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Our team advised Fosun Tourism Group, the world’s leading leisure-focused integrated tourism group, on its purchase of the Thomas Cook brand, the Casa Cook and Cook’s Club brands, and resort/hotel brands under the Thomas Cook brand for £11million. The team advised on restructuring, insolvency and Intellectual Property matters in connection with the acquisition.
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Supporting a US government commercial partnership in an acceleration programme focused on airport passenger screening and safety, in which we have worked with a cohort of technology companies to break into and scale-up their European and APAC presence. We are helping these businesses develop their go-to-market strategies and introduce them to key industry leaders and provide insights into the key commercial considerations for companies looking to do business in Europe.
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Advising an international airline’s holidays business on several projects relating to the extension of their sale of holiday packages into the UK and worldwide. We advised on applicable travel regulation in 6 jurisdictions, and on all commercial aspects and travel regulation on another major distribution and risk sharing agreement with a strategic business partner.
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We provide payments regulatory support to Booking.com in relation to PSD2and advise on regulatory issues involved in expansions of their product offerings.
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We continue to advise both Trip.com and Skyscanner on a wide range of issues, including GDPR and data protection/marketing rules, regulatory support, employment and contractual and competition law matters.
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We continue to advise a global accommodation marketplace on a variety of commercial matters, including day to day agreements with suppliers, partners and service providers, and we provide marketing and advertising advice. Our team has also advised on the implementation of the GDPR for both the booking platform and its payments entity.
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We have advised a leading global car rental company on the application and implications of the Package Travel Directive to new booking tools for car rental.
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We advise a renowned travel fare aggregator website and travel metasearch engine on all aspects of its eCommerce business across all brands in Australia and New Zealand, including competition law, privacy and data protection, contracting and regulatory advice, specifically in relation to post-acquisition integrations, sponsorship deals, advertising and marketing approvals, ACCC investigations and tribunal appearances.
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Our team advises a number of leading consumer brands on their international franchise relationships, including a number at travel hubs across Europe and Asia.
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We advised a European airline on its tour operator's liability insurance programme.
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We advised a global travel search site on a dispute concerning platform liability of internet search websites. The liability of search engines remains a subject of much debate on a European level.