Travel_Counsellors_Ltd

Travel Counsellors

Travel Counsellors

Travel and holiday companies of the United Kingdom

Travel Counsellors Ltd. is a travel agency headquartered in Manchester, England. When it was established in 1994, it was a pioneer of home-based travel selling.[1] It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

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History

The company was established in 1994 by David Speakman and his wife Maureen.[2][3]

In October 2014, Steve Byrne led a management buyout of the company, backed by Equistone Partners Europe.[2]

In September 2015, the company announced plans to move its headquarters from Bolton to Manchester.[4]

In June 2018, Vitruvian Partners financed an additional management buyout in which David Speakman and his wife Maureen sold their remaining interest in the company.[2]

In February 2020, the company was ranked 89th on the UK's best 100 companies to work for by The Sunday Times.[5]

In April 2020, the company established a fund to financially assist agents that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Big Interview: Steve Byrne, chief executive of Travel Counsellors". Travel Weekly (UK). 20 February 2019.
  2. [2]
    Keeley, Amie (1 June 2018). "Travel Counsellors acquired by Vitruvian Partners". Travel Weekly (UK).
  3. [3]
    "January Blues plays well for holiday bookings company Travel Counsellors". Manchester Evening News. 28 November 2013.
  4. [4]
    Bardsley, Andrew (1 September 2015). "Leisure company Travel Counsellors set to move out of Bolton for new home in Manchester". The Bolton News.
  5. [5]
    Davies, Phil (21 February 2020). "Travel agencies ranked among the best UK companies to work for". Travel Weekly (UK).
  6. [6]
    CHAPPLE, JAMES (3 April 2020). "TRAVEL COUNSELLORS TO SET UP DEDICATED 'WELFARE FUND'". Travel Trade Gazette.
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