Virgin Atlantic Holidays
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Virgin Holidays Limited, trading as Virgin Atlantic Holidays, is a company within the Virgin Group that offers holidays worldwide with destinations including the US and Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean and the Far East. In addition, the company has an established ski program and a specialist cruise division called "Virgin Holidays Cruises". The company was formed in 1985, a year after the successful launch of Virgin Atlantic in June 1984. Initially selling seats on Virgin Atlantic routes to New York City, Miami and Orlando the company has grown to become one of the largest and most successful long-haul scheduled tour operators in the UK.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Tour operator |
Founded | 1985 |
Headquarters | Crawley, England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Shai Weiss (CEO) |
Products | Package holidays |
Owner | Virgin Group (51%) |
Parent | Virgin Atlantic |
Website | www |
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, it was announced on 5 May 2020 that Virgin Holidays would be rebranded as Virgin Atlantic Holidays. The full rebrand took place in 2022.