Virgin Holidays Limited is a company within Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, headquartered in Aeronautics House in Crawley, West Sussex. The company was formed in 1985, a year after the successful launch of Virgin Atlantic Airways in June 1984. Initially selling seats on Virgin Atlantic routes to New York, Miami and Orlando the company has grown to become one of the largest and most successful long-haul scheduled tour operators in the UK. The Managing Director is Mark Anderson, who replaced Amanda Wills CBE in 2014.