Hays Travel

Hays Travel Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryHospitality, tourism
PredecessorThomas Cook Retail Limited
(450+ branches)
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
FounderJohn Hays
Headquarters
Sunderland
,
England
Number of locations
494
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Dame Irene Hays (Chairman)
Jonathon Woodall (Chief Operating Officer)
ProductsCharter and scheduled passenger airlines, package holidays, cruise lines, hotels and resorts
BrandsHays Cruise
Hays Faraway
OwnerDame Irene Hays (100%)
Websitewww.haystravel.co.uk
A Thomas Cook branch in Denton, Greater Manchester taken over by Hays Travel. Pictured in December 2019 the former branding is visible beneath the temporary Hays Travel signage.

Hays Travel Limited is an independent travel agent chain headquartered in Sunderland, England. As of February 2024, the company has the largest number of retail travel shops in the United Kingdom at 494.[1]

  1. ^ "Leading travel agents by number of outlets UK 2024". Statista. Retrieved 26 March 2024.