A Sunderland-based travel firm that saved thousands of Thomas Cook staff from redundancy is celebrating its first profitable year since the start of the pandemic.
Hays Travel has survived a challenging three years since it rescued Thomas Cook staff when the firm collapsed in 2019. After buying all 555 of its UK travel agencies, Hays Travel faced a turbulent time when the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020 with restrictions affecting travel.
Then in November of that year, the company's much-loved founder John Hays suddenly died leaving behind his beloved wife, Dame Irene Hays.
