On the Beach (business)

On the Beach is a UK-based travel retailer specialising in short and medium haul holidays to Europe. It was founded in 2004 by Simon Cooper and is headquartered in Cheadle, Stockport, Greater Manchester.[1]

History

Founder and CEO of On the Beach Simon Cooper began his career in the travel industry while attending university, when he founded a ski company called On the Piste.[2] He geared the business toward groups of students wanting to go on budget-friendly ski holidays to the French Alps via coach. Cooper operated On the Piste from 1995 to 2008. Meanwhile, in 2004, Cooper started working on a new venture, On the Beach. When Thomson’s purchased On the Piste in 2008, Cooper then directed his full attention to his new platform[2]

In 2008, the company relocated to larger premises at Spectrum House on Towers Business Park in Didsbury, Manchester to house its additional employees.[3] On the Beach expanded further by investing in Resort Taxis to assist with transporting holidaymakers in Egypt, Turkey, The Balearics, The Canaries, mainland Spain, Greece and The Algarve. The resort taxi arm was later re-branded into On the Beach Transfers in 2012.[4] The company also continued to build on its services by founding On the Beach Beds in 2011. The self-contracted hotel organisation allowed On the Beach to contract directly with hotels, attempting to secure better rates for their customers and increase their market advantage.[5] In January 2012, On the Beach launched its 24-hour resort support service, providing customers with points of contact within their resorts at some of their popular destinations.[6] By the end of 2012, On the Beach relocated to a new property in Cheadle, near Stockport.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "On the Beach".
  2. 1 2 "Simon Cooper – On The Beach". Decision Makers.
  3. ↑ "On the Beach: Online retailer of beach holidays.". ISIS Equity Partners.
  4. ↑ "On the Beach Transfers". On the Beach Transfers.
  5. ↑ "Jobs with On the Beach".
  6. ↑ "On the Beach offer in-resort support.". Travel Weekly.
  7. ↑ "On The Beach moves headquarters to Cheadle.". Travolution.
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