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Hays Travel was founded in 1980 by John Hays in Seaham, Durham. Hays initially opened a small retail store behind his mother's clothing store. [3] Since May 2018, Hays Travel reached sales of over £1 billion. [4] The company's turnover increased by £42 million over 2017, when pre-tax profit was up slightly to £10.1 million.
Hays earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Oxford. [3] He later earned an MBA from Manchester Business School. [4] In 1980, Hays founded Hays Travel in the back of his mother's children's wear store in Seaham, Durham. [5] Hays owned 56.42% and his wife Irene owned 43.58%. [6]
At its height, the town had two churches, a school, two general stores, a blacksmith shop and a livery stable, with a population of about 100. [2] However, the town was bypassed by the railroad, and population declined in the 1920s. [2] The post office was moved to Selman, but retained the name Charleston until 1923. [2]
[2] [3] In 1980, her late husband John founded Hays Travel in the back of his mother's children's wear store in Seaham, Durham. [4] John Hays owned 56.42%, and Irene owns 43.58%. [5] Hays has been the chair of Hays Travel since 2011. [1]
John Hays (businessman) (1949–2020), British businessman, founder of Hays Travel; John Hays (sheriff) (1770 – after 1822), first known Jewish resident of Illinois, Sheriff of St. Clair County, Illinois; Indian agent; John Coffee Hays (1817–1883), or "Jack" Hays, Texas Ranger, U.S. Army officer, first mayor of Oakland, California; John H ...
Hay's Wharf may refer to: . Hay's Wharf, an enclosed dock building now known as Hay's Galleria; Hay's Wharf Business Services, formerly part of Hays plc; Hay's Wharf Cartage Company, which owned the removal company Pickfords and travel agents Thomas Cook
Center was established in the mid-1800s as a white establishment in the Chickasaw Nation. They illegally made the town due to the fact that it was under white ownership. Most of the settlers and pioneers of Center inhabited the town via lease or rent of ownership. These people would build stores there.
1907 – Norman becomes part of the new U.S. state of Oklahoma. 1909 – Norman Depot built. [6] 1913 – Oklahoma Railway Company interurban train begins operating. [3] 1915 – Oklahoma State Asylum active. [3] 1918 – "Fire at State Hospital." [2] 1920 – Population: 5,004. 1922 – WNAD radio begins broadcasting. [7]