Premier Travel Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Premier Travel Agency Ltd
- Premier Airline Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Road passenger transport services inc bus, street tram, coach & horse drawn
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Recreation activities
Travel agency services inc excursions & package holidays
Notes:
Established 1936 as Premier Travel Ltd, bus and coach operators. Acquired local bus transport businesses and routes. Developed bus and express services in East Anglia post 1945, again through acquisition. 1987 reorganised when sold bus and coach interests to focus on its travel agency which included Premier Travel Agency Ltd, 1964, and Premier Airline Ltd, 1960
Publications:
- 'Arthur Lainson' in G Booth (ed), Characters of the Bus Industry. A tribute to some of the men who have shaped the industry over the 75 years since the Omnibus Society was founded by Carter, Paul
- Premier Travel Ltd by Carter, Paul
- Premier's Progress 1936-1986. The history of Premier Travel Ltd by Lainson, M M E
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Premier Travel Agency Ltd
- Premier Airline Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Road passenger transport services inc bus, street tram, coach & horse drawn
- Recreation activities Travel agency services inc excursions & package holidays
Notes:
Established 1936 as Premier Travel Ltd, bus and coach operators. Acquired local bus transport businesses and routes. Developed bus and express services in East Anglia post 1945, again through acquisition. 1987 reorganised when sold bus and coach interests to focus on its travel agency which included Premier Travel Agency Ltd, 1964, and Premier Airline Ltd, 1960Publications:
- 'Arthur Lainson' in G Booth (ed), Characters of the Bus Industry. A tribute to some of the men who have shaped the industry over the 75 years since the Omnibus Society was founded by Carter, Paul
- Premier Travel Ltd by Carter, Paul
- Premier's Progress 1936-1986. The history of Premier Travel Ltd by Lainson, M M E