Travel Counsellors

Travel and holiday company in the United Kingdom

Travel CounsellorsIndustry| Travel agency

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Founded| 1994; 31 years ago (1994) in Bolton, England
Founder| David Speakman
Headquarters|

Manchester

United Kingdom

Number of locations

| 2,100 franchises

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

| Steve Byrne, CEO Ivan Bumstead CFO
Revenue| £1 billion[1]
Website| www.travelcounsellors.co.uk

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.

## History

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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 April 2020, the company established a fund to financially assist agents that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

## Recognition

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The company was ranked 89th on the UK's best 100 companies to work for by The Sunday Times in February 2020.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Big Interview: Steve Byrne, chief executive of Travel Counsellors". Travel Weekly (UK). 20 February 2019.
2. ^ a b c Keeley, Amie (1 June 2018). "Travel Counsellors acquired by Vitruvian Partners". Travel Weekly (UK).
3. ^ "January Blues plays well for holiday bookings company Travel Counsellors". Manchester Evening News. 28 November 2013.
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. ^ CHAPPLE, JAMES (3 April 2020). "TRAVEL COUNSELLORS TO SET UP DEDICATED 'WELFARE FUND'". Travel Trade Gazette.
6. ^ Davies, Phil (21 February 2020). "Travel agencies ranked among the best UK companies to work for". Travel Weekly (UK).

## External links

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* Official website
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