Kosmar
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Kosmar Villa Holidays is a British holiday company specializing in holidays to Greece and Turkey.
It was founded by Kostas Markou in 1981, taking holidaymakers to his home-town of Tolon. Kosmar still travels to Tolon, as well as a large number of destinations across the Mediterranean and the Middle East. From it's roots, Kosmar has also become the UKs largest operator to Greece, donning the title "The UK's No.1 Specialist To Greece". This reflects Kosmar's determination to show British travellers 'the real Greece'. The name 'Kosmar' comes from Kostas - Markou. Kosmar's slogan is 'Making Holiday Dreams Come True.....it's what Kosmar does best.
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The company is now owned by the XL Leisure Group, using XL Airways, Astraeus and Air Malta for its flights. On flights to Crete and Rhodes, Kosmar gives the option to fly with British Airways.
[edit] Latest news
On the 10th April 2006, Excel Airways, representing the Avion Group, purchased Kosmar Villa Holidays plc for an undisclosed sum. The founder Kostas Markou will stay with the company.
As of 2006 Kosmar operates to Turkey, featuring the Aegean Coast and the Turkish Riviera.
2007 will feature two new destinations, Egypt and Cyprus.
The XL Leisure Group, of which Kosmar is part of, has now split away from Avion and has been retrieved under a management buy-out.
As part of this split Kosmar will now feature holidays to Bulgaria, Majorca, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife and The Algarve, in addition to Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt. Kosmar Greece will be run under a different sector to the new destinations, enabling Kosmar Greece to retain it's title 'The UK's No.1 specialist to Greece'. Nevertheless, many of the new destinations will feature in the 'Greece' brochure. It is thought that Kosmar will now become the package holiday division of the XL Leisure Group.
