CK Fischer

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Cestovní kancelář FISCHER, a.s.
Founded1991[1]
FounderFischer Reisen GmbH
RevenueIncrease CZK 4.0 bn. (2015)
Increase CZK 0.1 bn. (2015)
Total assetsIncrease CZK 2.0 bn. (2015)
Total equityIncrease CZK 0.8 bn. (2015)
OwnerDER Touristik Group GmbH[2]
ParentDER Touristik Eastern Europe a.s.[1]

Cestovní kancelář FISCHER, a.s. is the second largest Czech travel agency by revenue.[3]

History[edit]

In 1991 German travel agency Fischer Reisen GmbH set up its Czechoslovak subsidiary.[1] In 1994 Václav Fischer became its sole owner.[1] In 2003 holding KKCG owned by Karel Komárek acquired receivables of Komerční banka towards CK Fischer and subsequently acquired controlling share in CK Fischer.[4] In 2007 KKCG became the sole owner of CK Fischer.[5] In 2020 KKCG sold the company to REWE Group.[6]

Václav Fischer had close ties to competing travel agency Tomi Tour, which was using slogan Václav Fischer recommends (Václav Fischer doporučuje).[7][8] Tomi Tour went bust in July 2009.

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Commercial register at justice.cz, company ID (IČ) 18628842, Fischer Reisen spol.s r.o., since August 1995 FISCHER, s.r.o.
  2. ^ Commercial register at justice.cz, company ID (IČ) 24159921, EXIM HOLDING a.s.
  3. ^ In 2015, the largest Czech travel agency by revenue was EXIM HOLDING a.s.
  4. ^ Annual report of Cestovní kancelář FISCHER, a.s. for calendar year 2003
  5. ^ Annual report of Cestovní kancelář FISCHER, a.s. for calendar year 2007
  6. ^ "KKCG has sold the Fischer Travel Group to EXIM Holding a.s. - Global Leisure Partners". www.globalleisurepartners.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  7. ^ Šaur, Martin (21 January 2009). "Cestovka spojená s Fischerem má problémy". Týden. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. ^ Sůra, Jan; Vlková, Jitka (14 January 2009). "Tomi Tour zrušila lety do Egypta. Tamější cestovky tvrdí, že dluží". iDNES. Retrieved 16 September 2016.