"Airtours" redirects here. Not to be confused with British Airtours, a BA subsidiary airline.
This article is about MyTravel Group before its merger with Thomas Cook AG. For the new company, see Thomas Cook Group.
MyTravel Group
Formerly
Airtours Group plc
Company type
Public
Traded as
LSE: MT-S FTSE 250 Component
Industry
Hospitality, tourism
Founded
1972; 52 years ago (1972) (as Airtours Group)
Founder
David Crossland
Defunct
19 June 2007; 16 years ago (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.
^"Corporate Responsibility text from the 2006 Annual Report" (PDF). MyTravel Group plc (archived). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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Global Information
£2,790 million (2006)