Travel supremos feature in Rich List

SIR Richard Branson, Stelios Haji-Ioannou and former MyTravel boss David Crossland are amongst the 300 richest people in the UK, a newspaper survey has revealed.

According to the Mail on Sunday’s 2004 Rich Report, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Holidays founder Sir Richard is worth £2.7 billion, putting him at number nine in the list.

EasyJet founder Stelios weighed in at a respectable 118th with a net worth of £340 million. His wealth fell by £50 million last year after various business ventures failed to take off, but he will be hoping to recoup that figure with the launch of his cruising venture.

Despite MyTravel’s recent troubles, Crossland still has a net worth of £190 million, £5 million more than last year. His fortune put the operator’s founder at number 215 in the list.

The Saga De Haan brothers will be propelled to 30th in the list when the sale of their travel and insurance empire is completed later this year.

The trade also fared well in the Sunday Times’ Best Companies To Work For list. Four companies were featured, with Flight Centre scoring the highest position in fourth place.

The Walt Disney Company, Air Miles Travel Company and Travel Inn also featured in the 100-strong list.