcohol on their last trip abroad, whilst just 22% hired a car
As Brits flee the UK for the last summer bank holiday, one in three (33%)[1] will not even consider hiring a car for their next trip abroad, according to new figures from Kelkoo Travel [...] View more ›
If consumers purchased the genuine article in the UK, retailers would enjoy an additional income of £12bn
Almost half of UK holidaymakers (45%) buy ‘fake’ designer goods whilst abroad, with 5.6 million people spending a total of almost £0.5bn on these replica products in the last year alone, an average of £88 each[1]
The most popular items [...] View more ›
KELKOO APPOINTS EUROPEAN BRAND MARKETING DIRECTOR
Steve Conway appointed to develop integrated brand communications for consumers, merchants and employees
Monday 18th July 2011: Kelkoo today announces the appointment of Steve Conway as European Brand Marketing Director. This appointment highlights Kelkoo’s ongoing commitment to the regeneration of the Kelkoo brand as the company continues to build a [...] View more ›
Kelkoo Travel announces further choice for holidaymakers as brand continues to grow product offering
27th June 2011: Kelkoo today announces three new partnerships with Airflights.co.uk, Alpharooms.com and Lastminute.com, allowing Kelkoo users to access deals from these three leading travel brands across holidays, hotels and flights. The partnerships underline Kelkoo’s strategy to offer the widest possible choice [...] View more ›