UNIGLOBE has formed an alliance with Woodside Travel Trust to give both groups more clout with suppliers.
The two business travel agency groups will work together on the development of hotel programmes, emergency travel assistance, cruise products and Internet products.
But each stressed they will remain independent.
Woodside managing director international operations John Melchior said:”We will merge our data in terms of what we buy from airlines and hotel groups and use that as a buying leverage, especially when commissions are diminishing.
“It is not a merger. We haven’t taken a share in one another and there will be no joint branding.”
The move follows Uniglobe joining Midconsort (Travel Weekly September 23).