Stewart Travel owner Brooklyn Travel Holdings has acquired Irish villa holiday specialist Private Villas.
Private Villas will be rebranded as Villa Select, building on the latter’s nearly 40 years of experience offering villas in Portugal, Greece, Spain, Croatia and Cyprus.
Villa Select was acquired by Brooklyn in 2019 from ITC Travel Group.
The company said the acquisition is “great news for Irish travel agents as they will now be able to offer their clients [an] even wider selection [of] villa holidays direct from Ireland”.
It continued: “Plus, Villa Select offers agent concessions and great booking incentives.”
Brooklyn has also acquired Holiday Homes Direct, and will continue to offer villa owners an independent platform to advertise directly to consumers.
Brian Nevin, founder of Private Villas and Holiday Homes Direct, will join Villa Select’s senior management team to “expand their selection of villas”.
He said: “I’m excited to be joining forces with Brooklyn Travel to offer an even wider range of villa holidays direct from Ireland.
“Customers can rest assured they’ll be getting a fresh new look but the same great service. Irish agents will now have access to an extensive portfolio of high-end villas from an award winning provider.”
Chief executive of Brooklyn Travel Duncan Wilson said: “This is a really exciting development for us as we continue to grow and strengthen our Irish presence.
“The team at Brooklyn Travel are thrilled to have Brian onboard. He is highly respected both at home and overseas and has an invaluable network which will no doubt contribute to the successful growth of our villa business.”