Which British company did Deborah Meaden own before becoming a dragon on Dragons' Den?

Deborah Meaden owned Weststar Holidays before becoming a dragon on the British television show Dragons' Den.

Weststar Holidays was a family holiday business in which Meaden became involved and later acquired. Her experience in the sector helped establish her as an entrepreneur before her television career.

Meaden joined Dragons' Den in 2006, during the second series, and became one of the programme's longest-serving investors. She is particularly associated with investments in consumer products, tourism and hospitality.

Weststar Holidays is easy to confuse with large international travel groups because it operated in the same broad market. It was a smaller British holiday business, not a global airline or multinational tour operator.