More travel agents shut

MELBOURNE-BASED travel agency Extra Travel has been placed into administration, pursuant to a Vic Supreme Court order handed down on Fri.

The company, based in Ashburton, is an AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) member, and as of Mon this week continued to be listed on the ATAS website.

The Administrator is Stirling Horne from accounting firm PKF Melbourne, who told Travel Daily the company is solvent, with the court order and liquidation due to a dispute between shareholders.

He added that although information is incomplete at this stage, the belief is Extra Travel’s creditors will be paid in full.

The agency ceased operations at the end of Apr, he added.

However, the Extra Travel website is still live, and calls to the agency’s website are directed to a mobile number.

Extra Travel Pty Ltd’s directors include Jusri Kasman and Angelina Sukiri.

MEANWHILE the AFTA website also now confirms the voluntary withdrawal from the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme of Ensemble Travel (ABN 50 602 016 268) due to business closure.

Ensemble announced it would cease trading in Australia about three months ago (TD 06 Apr), with its operations discontinued effective from 01 May.

Also voluntarily withdrawing from ATAS effective 16 Jul is Helloworld St Ives in Sydney (ABN 94 616 536 175) which has also ceased trading.

The Helloworld St Ives Facebook page confirms the agency closed down on 09 Apr.