Eleven travel companies have entered liquidation in the past few months, sparking flight cancellations, holiday chaos, and staff redundancies. The closures, which began in early 2026, have left holidaymakers scrambling for refunds amid huge uncertainty in the travel industry due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Liquidations and Immediate Impact
Simply Florida Travel Ltd, based in Glasgow and known for selling trips to Disney World, was stripped of its ATOL holder status after dissolving in early January. All packages and flights were subsequently cancelled, leaving travellers chasing refunds, according to the Mirror. In Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire Travel Limited, a coach and passenger land transport firm near Kidlington, collapsed into liquidation in October 2025 after trading for ten years. Liquidators were drafted in after the business was deemed unable to continue operating or settle its debts.
Other Firms Affected
Set Sail Cruises Ltd, also in Oxfordshire, was dissolved on March 17, 2026, with all planned sailings cancelled. The agency was just two years old, having been incorporated on February 4, 2024. The Padel Travel Club Limited shut up shop with approximately £41,000 in short-term debts, and any trips yet to take off were called off. The business was incorporated in February 2023 and has since been struck off the Companies House register following a voluntary strike-off. Documents suggest the company had insufficient assets to repay creditors in full, though a final liquidation statement has yet to be made available.
London and Other Regions
London-based Regen Central Ltd, an ATOL-licensed travel agency selling flight-and-hotel packages to Europe and Southeast Asia, lost its ATOL on January 13 and fell into liquidation, cancelling all bookings. Gold Crest Holidays, a coach-tour operator running trips across the UK and abroad, collapsed and ceased trading in early 2026, with all staff made redundant. Other travel companies that have stopped trading or dissolved since 2025 include Asiara UK Ltd, Jetline Travel Ltd, Great Little Escapes LLP, and New Era Travel.
Recent Developments
Most recently, Strachan Travel Ltd, a Lancashire-based firm incorporated in 1983, entered voluntary liquidation. Resolutions to wind up the company were recorded on June 11, with liquidators appointed on June 16. The collapse of these firms comes amid widespread uncertainty in the travel sector, following warnings issued by the Government and airlines in response to the Middle East conflict. However, with a peace agreement now signed and several travel restrictions lifted, there is renewed hope for the industry.
