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| Formerly | Airtours Group plc |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| LSE: MT-S FTSE 250 Component | |
| Industry | Hospitality,tourism |
| Founded | 1972; 54 years ago (1972) (as Airtours Group) |
| Founder | David Crossland |
| Defunct | 19 June 2007; 18 years ago (2007-06-19) |
| Fate | Merged withThomas Cook AG |
| Successor | Thomas Cook Group plc |
| Headquarters | Rochdale,England |
Key people | Michael Beckett (Chairman) Peter McHugh (CEO) |
| Products | Charter and scheduled passenger airlines,package holidays,cruise lines, hotels and resorts |
| Revenue |  £2,790 million (2006) |
Number of employees | 13,000 (2006)[1] |
| Parent | Thomas Cook Group (2007) |
| Subsidiaries | MyTravel Tour Operations MyTravel Airways (UK) MyTravel Airways Scandinavia BCT Travel Group Direct Holidays Tjæreborg Spies Ving ALBA Tours Sunquest Vacations |
| Website | airtours.com at theWayback Machine (archived 2004-11-28) |
MyTravel Group plc was a British, global travel group headquartered inRochdale,England. It was founded in 1972 as Airtours Group. The group included two in-house airlines,MyTravel Airways UK and MyTravel Airways Scandinavia, and various tour operators around the world. On 19 June 2007, the group merged withThomas Cook AG to form theThomas Cook Group plc.
The successor to MyTravel Group:Thomas Cook Group, enteredCompulsory liquidation on 23 September 2019.
The group was founded under theAirtours brand in 1972, whenDavid Crossland purchased a series of smalltravel agencies inLancashire, United Kingdom.[2] The group began operating package holidays and launched its own in-house charter airline, in the early 1990's.[2] It offered their firstcharter flights to theCaribbean at that time for just £299.[3]
In 1993 Airtours purchased Aspro Holidays and their in-house airlineInter European Airways. The aircraft were merged into Airtours International Airways and repainted in their livery.[4]
In 1994, Airtours purchased Scandinavian Leisure Group and in 1996 it bought Simon Spies Holding, a Danish rival.[5]
In 2002, Airtours Group plc, rebranded under the new company-wide banner of MyTravel Group plc. This included a name change for Airtours International and Premiair to MyTravel Airways.[6]
In November 2003, MyTravel sold off its North America Cruise Division to NLG (National Leisure Group) ofWoburn, Massachusetts.[7]
On 12 February 2007, MyTravel Group plc announced that they had agreed terms on a merger withThomas Cook AG to formThomas Cook Group plc.[8]
| Name | Country | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| MyTravel Tour Operations Limited | United Kingdom | Merged into Thomas Cook Tour Operations[8] |
| Panorama Holiday Group Limited | United Kingdom | Transferred toThomas Cook Group (2007)[8] Dissolution (2014)[9] |
| BCT Travel Group Limited | United Kingdom | Transferred toThomas Cook Group (2007)[8] Rebranded to Thomas Cook Scheduled Tour Operations Limited (2008)[10] Dissolution (2015)[10] |
| Direct Holidays plc | United Kingdom | Dissolution (2013)[11] |
| Tjæreborg | Denmark Finland | Transferred toThomas Cook Group (2007)[8] |
| Spies | Denmark | Transferred toThomas Cook Group (2007)[8] |
| Ving | Denmark Norway Sweden | Transferred toThomas Cook Group (2007)[8] |
| ALBA Tours | Canada | Transferred toThomas Cook Group (2007)[8] |
| Sunquest Vacations | Canada | Transferred toThomas Cook Group (2007)[8] Sold to Red Label Vacations (2013)[12] |
| Airline | Country | Image | Description | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyTravel Airways Limited | United Kingdom |  | MyTravel Airways Limited was a British scheduled and charter airline, formerly known as Airtours International. | Transferred toThomas Cook Group (2007)[8] Merged with Thomas Cook Airlines UK (2008)[8] |
| MyTravel Airways A/S | Denmark | .jpg) | MyTravel Airways was a Scandinavian scheduled and charter airline. | Transferred toThomas Cook Group (2007)[8] Rebranded toThomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia (2008)[8] |
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