Hays Travel

In 1980 with no industry experience and only a desk at the back of my mum's children's wear shop in Co Durham, I struggled to get my travel business off the ground. However from the minute we opened that first small retail shop in Seaham, I was hooked - I fell in love with the travel industry.

We've come a long way since our small beginnings. Today we are the UK's largest independent travel agent and while we hear of only doom and gloom in the industry news these days, we're still growing all the time. Our turnover last year was a record £650 million. We've broken our own record year on year as we've invested to maintain our enviable position as a frontrunner within the industry.

Here at Hays Travel we are fully ABTA and ATOL bonded, offering our customers complete financial security. With our independent status, we really can offer impartial advice and find our customers their ideal holiday. We work with hundreds of suppliers to ensure this.