Thomas Venture Capital

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This report looks at the feasibility of an equity investment by Thomas Venture Capital in Contiki Holdings as it expands into the outbound tour operating business. The report is structured in sections, each of which examines a different aspect of the decision. The first section provides a brief historical overview of the business, including its evolution to its current state. The second section provides a review of the market as a whole, concentrating on statistical data regarding volume and spending of travelers from the UK, as well as on the future growth trends within the industry. The third section looks at the profitability of the sector by examining the success or lack thereof of some major players in the market. The final section makes some conclusions based on the information included in the report and makes recommendations on whether the investment should be made.

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"The UK travel industry is regulated by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), which came into existence in 1950 and since has overseen the developments in the travel industry in the intervening years. These developments include the improving economic circumstances of the mass of the population of the United Kingdom in the years following the Second World War; the invention of the jet aircraft engine and the consequent popularity of air travel as a means of taking holidays and the emergence of tour operators as wholesalers as distinct from retail travel agents for providing people with their holiday needs (Association of British Travel Agents, 2003)."

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