1261:
1221:
27:
1233:
133:
Lunn Poly became an early trade innovator, by splitting its leisure and business travel. High street shops concentrated on package holidays, specialized offices were structured to serve the needs of business and industry. This business model was highly successful throughout the 1970s and 1980s. By
156:. These adverts featured people looking into what holidays the company offered. Another person would then say to them in disbelief "Lunn Poly? Get away!", at which point the person would disappear into thin air and end up at a holiday spot.
202:
748:
743:
1191:
728:
145:
in
November 2003, the company insisted that there were no plans to rebrand Lunn Poly. On 2 November 2004, however, the announcement was made that all 800 Lunn Poly shops in the
1347:
1206:
800:
810:
795:
482:
622:
645:
1322:
203:"No matter how many awards they have displayed on their mantelpieces, all of adland's creative directors boast at least one turkey in their portfolios"
1332:
1317:
1327:
1298:
1237:
1117:
1201:
549:
475:
1138:
1143:
815:
539:
1352:
1342:
1337:
1225:
1186:
617:
544:
468:
1196:
753:
594:
612:
607:
602:
1291:
660:
1133:
763:
699:
108:
1357:
847:
627:
180:
1284:
852:
758:
507:
491:
242:
126:(THC). In June 1971, Sunair bought Lunn Poly from the THC for £175,000. In 1972, the company became part of
1267:
This article about a corporation or company involved in entertainment, leisure, sports and/or tourism is a
1097:
874:
714:
686:
650:
559:
1102:
785:
534:
429:
123:
1171:
691:
345:
805:
997:
1047:
939:
291:
26:
966:
768:
584:
574:
554:
399:
8:
1176:
1027:
1012:
904:
778:
773:
733:
637:
409:
318:
313:
107:
The company originated from two successful travel agencies established in the 1890s, the
842:
738:
718:
526:
112:
1062:
1022:
894:
790:
569:
394:
235:
138:
1272:
869:
675:
564:
64:
1148:
879:
389:
350:
308:
460:
1268:
1112:
1107:
1067:
1032:
934:
884:
862:
655:
444:
434:
414:
323:
146:
127:
96:
75:
1311:
954:
944:
924:
899:
665:
116:
1181:
1153:
1037:
976:
929:
919:
914:
579:
228:
92:
1192:
List of airports in the United
Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies
909:
704:
404:
339:
303:
270:
265:
1260:
1077:
1072:
1017:
1007:
1002:
981:
959:
949:
449:
439:
373:
275:
153:
142:
80:
37:
971:
251:
1052:
889:
368:
1057:
502:
419:
297:
152:
Lunn Poly was famous for a long-running advertising campaign on
857:
68:
220:
1207:
List of past and present youth hostels in
England and Wales
137:
When TUI UK, which had acquired
Thomson Travel, rebranded
134:
the mid-1990s it was the largest travel agency in the UK.
623:
List of
National Trust properties in Northern Ireland
646:
Minister for
Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
119:
airline group, and combined into Lunn Poly in 1965.
1348:Travel and holiday companies of the United Kingdom
490:
122:It became a nationalised industry as part of the
1309:
115:. Both firms were acquired in the 1950s by the
1292:
1202:List of amusement parks in the United Kingdom
476:
236:
806:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
550:List of National Trust properties in England
801:Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
1323:Transport companies disestablished in 2005
1299:
1285:
483:
469:
243:
229:
1139:Association of Independent Tour Operators
1333:British companies disestablished in 2005
1144:Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality
811:South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
175:
173:
171:
169:
1318:Transport companies established in 1965
875:Co-op Ski, Co-op Travel, Co-op Holidays
540:Lists of tourist attractions in England
91:was, at one time, the largest chain of
1310:
1187:List of airlines of the United Kingdom
618:List of tourist attractions in Ireland
545:List of National Trust land in England
1328:British companies established in 1965
1197:List of museums in the United Kingdom
464:
224:
166:
1255:
1232:
696:South West Wales Tourism Partnership
613:Nature reserves in Northern Ireland
608:List of museums in Northern Ireland
16:Defunct British travel agency brand
13:
661:Scottish Youth Hostels Association
14:
1369:
149:were to be rebranded as Thomson.
1259:
1231:
1220:
1219:
205:. Campaign Live. 8 February 2002
25:
700:Tourism Partnership North Wales
181:"Lunn Poly going away for good"
109:Polytechnic Touring Association
853:Carnival Corporation & plc
749:British Indian Ocean Territory
628:Northern Ireland Tourist Board
195:
1:
1353:Tourism in the United Kingdom
1343:1971 mergers and acquisitions
1338:1965 mergers and acquisitions
508:Economy of the United Kingdom
492:Tourism in the United Kingdom
250:
159:
1271:. You can help Knowledge by
1098:Camping and Caravanning Club
687:Forgotten Landscapes Project
7:
744:British Antarctic Territory
10:
1374:
1254:
1103:Caravan and Motorhome Club
603:Hotels in Northern Ireland
102:
1215:
1162:
1126:
1118:Youth Hostels Association
1090:
990:
835:
828:
713:
674:
636:
593:
525:
516:
498:
382:
361:
332:
284:
258:
183:. Travel. 6 November 2004
124:Transport Holding Company
74:
59:
51:
43:
33:
24:
1172:Blue Badge tourist guide
816:Turks and Caicos Islands
692:List of museums in Wales
346:Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten
998:Clarksons Travel Group
754:British Virgin Islands
683:Capital Region Tourism
1358:Leisure company stubs
940:Martin Randall Travel
729:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
292:Corsair International
113:Sir Henry Lunn Travel
967:Thomas Cook Holidays
585:Welcome to Yorkshire
575:Tourism in Yorkshire
555:London Tourist Board
400:First Choice Airways
128:Thomson Travel Group
1028:Hogg Robinson Group
1013:Directline holidays
905:Great Rail Journeys
651:Resorts in Scotland
410:Hapag-Lloyd Express
319:TUI fly Netherlands
314:TUI fly Deutschland
21:
843:ACE Cultural Tours
560:Resorts in England
362:Hotels and resorts
19:
1280:
1279:
1247:
1246:
1086:
1085:
1063:Thomas Cook Group
895:Ffestiniog Travel
824:
823:
570:Tourism in London
535:Hotels in England
458:
457:
395:Britannia Airways
139:Britannia Airways
86:
85:
1365:
1301:
1294:
1287:
1263:
1256:
1235:
1234:
1223:
1222:
870:City Sightseeing
833:
832:
764:Falkland Islands
595:Northern Ireland
565:Tourism in Leeds
523:
522:
485:
478:
471:
462:
461:
383:Former companies
245:
238:
231:
222:
221:
215:
214:
212:
210:
199:
193:
192:
190:
188:
177:
29:
22:
18:
1373:
1372:
1368:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1362:
1308:
1307:
1306:
1305:
1252:
1248:
1243:
1211:
1164:
1158:
1149:Tourism Concern
1127:Industry bodies
1122:
1082:
986:
885:Cox & Kings
880:Cosmos Holidays
863:P&O Cruises
820:
720:
709:
670:
632:
589:
518:
512:
494:
489:
459:
454:
390:Aladia Airlines
378:
357:
351:Marella Cruises
328:
309:TUI fly Belgium
280:
254:
249:
219:
218:
208:
206:
201:
200:
196:
186:
184:
179:
178:
167:
162:
105:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1371:
1361:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1304:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1264:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1229:
1216:
1213:
1212:
1210:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1168:
1166:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1130:
1128:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1120:
1115:
1113:National Trust
1110:
1108:Landmark Trust
1105:
1100:
1094:
1092:
1088:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1068:Thomson Travel
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1048:Mark Hammerton
1045:
1040:
1035:
1033:Horizon Travel
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
994:
992:
988:
987:
985:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
963:
962:
952:
947:
942:
937:
935:Lastminute.com
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
866:
865:
860:
850:
845:
839:
837:
830:
826:
825:
822:
821:
819:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
782:
781:
771:
766:
761:
759:Cayman Islands
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
725:
723:
711:
710:
708:
707:
702:
697:
694:
689:
684:
680:
678:
672:
671:
669:
668:
663:
658:
656:ScotlandWhisky
653:
648:
642:
640:
634:
633:
631:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
599:
597:
591:
590:
588:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
531:
529:
520:
514:
513:
511:
510:
505:
499:
496:
495:
488:
487:
480:
473:
465:
456:
455:
453:
452:
447:
445:Thomson Travel
442:
437:
432:
427:
422:
417:
415:Island Cruises
412:
407:
402:
397:
392:
386:
384:
380:
379:
377:
376:
371:
365:
363:
359:
358:
356:
355:
354:
353:
348:
336:
334:
330:
329:
327:
326:
324:TUI fly Nordic
321:
316:
311:
306:
301:
295:
288:
286:
282:
281:
279:
278:
273:
268:
262:
260:
256:
255:
248:
247:
240:
233:
225:
217:
216:
194:
164:
163:
161:
158:
147:United Kingdom
104:
101:
97:United Kingdom
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
35:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1370:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1302:
1297:
1295:
1290:
1288:
1283:
1282:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1265:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1253:
1250:
1240:
1239:
1230:
1228:
1227:
1218:
1217:
1214:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1161:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1125:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1091:Organisations
1089:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
995:
993:
989:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
961:
958:
957:
956:
955:Swan Hellenic
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
900:Flight Centre
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
864:
861:
859:
856:
855:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
840:
838:
834:
831:
827:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
780:
777:
776:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
726:
724:
722:
716:
712:
706:
703:
701:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
682:
681:
679:
677:
673:
667:
666:VisitScotland
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
643:
641:
639:
635:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
600:
598:
596:
592:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
532:
530:
528:
524:
521:
515:
509:
506:
504:
501:
500:
497:
493:
486:
481:
479:
474:
472:
467:
466:
463:
451:
448:
446:
443:
441:
438:
436:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
421:
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
406:
403:
401:
398:
396:
393:
391:
388:
387:
385:
381:
375:
372:
370:
367:
366:
364:
360:
352:
349:
347:
344:
343:
341:
338:
337:
335:
331:
325:
322:
320:
317:
315:
312:
310:
307:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
290:
289:
287:
283:
277:
274:
272:
269:
267:
264:
263:
261:
257:
253:
246:
241:
239:
234:
232:
227:
226:
223:
204:
198:
182:
176:
174:
172:
170:
165:
157:
155:
150:
148:
144:
140:
135:
131:
129:
125:
120:
118:
117:British Eagle
114:
110:
100:
98:
94:
93:travel agents
90:
82:
79:
77:
73:
70:
66:
63:Rebranded as
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
39:
36:
32:
28:
23:
1273:expanding it
1266:
1251:
1249:
1236:
1224:
1182:Les Routiers
1165:destinations
1154:VisitBritain
1042:
1038:Kiss Flights
1023:First Choice
977:Trailfinders
930:Kuoni Travel
920:Jet2holidays
915:Holidaybreak
721:Dependencies
580:VisitEngland
424:
276:First Choice
209:22 September
207:. Retrieved
197:
187:22 September
185:. Retrieved
151:
136:
132:
121:
106:
88:
87:
34:Company type
910:Hays Travel
786:Isle of Man
705:Visit Wales
517:Nations and
405:Hapag-Lloyd
340:TUI Cruises
304:TUI Airways
271:TUI Cruises
266:Hapag-Lloyd
1312:Categories
1078:XL Leisure
1073:TUI Travel
1018:EasyCruise
1008:Court Line
1003:Club 18-30
982:Traveleyes
960:NetFlights
950:Superbreak
796:Montserrat
450:TUI Travel
440:Thomsonfly
374:RIU Hotels
160:References
154:television
143:Thomsonfly
81:TUI Travel
38:Subsidiary
1043:Lunn Poly
972:TUI Group
829:Companies
769:Gibraltar
425:Lunn Poly
252:TUI Group
89:Lunn Poly
20:Lunn Poly
1226:Category
1053:MyTravel
890:Ebookers
848:Airtours
779:Alderney
774:Guernsey
734:Anguilla
638:Scotland
430:Metrojet
369:Grecotel
285:Airlines
1238:Commons
1177:Holiday
1163:Tourist
1058:Palmair
991:Defunct
836:Current
739:Bermuda
527:England
519:regions
503:Tourism
420:Jet4you
333:Cruises
298:Sunwing
103:History
95:in the
65:Thomson
52:Defunct
44:Founded
858:Cunard
791:Jersey
342:(50%)
259:Travel
76:Parent
67:, now
719:Crown
715:UKOTs
676:Wales
300:(49%)
294:(27%)
1269:stub
1134:ABTA
717:and
435:Neos
211:2019
189:2019
111:and
60:Fate
55:2005
47:1965
945:PGL
925:NST
141:as
69:TUI
1314::
168:^
130:.
99:.
1300:e
1293:t
1286:v
1275:.
484:e
477:t
470:v
244:e
237:t
230:v
213:.
191:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
