Two World Travel Lounge branches have been purchased by Hays Travel North West.

The network of high street stores has been expanded by the acquisition.

All eight staff from the World Travel Lounge branches have stayed with the agency.

Consumers are looking for a cheaper summer holiday.

When the right locations become available, Don Bircham said they are always interested.

World Travel Lounge contacted us and the deal was done quickly, the staff have been retained, the Hays Travel branding has been fitted and both stores are now trading as part of our group.

We want to open in these towns. We know from our experience in other places that locations like this suit our business model.

World Travel Lounge now has six branches in the region instead of eight.

Mcdonald said that they had decided to focus on the high streets of smaller towns in the northwest.

Hays Travel's retail footprint seemed a natural fit for us to approach, as we wanted to re-align our estate to fit with our future plans.

It was important to us that our colleagues would be looked after by a strong company.

Hays Travel North West had its busiest month ever.