ABTN Purchased by Centaur Media
AUGUST 21, 2006. The website and newsletter Air & Business Travel News has been purchased by Centaur Media Plc, the specialist business publishing and events company.
ABTN dates from as long ago as 1965, and as a fortnightly trade tabloid size newspaper was acquired by Malcolm Ginsberg in 1993, changing to its present electronic format in 1998.
Graham Sherren, chairman and chief executive of Centaur, said: "ABTN will compliment our highly successful Business Travel and Travel Technology shows and become the first publication in our Travel Community."
"Centaur's strategy is to build on its strength in the markets in which it already operates, as well as looking for other communities where it can apply its knowledge and expertise. This latest acquisition reflects the successful continuation of that strategy."
Malcolm Ginsberg said: "I have known the team at Centaur since they launched the Business Travel Show in 1995. Now with its transfer from Olympia to Earls Court looming up in February I look forward to working with Centaur to take ABTN to the next stage of its development."
Centaur is one of the UK's leading business-to-business publishers including Marketing Week, New Media Age (NMA), Design Week, Creative Review, The Lawyer, Finance Week, Money Marketing and The Engineer. It also has a major exhibitions division that runs around 24 shows a year in various market sectors. http://www.centaur.co.uk .
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