Collapse of tour operator

AN independent UK tour operator headquartered in Swindon has fallen into administration.

Travel Day Limited, which trades as Simply Global Travel, Holiday USA, Caribbean Classics, and The Vegas Wedding Company, collapsed on March 29.

The company has ceased to trade with immediate effect and Mark Supperstone and Simon Jagger of investment and advisory practice ReSolve have been appointed as administrators.

Travel Day was established in 2005 and operates four brands that specialise in arranging long-haul travel to places such as the Caribbean and the US, as well as wedding destinations including to Las Vegas.

The administrators are now looking for a buyer for the business and its assets. The company’s customers are being advised to visit the Civil Aviation Authority website for support.

Meanwhile, the Midcounties Cooperative will re-open all 78 of its high street travel agency branches, including five in Wiltshire and Somerset, on Monday, following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

Formerly Co-operative Travel, the travel agency business has introduced a new name - Your Co-op Travel - ahead of the shops re-opening.

Natalie Turner, head of retail for Your Co-op Travel, said: “We’re hugely excited to be re-opening our branches on 12 April. We can’t wait to welcome customers back into the branches and to be able to offer them that, all-important, face-toface contact with a travel expert again.”