Private tech firms led by HolidayRoomsDirect

Nice bit of coverage in the national press for one of the lesser-known online travel agencies in the UK: HolidayRoomsDirect.com.

The Doncaster-based agency is now - according to The Sunday Times - the fastest growing private technology firm in the UK.

The company achieved a whopping 514% growth in sales between 2005 and 2006.

Other interesting companies on the list [full PDF on the top 100] include G3 (provider of a reservation system for Center Parcs), Masternaut (British Airways cargo software developer) and Nucleus (web design and consultancy - managing director Peter Matthews is one of our regular columnists).

Price comparison site (or "online travel directory") Cheapflights also features, in 64th place, after securing growth of 71% during 2006 and sales of £12.3 million. Amazingly, Soskin and co have appeared in the list for four years in row.

Kevin May, editor, Travolution

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