Simon Spies
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Simon Ove Christian Oglivie Spies (1 September 1921 – 16 April 1984) was a famous Danish
tycoon, best known for starting the charter airline Spies Rejser, which is owned by MyTravel
today.
Spies Rejser was opened in 1956 and would soon become a huge success along with the competitor Tjæreborg
. In the beginning they arranged cheap bus/boattrips to Majorca, but later (in the early 1960s) Spies bought the bankrupt Danish charter operator Flying Enterprise and formed his own airline, Conair.
Simon Spies was known for his provocative views and flamboyant lifestyle. He was famous for employing at his private residence so-called morgenbolledamer, lit morning humping ladies.
When going to the theatre
he would usually buy three tickets, leaving one seat for his cane and one for his dog Archibald.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
tycoon, best known for starting the charter airline Spies Rejser, which is owned by MyTravel
MyTravel Group PLC
This article contains historical information about My Travel until its merger with Thomas Cook AG - for the new company see - Thomas Cook GroupMyTravel Group PLC was a package holiday company based in the United Kingdom...
today.
Spies Rejser was opened in 1956 and would soon become a huge success along with the competitor Tjæreborg
Tjæreborg
Tjæreborg may refer to:*Tjæreborg, Denmark, a village on the west coast of Denmark, about 9 km east of Esbjerg*A former travel agency based at Tjæreborg: see Sterling Airlines#History...
. In the beginning they arranged cheap bus/boattrips to Majorca, but later (in the early 1960s) Spies bought the bankrupt Danish charter operator Flying Enterprise and formed his own airline, Conair.
Simon Spies was known for his provocative views and flamboyant lifestyle. He was famous for employing at his private residence so-called morgenbolledamer, lit morning humping ladies.
When going to the theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
he would usually buy three tickets, leaving one seat for his cane and one for his dog Archibald.
See also
- Mogens GlistrupMogens GlistrupMogens Glistrup was a controversial Danish politician, lawyer, and member of the Danish parliament and founder of the Progress Party....
, friend of Spies and a controversial Danish politician, founder of the Progress PartyProgress Party (Denmark)The Progress Party is a political party in Denmark, which was founded in 1972. Its founder, the former lawyer Mogens Glistrup, gained huge popularity in Denmark after he appeared on Danish television, showing that he paid 0 % in income tax...
. - Jurij MoskvitinJurij MoskvitinJurij Moskvitin was a classical pianist, composer, philosopher, mathematician and boheme....
, friend of, and author of a biography about Spies.