Yorkshire's Conexo Travel expands to second branch after year-long hunt for premises

Owner David Carruthers said he believes the new Gillygate Street branch will benefit from the “buzz” tourists create as they pass the shop.

“York is great for independent shops,” said Carruthers, who launched the brand in nearby Haxby in 2005. “It is full of tourists all year round. We’re not going to get business out of them, but it does create a nice buzz having them there.

"Gillygate is a thoroughfare, and the street is full of independent businesses. We feel we’ve selected a place that works.”

In York, there are currently several independent travel agency branches – including Heritage Collection Travel and Hays Travel – as well as a Tui branch and a Trailfinders shop.