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Hays Travel snaps up the Holiday With Us Group to add more shops to growing network
Deals
The deal was completed as Hays Travel marked its busiest day on record for bookings at the weekend
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Hays Travel's income tumbles by hundreds of millions as pandemic stalls growth plans
Retail & High Street
The firm hoped its acquisition of Thomas Cook would help turnover top the £2bn mark but the pandemic affected its income
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JTF Mega Discount Warehouse staff to take legal action over redundancy process
Employment
The 40-year-old retailer collapsed into administration earlier this month
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North East holiday giant Hays Travel snaps up homeworking franchise firm Explorer Travel
Deals
The Sunderland independent holiday company has now welcomed 70 franchisees to the group after the undisclosed deal
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KPMG UK's former restructuring arm targets acquisitions after £400m sale completes
Finance
The firm has 43 managing directors and about 507 staff located across the UK
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Center Parcs announces 2021 opening dates while easyJet, Tui and Thomas Cook see surge in summer bookings
Leisure & Touism
UK holiday and caravan parks to open this spring while big holiday operators see seven-fold rise in overseas bookings
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More than 350 jobs in jeopardy as Hays Travel closes 89 shops
Retail & High Street
The North East travel firm said it is closing the shops as part of a planned review of its portfolio
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Departure lounge delights and sunshine holiday flights deliver boost to Newcastle Airport
Leisure & Touism
The accounts cover 2019, ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic, and show revenues and profits rose as passengers tapped into the airport's growing facilities
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Hays Travel appoints directors to take forward founder's legacy
People
The firm's founder John Hays died suddenly last Friday 40 years after launching in a small section of his mother's childrenswear shop
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Tui on course to axe 8,000 jobs amid drastic cost-cutting plans
Thomas Cook
The travel giant has taken 1.4m people on holiday since restarting trips this summer - but winter sales are down by more than half
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Pacifica Group expands footprint south with acquisition of TK Garnham and Sons
Deals
The firm will become part of Pacifica Appliance Services, one of the UK’s largest appliance repair businesses
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Thomas Cook returns as online travel firm after £11m brand acquisition
Retail
Chinese company Fosun Tourism Group has acquired the brand for £11m a year on from the firm's collapse
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Hays Travel wins deal to work on Covid-19 NHS Test and Trace programme
Deals
The Sunderland travel agency has been subcontracted by Serco and Teleperformance to work on the coronavirus response
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Hays Travel founder accuses Government of sledgehammer tactics on holiday quarantine rules
Coronavirus
John Hays says consumer confidence has been badly affected by the 14-day quarantine rule and new travel rules
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Property expert Brendan Walsh gazes into his crystal ball for the post-Covid future of housing, the office and shops
East Midlands
“Prominent, Leicestershire housebuilders are optimistic at the spike of interest post-lockdown and seeing few cancellations”
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New group chief executive announced for Wasps Group
West Midlands
Stephen Vaughan joined the company last year from Gloucester Rugby
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Hays Travel brings back 3,000 staff after surge of interest in winter holidays
Employment
Sunderland firm had been hit by the drop in demand in holidays and had moved hundreds of staff onto zero-hours contracts
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The huge challenges facing the airline and travel industries
Transport
Professor Stuart Cole says European airlines are expected to see revenues nearly halved this year
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Travel firms are breaking the law by delaying holiday refunds says Which?
Coronavirus
Holidaymakers 'have no idea if or when they'll see their money again' according to consumer group
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Hays Travel lays off 900 and puts some staff on half pay as it loses hundreds of thousands of pounds a day
Retail & High Street
Company is suffering from unprecedented slump in travel industryduring coronavirus pandemic
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Collapse of Thomas Cook last September is thought to have cost the UK taxpayer at least £156 million
Thomas Cook
The total bill for those covered by the ATOL protection scheme – funded by industry members – could be closer to £500 million
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Hays Travel reveals "challenging decisions" as coronavirus hits travel industry
Retail & High Street
Sunderland firm has had to cut costs a few months on from the major deal that saw them taking on hundreds of former Thomas Cook workers
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Four North East firms named among the UK's best employers
Employment
The firms have made it into the Sunday Times Best Companies To Work For 2020 lists
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Former Thomas Cook staff return to work as old branch finally reopens as Hays Travel
Thomas Cook
Hays Travel took over the branch in October but staff have only just gained access to the building
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