Travel management company EFR Travel Group has taken over Manchester-based CSR Travel for an undisclosed sum.
Gary Shaw, managing director of CSR, will remain with the business and continue to play an integral role in the further development of the company.
Hertfordshire-based EFR Travel Group was founded by chief executive, Edward Rom, 16 years ago and specialises in corporate, leisure and golf travel.
The company is a member of the Advantage Focus Partnership, the Guild of Travel Management Companies and the WIN Global Partnership, with affiliates in more than 40 countries. It is a founder member of Virtuoso, EMEA.
CSR Travel specialises in corporate and luxury leisure travel. Rom said: “We are delighted to acquire CSR Travel, which is a highly respected travel company in the north of England.
“We see great opportunities for further growth and synergies and we are very pleased that Gary Shaw will continue as managing director to lead the team.
Shaw said: “We are very pleased to become a part of the EFR Travel Group and I’m looking forward to helping the combined business prosper.”