Milestones

2000

December: Number of travel advertisers on the site exceeds 200. New advertisers include British Airways and British Midland.

August: Site redesign completed with dedicated accommodation, car hire and insurance sections.

July: Monthly page visits exceed six million for the first time.

June: Number of advertisers on the site exceeds one hundred, including Go, Thomas Cook and American Express.

March: Founder John Hatt sells majority interest to a group of private investors.

Cheapflights.co.uk ranked as the UK's sixth biggest travel site by MMXI.

February: Monthly page visits exceed five million for the first time.