Deborah Meaden's holiday company before she became an investor on the British programme Dragon's Den was Weststar Holidays.
Meaden developed her career in leisure and tourism, and Weststar Holidays became a significant part of her business background. Her experience in that sector helped establish her as an entrepreneur before she joined the BBC investor panel.
Meaden later became known for backing companies across consumer goods, food, retail, technology and services. On Dragon's Den, she is particularly associated with direct questioning about margins, ownership percentages and the practical route to growth.
Weststar Holidays is sometimes confused with Meaden's other leisure interests or with the companies she invested in after joining the programme. The name refers to her own holiday-business career, not to a Dragon's Den contestant's company.