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executive parent saga plc website www.titantravel.co.uk titan travel is a british travel company founded in 1978 by brothers hugh and irwin ferry . the company operates from its head office in the uk in redhill surrey . it is part of the saga plc 1 group of companies which is listed is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 1.1 change of ownership 2 awards 3 operations 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1978 irwin ferry then the managing editor of a surrey newspaper set up titan travel under the name titan hitours with his brother hugh . the new company was located in a small office in reigate surrey with a staff of five people and initially only ran coach tours of the uk . it expanded its operations during the 1980s to include coach tours to a range of northern european destinations and it was during this time that titan launched its pioneering vip home departure service offering door to door transport for all uk customers . in 1989 titan hitours opened offices in redhill surrey and in the 1990s introduced a collection of tours to the usa and canada . these regions quickly became titan s biggest sellers and have remained so to the present day . the company moved to its current premises at crossoak lane in redhill in 1999 . change of ownership edit in 2009 it was acquired by acromas holdings as a sister company of saga and the aa . titan hitours was re launched as titan travel in 2011 . in may 2014 it was announced that lance batchelor formerly head of domino s pizza would be taking the role of ceo of the saga group ahead of a possible initial public offering ipo . in may 2014 saga group was successfully listed on the london stock exchange as saga plc. 2 awards edit titan has won numerous industry accolades for its products and services since its inception . the most recent awards are as follows 2016 wave awards winners of best escorted specialist tour operator . 3 2016 globe travel awards winners of best mainstream touring company . 4 2015 british travel awards winners of 15 gold 8 silver and 2 bronze awards including winners of best medium escorted tours holiday company best medium holiday company for customer service best medium coach holidays company and won the top award for best holiday transfer company . 5 2015 cruise international awards winners of best cruise agent . 6 2014 british travel awards winners of 9 gold 7 silver and 3 bronze awards including best medium escorted tours holiday company best medium coach holidays company and best medium holiday company to the usa and canada . 7 2014 cruise international awards winners of best cruise product or service . 8 operations edit titan specialises in escorted tours to worldwide destinations . it has been described as a service catering to older travellers . 9 titan was the first travel company to offer a door to door home pick up service vip home departure service for its customers providing complimentary chauffeured vehicles from their home to the departure airport or seaport and back again . as of 2016 titan travels to over 70 countries on all seven continents and carries in excess of 40 000 passengers each year . references edit saga group limited saga plc company summary . london stock exchange . retrieved 27 august 2014 . wave awards 2016 globe travel awards 2016 british travel awards 2015 cruise international awards 2015 british travel awards 2014 international awards 2015 cook samantha 2004 . the rough guide to travel online . rough guides . p. 348 . isbn 1843533286 . external links edit official website v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia mining aggreko aldermore group alliance trust allied minds amec foster wheeler ao world ascential ashmore group assura atkins auto trader group aveva balfour beatty bankers investment trust barr a.g. bba aviation beazley group bellway 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