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Jet2holidays celebrates 10 years
Published: Thu 15 Jun 2017 at 17:04
Updated: Thu 15 Jun 2017 at 17:07
It all began in June 2007, and over 7 million happy holidaymakers later, Jet2holidays is celebrating its tenth anniversary with customers and staff.
To mark the occasion, celebrations are taking place across our UK and overseas bases throughout June. UK airports will be creating a series of celebratory themed cakes, with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays social media fans voting for the winner.
The Cake Off started today at Manchester Airport, when Jet2holidays staff were joined by Jet2 TV Allstars, Alan Halsall and Andy Whyment, to cut a specially created cake which was handed out to departing customers.
The celebrations took on added significance as we also celebrated three route anniversaries from Manchester Airport. As well as the 10th anniversary of Jet2holidays launching from the airport, today also marks the 10th anniversary of our Barcelona and Prague routes, as well as 5 years since we started operating to Pula from Manchester Airport. Since launching, over 435,000 Jet2.com and Jet2holidays customers have flown on these three popular routes.
The popularity of Jet2holidays’ great value package breaks, with award-winning Jet2.com flights, industry leading 22kg baggage allowance and £60 per person deposit has seen Jet2holidays emerge as one of the ‘big three’ with licence to carry 2.27 million customers. Back in 2007 when we launched, this figure was just 23,000.
Back then, Jet2holidays operated to 15 destinations whereas today we operate to more than 40 top sun destinations across the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and Europe. We also have 26 world famous capitals and cultural centres, including Winter shopping trips to New York, available through Jet2CityBreaks which launched in May 2015. We now sell almost 4,000 hotels ranging from 2* to exclusive 5* properties through our ‘Indulgent Escapes’ brand.
This growth means that Jet2holidays will employ over 1,600 people in Summer 17, including a dedicated team to deliver our new and exclusive Resort Flight Check-In service, which allows customers to securely check in their bags at the hotel on their day of departure, leaving them luggage free for the rest of the day and at the airport.
Just last week, we also announced our latest new offering, Jet2Villas, a brand new villa proposition with hundreds of properties on sale. This gives customers the freedom of a villa holiday with the benefits of a package holiday.
As well as all of this, all Jet2holidays packages include free infant places as well as 0% credit and debit card fees. With a UK based call centre, and the option to book online, over the phone or through travel agents, Jet2holidays customers also benefit from 24 hour in-resort service. This has not only seen us enjoy tremendous growth but has also resulted in a number of coveted industry awards.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “This Summer marks the 10th anniversary of delivering real package holidays through Jet2holidays and it is a great time to be celebrating the work which has seen us continue to go from strength to strength. That is only possible thanks to everyone here at Jet2holidays.
“As well as celebrating, we are looking forward too. Thanks to our continued investment into building a company that is focused on our customers, we look forward with real confidence. No other holiday operator works as hard to make its customers feel like a VIP, and on top of our fantastic sun and city destinations, those special Jet2holidays touches such as low £60 per person deposit, children go free, 24 hour in-resort assistance, and our exclusive Resort Flight Check In service means the next ten years should be just as successful.”
For further information visit: www.jet2holidays.com
