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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.
In May 2017, the company acquired eWings.com, a travel management company for small to medium sized companies. [10] [11] In February 2018, the company sold Fraedom to Visa Inc. for $195 million. [12] On July 19, 2018, American Express Global Business Travel acquired the company for approximately £400 million. [13] [14]
Hays was also growing its business storage services which included the brands "Hays Wharf" and "Rentacrate". In 1987, a long-planned management buyout was completed, [5] and the company launched an initial public offering in 1989. [1] Ronnie Frost managed the combined services group from 1987 until he retired in 2001. [6]
On 9 October 2019, independent travel agent Hays Travel announced that it had acquired all 555 former Thomas Cook travel stores in the UK, and planned to re-employ a "significant number" of former employees. [3] Hays, which already operated 190 of their own stores, expected to retain over 25% of the retail staff, saving roughly 2,500 jobs. [69 ...
Amadeus IT Group, S.A. (/ ˌ æ m ə ˈ d eɪ ə s aɪ ˈ t iː /) is a major Spanish multinational technology company that provides software for the global travel and tourism industry. It is the world's leading provider of travel technology that focus on developing software for airlines, hotels, travel agencies, and other travel-related businesses.
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John Hays (22 July 1949 [1] – 13 November 2020) was a British businessman, and the founder/CEO of Hays Travel, now the largest independent travel agency in the UK. [ 2 ] Career
Sabre Corporation, a travel technology company headquartered in Southlake, Texas, is the largest global distribution systems (GDS) provider for air bookings. The company's primary product, the Sabre Global Distribution System, and others like it, act as neutral intermediaries, connecting travel suppliers like airlines and hotels with travel sellers like agencies.