https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/hays travel/ Hays Travel News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-07-02T22:34:01+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/jamaica-takes-over-the-uks-largest-travel-agency/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/jamaica-takes-over-the-uks-largest-travel-agency/ The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) brought the warmth, culture and energy of the island directly to the heart of the UK’s biggest retail travel agency. In a full-scale Jamaica Takeover Day at Hays Travel’s head office, the JTB partnered with a number of leading hotel brands to immerse the agency’s team in the spirit of Jamaica, from its cuisine and culture to its world-class resort offering. Hays Travel, the UK’s largest independent travel retailer with over 500 shops nationwide, welcomed the JTB and hotel partners across its sales, social media, accounts and support teams, ensuring the entire office, including more than 60 homeworkers joining online, experienced a taste of Jamaica first-hand. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:28:29 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-to-offer-travellers-covid-19-tests/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-to-offer-travellers-covid-19-tests/ Hays Travel are offering coronavirus testing kits holidaymakers can pack in their suitcases in a bid to take the stress out of going abroad this summer. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:11:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-acquires-franchise-company-explorer-travel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-acquires-franchise-company-explorer-travel/ For Hays, the new acquisition is an ideal fit with its homeworking model which has seen many individuals with good ideas progress to become successful independent businesses. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:50:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-founder-john-hays-dies-aged-71/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-founder-john-hays-dies-aged-71/ The travel industry is mourning the passing of John Hays, the founder and managing director of Hays Travel, who has died while at work in Sunderland. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:03:14 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-to-consult-on-job-losses/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-to-consult-on-job-losses/ Hays Travel has begun consultation on as many as 878 job losses as the tourism sector continues to battle the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. Tue, 04 Aug 2020 08:11:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-creates-1500-new-jobs/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-creates-1500-new-jobs/ The roles, which are available now, include 200 new posts at the company’s head office in Sunderland, north-east England, and 500 jobs handling foreign currency in each of the new Hays Travel stores around the UK. Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:02:50 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-to-acquire-entire-thomas-cook-retail-estate/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hays-travel-to-acquire-entire-thomas-cook-retail-estate/ Hays Travel has reached an agreement with receivers working on the liquidation of Thomas Cook to acquire the entire retail estate of the collapsed travel agent. The deal will see Hays Travel acquire a total of 555 stores around the UK. Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:42:56 +0000