Northstar Travel Group Acquires Buying Business Travel from Panacea Media

Northstar Travel Group Acquires travAlliancemedia

October 7, 2019

Media & Entertainment

Northstar Travel Group has acquired travAlliancemedia, a marketing services, digital media, events and information business serving the retail travel advisor community and owner of brands such as TravelPulse, Agent at Home and Agent Studio. The deal expands Northstar's portfolio of marketing services, online media, events and SaaS tools for travel advisors; travAlliancemedia founder Mark Murphy will become an advisor to the combined business.

Northstar Travel Group Acquires CAT Media

October 8, 2019

Media & Entertainment

Northstar Travel Group has acquired CAT Media, a UK-based multiplatform B2B marketing, information and events business serving the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry. The acquisition expands Northstar's UK and European footprint and combines CAT Media's titles and events with Northstar's existing meetings and events portfolio.

Northstar Travel Group Acquires Centaur Media's Travel & Meetings Shows

April 10, 2019

Media & Entertainment

Northstar Travel Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Centaur Media Travel and Meetings Limited (CTM), the owner of the Business Travel Show, The Meetings Show and Travel Technology Europe, from Centaur Media PLC. The acquisition gives Northstar a London platform to expand its events and B2B travel information and marketing services across the UK and Europe; the CTM team is expected to join Northstar at closing.

Blue Star Innovation Partners Acquires Majority Stake in TravelNet Solutions

July 26, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Blue Star Innovation Partners has acquired a majority stake in TravelNet Solutions (TNS), a Minneapolis‑based provider of Track Hospitality Software and related vacation‑rental platforms. The investment will be used to accelerate product development, expand support and hiring, and pursue M&A to add complementary solutions; TNS's existing leadership remains in place and VTrips exited its stake.

NextTrip Acquires Five Star Alliance

April 14, 2025

E-Commerce

NextTrip completed the acquisition of the remaining 51% stake in luxury online travel agency Five Star Alliance, making NextTrip the sole owner. The deal will integrate Five Star Alliance's inventory and expertise to bolster NextTrip's luxury travel offerings and support growth across B2C and B2B travel segments.

American Express Global Business Travel Agrees to Acquire Egencia from Expedia Group

May 4, 2021

Professional Services

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has made a binding offer to acquire Egencia, the corporate travel arm of Expedia Group, bringing Egencia into GBT’s business travel platform. As part of the proposed deal Expedia Group would take a shareholder stake in GBT and enter a long-term commercial agreement to power Egencia, subject to employee consultations and customary regulatory approvals.