Formerly | Airtours Group plc |
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Company type | Public |
LSE: MT-S FTSE 250 Component | |
Industry | Hospitality, tourism |
Founded | 1972 | (as Airtours Group)
Founder | David Crossland |
Defunct | 19 June 2007 |
Fate | Merged with Thomas 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 |
MyTravel Group plc was a British, global travel group headquartered in Rochdale, 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 with Thomas Cook AG to form the Thomas Cook Group plc.
The successor to MyTravel Group: Thomas Cook Group, entered Compulsory liquidation on 23 September 2019.