In the British TV show Dragons' Den, which company did Deborah Meaden acquire in 1999?

Deborah Meaden acquired Weststar Holidays in 1999, a deal that became an important step in her career as a leisure and tourism entrepreneur before Dragons' Den.

Weststar Holidays operated in the holiday sector, where Meaden had already gained experience through family business and leisure enterprises. Her career included work in retail, property and tourism, giving her a broad commercial background rather than a single-company specialism.

Meaden later became one of the programme's best-known investors, joining Dragons' Den as a regular dragon in 2006. Her television investments have covered consumer products, food, services and technology, but her early business history is strongly connected with leisure and travel.

Weststar Holidays should not be confused with major travel groups such as Thomas Cook, First Choice or TUI. The question asks about the company Meaden acquired in 1999, not a later investment shown on television or a travel brand with which she competed. The exact name is Weststar Holidays.