| Trade name Hays Travel | Products Charter and scheduled passenger airlines, package holidays, cruise lines, hotels and resorts | Brands Hays Cruise Hays Faraway | Owner Estate of John Hays (56.42%) Dame Irene Hays (43.58%) | Website www.haystravel.co.uk |
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Who is the biggest travel company in the UK?
| Rank Company Authority | 1 BRIT British Airways 87 | 2 BKNG Booking.com 95 | 3 EXPE Expedia 78 | 4 EASE easyJet 86 |
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Is Hays travel the same as Thomas Cook?
Hays Travel, which trebled its shops and doubled its workforce overnight when it bought the former Thomas Cook retail portfolio is taking flight again
. The UK's largest independent travel agent will hold the biggest conference of its 39-year history in November.
How do I contact jet2?
203 059 8336
Is Hays Travel going bust?
The firm which bought Thomas Cook shops has said up to 878 employees out of 4,500 may lose their jobs because of new coronavirus travel restrictions.
Hays Travel took on more than 2,000 former Thomas Cook employees when it went bust in October last year
.
Is Hays Travel still in business?
Hays Travel currently operates 535 shops
and employs 7,700 people. During the lockdown, many staff are currently working from home, taking bookings for holidays for 2021 and beyond.
What is Hays Travel worth?
The group of shops was rebranded as Hays Travel and the network expanded significantly – they now have 44 branches, an annual turnover of
£63 million
, and employ 197 people.
What is the UK's longest running travel agent?
Operating for over 40 years with nearly 450 branches,
Hays Travel
is the UK's largest independent travel agent.
Which is the best travel agents UK?
- Trailfinders – 87.5 per cent.
- Jet2holidays – 82.9 per cent.
- TravelRepublic – 81.9 per cent.
- Virgin Holidays – 81.7 per cent.
- British Airways Holidays – 78.8 per cent.
- Emirates Holidays – 78.7 per cent.
- Expedia – 77.2 per cent.
- The Co-operative Travel – 77.2 per cent.
Who is the biggest tour operator?
| Rank Company No. of employees | 1 Expedia Group 24,000 | 2 Booking Holdings 24,500 | 3 American Express Global Business Travel 17,400 | 4 BCD Travel 13,800 |
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What happened Hayes travel?
John Hays died in November after collapsing at his Hays Travel's Sunderland head office
. Dame Irene said messages of support had given her a “determination” to carry her husband's “wonderful legacy on into the future”. Hays Travel bought 555 Thomas Cook shops in 2019 when that company failed.
What travel agent took over Thomas Cook?
The relaunch is backed by
Fosun Tourism Group
, the Chinese conglomerate that bought the Thomas Cook brand and online assets for £11m in November.
Who is the CEO of Hays Travel?
John Hays (1980–)
Are Jet2 calls free?
From 20
th
October 2013
all telephone calls to make a booking will be FREE
and customers calling Jet2.com's general enquiries number will only be charged at the national rate, meaning customers with inclusive minutes on their landline or mobile call packages won't be hit with any charges at all.
Where is Jet 2 head office?
Yeadon, United Kingdom
Can I move my holiday to next year with Jet2?
Even though
bookings are non-refundable and non-transferable
, we can help you with date changes. For date changes, we'll charge the administration fee plus the difference (if any) in price between your original fare and today's fare price (including any increase to taxes, fees, or other charges).
Are Hays Travel Atol protected?
All our package and Flight-Plus holidays are financially protected by the Air Travel Organisers Licence (ATOL) scheme
to give you peace of mind (our ATOL number is 5534). If the operator fails, then the ATOL scheme makes sure that customers don't lose their money or find themselves stranded abroad.
Who did Hays Travel buy out?
The 71-year-old died “while doing the job he loved”, the company said. Mr Hays ran the business with his wife Irene. The couple earned praise in October last year when they prevented thousands of former Thomas Cook staff from redundancy by buying
all 555 of the failed tour operator's UK travel agencies
.
How old was John Hays?
71 years (1949–2020)
What destinations do Hays Travel go to?
- Benidorm Costa Del Sol Costa Dorada Majorca Ibiza Menorca View Spain.
- Marmaris Icmeler Alanya Bodrum View Turkey.
- Albufeira Vilamoura Praia Da Rocha Madeira View Portugal.
Where is it hot in May?
| Hot favourites in May | Canary Islands 20°C 4.5 hrs | Cyprus 20°C 4.5 hrs | Dubai 31°C 7 hrs | Dominican Republic 27°C 12.5 hrs |
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Is first choice part of TUI?
THE FIRST CHOICE FAMILY –
A PART OF THE TUI GROUP
And, by working together, we can offer you a bigger choice of destinations, hotels and flight times – and that's just the beginning.
