Mark Warner Ltd
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Mark Warner is a privately owned British
tour operator
founded in 1974 by Mark Chitty and Andrew Searle. It is based in London
and provides both beach and ski holidays.
The company originally specialised in singles ski holidays but has expanded into family and beach resort holidays. The company started with just one chalet in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier
in 1974. Its summer destinations feature 10 beach resorts in Corsica, Egypt, Greece, Portugal, Mauritius, Sardinia and Sri Lanka, plus two in the French Alps.. The company's winter programme includes Chalet
hotels across the Alps.
Mark Warner's childcare
services were criticised in the BBC's Whistleblower
programme in February 2008. In the same programme, it was discovered that staff were working illegally in Egypt, using tourist visas instead of work visas. The company subsequently apologised and revised its procedures for hiring staff.
United Kingdom
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tour operator
Tour operator
A tour operator typically combines tour and travel components to create a holiday. The most common example of a tour operator's product would be a flight on a charter airline plus a transfer from the airport to a hotel and the services of a local representative, all for one price. Niche tour...
founded in 1974 by Mark Chitty and Andrew Searle. It is based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and provides both beach and ski holidays.
The company originally specialised in singles ski holidays but has expanded into family and beach resort holidays. The company started with just one chalet in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier
Verbier
Verbier is a village located in southwestern Switzerland in the canton of Valais. It is one of the largest holiday resort and ski areas in the Swiss Alps, is recognized as one of the premiere "off-piste" locations in the world...
in 1974. Its summer destinations feature 10 beach resorts in Corsica, Egypt, Greece, Portugal, Mauritius, Sardinia and Sri Lanka, plus two in the French Alps.. The company's winter programme includes Chalet
Chalet
A chalet , also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, native to the Alpine region, made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof with wide, well-supported eaves set at right angles to the front of the house.-Definition and origin:...
hotels across the Alps.
Mark Warner's childcare
Childcare
Child care means caring for and supervising child/children usually from 0–13 years of age. In the United States child care is increasingly referred to as early childhood education due to the understanding of the impact of early experiences of the developing child...
services were criticised in the BBC's Whistleblower
Whistleblower
A whistleblower is a person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities occurring in a government department, a public or private organization, or a company...
programme in February 2008. In the same programme, it was discovered that staff were working illegally in Egypt, using tourist visas instead of work visas. The company subsequently apologised and revised its procedures for hiring staff.