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Cox & Kings
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Greenbee Specialist Travel’s partner, Cox & Kings, is the longest established travel company in the world, its history stretching back to 1758 when Richard Cox was appointed as regimental agent to the Foot Guards, later the Grenadier Guards, during the war of the Austrian Succession. This role involved organising the payment of officers and men, the provision of clothing and the shipping of anything from personal effects to weapons, supplies and, ultimately, personnel.
Cox & Co.’s business grew hand in hand with the British Empire, notably throughout the Raj era in India, and by the early twentieth century the company was acting as agent and banker throughout the armed forces. In 1922 the company merged with the Henry S. King bank and, although the banking business was sold the following year, the Pall Mall building was opened as the Cox & Kings branch.
Cox & Kings continued to flourish after the two World Wars and today it thrives as an independent travel company. The company has built on the tradition of high-quality service and attention-to-detail established by Richard Cox in the 18th century and it now provides travel arrangements of the highest calibre in some of the most fascinating parts of the world.
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