Until 1 November 2014, the company shared business premises and services with the Monarch Travel Group.  

Cosmos Tours has refreshed the brand with a new design highlighting the operator’s ethos to be ‘in step with every traveller’.

The new look is being rolled out across all marketing material as well as the second edition collection of 2016 brochures highlighting the high level of service both customers and agents can expect together with an exciting range of flexible touring and cruising holidays.

Cosmos began in the UK as a coach operator in 1961, offering both coach and air tours to Europe from its first base as a small office in south London.

Alan MacLean, Cosmos Tours’ managing director said:  “Our commitment to the British traveller and the UK travel industry spans over five decades and is at the core of everything we do.  

“The Cosmos name has an incredible heritage not only with British travellers but on a worldwide basis.  We are all excited about the future as we look at strengthening the brand and taking the business forward to enhance our customer proposition in all aspects of the service and products we offer.   Agents and customers can look forward to an exciting choice of fully flexible touring and cruising holidays as we develop our worldwide programme particularly in all aspects of the cruising industry.”

The tour operator has developed its cruise package programme significantly for 2016, launching a first dedicated river and coastal cruises brochure as well as adding three more cruise line partners MSC Cruises, A-Rosa and CMV Signature River Cruises to its extensive cruise portfolio.

The cruise division reports a strong start to 2016 sales with an overall increase of 25% (year on year) across all seasons which is reflected in the high growth of trade sales of packaged river cruises with French operator CroisiEurope.

The 2016/17 programme will also see the introduction of new products and destinations.