Kinlay Group
The Kinlay Group is a travel, tourism, and hospitality company. It operates in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
History
The Kinlay Group was founded on 30th October 1972 as Usit Limited. From 13th October 1972 to 17th November 1989 the company was renamed Usit Ireland Limited. Since 17th November 1989 it has been registered as Kinlay Group Limited. The company is headquartered at 19-21 Aston Quay in Dublin. The company was bought out of examinership in 2002 by Neil O’Leary, Michael Tunney, and David Andrews. O'Leary sold his part of the company to Tunney and Andrews in 2019. [1][2][3]
The group trades under several names[4][5][6], including:
- Darkey Kelly
- Eurotrain
- Harding Hotel
- Irish Studies Summer School
- Kinlay House
- Kinlay House - the Five Star Hostel
- Maynooth Travel
- The Real Experience Group
- The Travel Company
- Travel Options
- Trinity College Summer School
- Trinity Summer School
- Usit
- Usit Accommodation Centres
- Usit Now
- Usit Student Travel
- Utravel
- Waterford Travel
Usit
The Usit group is comprised of: Dublin Usit Ireland Limited, the principal trading company; School and Group Tours Limited; and Dublin College of Business Studies Limited.[7]
References
- ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/usit-parent-company-kinlay-group-counts-cost-of-english-lesson-6gcpd33qh
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/usit-travel-group-in-liquidation-due-to-coronavirus-crisis-1.4214108
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/usit-ireland-records-slim-pre-tax-profit-of-32-778-1.1546565
- ^ https://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Kinlay-Group-Limited-39068
- ^ https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/111031-57
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/lioncourt-acquires-english-language-school-ecm-college-1.2484318
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/liquidators-appointed-to-firms-in-usit-travel-group-1.4239237