Chief executive: EasyJet Holidays’ £1bn ambition
EasyJet’s holiday division is on track to become a £1 billion company, the boss claims
EasyJet’s holiday division is on track to become a £1 billion company, claims its CEO.
Garry Wilson told The Mail on Sunday that he aims to triple sales at easyJet Holidays within a few years.
The low-cost airline launched the business, which allows UK customers to book European hotels in addition to easyJet flights, in November 2019. Last year it generated revenue of £386 million.
Flying high: Garry Wilson said he aims to triple sales at easyJet Holidays in the coming years
The operation was hampered by travel restrictions imposed during the worst of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
But last summer there was enormous growth, as a result of which the company booked 1.1 million bookings.
Wilson said customers are still booking more expensive trips for the summer despite the cost-of-living crisis.
He said the biggest players in the market have about five million customers. “There’s no reason we can’t get to that size,” he added. “We hope to be a billion-dollar company very soon.”