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Hays Travel has not renewed the leases, as part of "a planned consolidation of its UK retail estate. LONDON Hays Travel, an independent British travel agent, said on Wednesday that it had bought all 555 stores of Thomas Cook, one of the world's oldest tour companies, which . protected. Ashford It is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. The Forge Hays Travel Limited is an independent travel agent chain headquartered in Sunderland, England.According to recent statistics, the company has the largest number of retail travel shops in the United Kingdom. Bolton Please report any comments that break our rules. Hays Travel saidthe third national lockdown and travel ban, leading to major holiday operators suspending flights and holidays, meant it had to act. Cumnock 3 Mar 2023 - Private room in home for $72. Glengormley Stockton Heath 41 London Rd Birkenhead Grange Rd Chaddesden Boston Blackpool The travel firm, which bought Thomas Cook when it collapsed in 2019, is closing the stores following a review. Larne Exeter High St Teesside Park services. Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Find the branch nearest to you & we'll look forward to welcoming you in branch. Eltham 5 min walk to Lancey train station. Goring Maghull We do not write articles to promote products. Offering fly and flop holidays, city breaks and far-flung tours, the company prides itself on customer service and value. Lisburn Widnes The travel business that provided a lifeline for Thomas Cook staff after the giant holiday firm went bust has said it will close 89 branches - the equivalent of one in six of its high street travel agencies. Pudsey "We are continuing with our robust two-year business plan and continue to be ready for the bounce back when it comes.". However, its very close to the new store and all of our employees are continuing to work for us, either at the new store or other branches near them.. Shrewsbury "We have done everything we could to safeguard jobs and the business thus far, and we have come up with a range of options for those at risk of redundancy to help as many colleagues as we can.". The company had deferred reviewing the performance of the former Thomas Cook shops it acquired in October 2019 to see if business returned in 2021. Hays Travel Card is free to use worldwide in millions of locations. Barnstaple Walton On Thames When The Argus visited on Tuesday the inside had been cleared and there was a sign on the window directing customers to the Hove branch. Morley Hays Travel have bought all 555 high-street stores once owned by Thomas Cook. BBC News. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Gosport But lockdown measures, combined with a collapse in consumer confidence about holidays going ahead as planned, have reduced bookings to a trickle for many travel companies. Bootle not be ATOL protected. Southsea Options for staff include working from home or filling vacancies in other shops. Winchester Horsham Sevenoaks Bury Please ask us to confirm what protection may apply to your contact the editor here. Staff are expected to be redeployed. Canaries, View Livingston Coventry Asda Peterborough Serpentine Green Hays Travel has been a familiar presence on the high streets for more than 42 years. Kirkby Northwich Witton St Letchworth Sheffield Find the branch nearest to you & well look forward to welcoming you in branch. The UK's largest travel agency said it is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. Rutherglen Menu. Options for staff include working from home or filling vacancies in other shops. Cameron Toll Shrewsbury Jarrow 80 High Street, Town Centre, Stockton-On-Tees 01642 613097: 2 Hays Travel. Ashton Rayleigh Northwich The founder of Hays Travel, the family business that saved thousands of jobs when it bought Thomas Cook's shops, has died. Hays Travel is to close 89 shops as it consolidates its retail estate amid the continued pressures of Covid-19. Hucknall Highcliffe Eastleigh Swindon West York The UK's largest travel agency said it is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. Lytham Hays Travel is closing 89 shops as part of a planned consolidation of its UK retail estate. Dozens of former Thomas Cook outlets, which were acquired in October 2019, will not reopen - with 388 jobs at risk. Canterbury "We have done everything we could to safeguard jobs and the business thus far, and we have come up with a range of options for those at risk of redundancy to help as many colleagues as we can.". The comments below have not been moderated. Bramhall Nantwich Pontefract booking. Rob Davies. Wellswood Tiverton Keynsham Havant Gosforth This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Keighley Barnsley Eldon St Barrow In Furness Shildon Wythenshawe Chester 10 Bridge St "The Coronavirus has fundamentally changed our way of life and our ability to travel, but the government has been reckless in its failure to act. Clydebank Comments have been closed on this article. Sunderland's Hays Travel buys former Thomas Cook stores and aims to save 2,500 jobs Mr Woodall joined Hays Travel in 2004 and worked closely with Mr Hays for more than 16 years. 08:51 GMT 26 Jan 2021. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Read about our approach to external linking. Royton Plymstock Sunderland Vine Place As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Crewe Coleraine Almost one hundred high street shops are to be closed by Hays Travel as part of a 'consolidation' of its UK retail estate. Airdrie Warrington Kidderminster The former Thomas Cook shops were bought by the holiday company in. 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Worle Bromborough With coronavirus rampant and the usual January booking of summer holidays absent, the travel trade continues to suffer. Jesmond Jonathon Woodall, chief operating officer, said: "Our first priority is to continue to look after our customers and we offer the highest standards of customer service through our retail, phone and online divisions. Weston Super Mare She was appointed a dame in the New Years honours for services to training, education and young people. During the lockdown, many staff are currently working from home, taking bookings for holidays for 2021 and beyond. Ryde Oldbury Connswater A Hays Travel spokeswoman said the third national lockdown and travel ban meant "the company had to act". 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Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. Formby Colchester Wakefield Asda Dawlish Hays Market shut its North Street branch in Brighton suddenly on Saturday and plans to . Hillsborough At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. Norwich Tesco Talke Shaftesbury Mirfield The company had deferred reviewing the performance of the former Thomas Cook shops it acquired in October 2019 to see if business returned in 2021. As an independent agent, Hays Travel uses other tour operators such as easyJet Holidays, Jet2 and TUI to provide package holidays to customers in the United Kingdom. Last modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.37 EDT. Please contact your local branch before you visit as opening times to the public may vary. Metrocentre Blue Oldham Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. 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Your one stop award-winning shop for flights, hotels, cruises, tours, currency, travel insurance and all those little extras that make your holiday me See more Whether you're ready to book the holiday you've been dreaming of, or want some helpful inspiration to plan your next adventure, our friendly expert ag See more 328,677 people like this "Hays Travel had been contacted and made an expression of interest. Lanark Retford Brighouse Skelmersdale Herne Bay Sale The two biggest tour operators, Tui and Jet2 Holidays, have cancelled all their packages until late March. Newport Wales St Helens Whitchurch Hays Travel has over 110 establishments in the UK, Southampton is the city with the most establishments, followed by Bournemouth and Bolton. Among other options, staff will be offered the chance to join the Hays Travel homeworking division, to work from home, or take positions in other shops where there is a vacancy. Dame Irene Hays, owner and chair of the Sunderland-based firm, said it was "always our intention to review the performance of our shops at the end of the licence period". Ashton-in-Makerfield Derby Intu Coatbridge scheme. Prenton Bridlington Ely Very frustrating. The spokeswoman said the firm employed about 7,700 people, many of whom were "working from home taking bookings for holidays for 2021 and beyond". Wigan But the imposition of another lockdown and the suspension of flights and holidays by major providers that followed meant the company had to act to cut costs, it said. Spennymoor East Kilbride Bridgwater Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. "We are witnessing the death of our loved ones, the death of the high street, and chronic mismanagement of our economy by this Conservative government. With coronavirus rampant and the usual January booking of summer holidays absent, the travel trade continues to suffer. Something went wrong, please try again later. Petersfield Jonathon Woodall, chief operating officer, said: Our first priority is to continue to look after our customers and we offer the highest standards of customer service through our retail, phone and online divisions. The coronavirus has fundamentally changed our way of life and our ability to travel, but the government has been reckless in its failure to act. Our first priority is to continue to look after our customers and we offer the highest standards of customer service through our retail, phone and online divisions, he said. Sinfin Bournemouth St Thomas The UK Government was forced to charter 45 jets to bring holidaymakers home. Hexham Hyde Moreton The 178-year-old holiday firm collapsed into liquidation after last-ditch rescue talks failed in September, leaving thousands of customers stranded abroad mid-way through their vacations. Most popular Hays Travel locations: Map: Show Map: 1 Hays Travel. Find the actual opening hours of Hays Travel in our branch locator. Mildenhall Stockton Heath Bridgend Newtownabbey Falkirk Blackwood All but one of the closures will ex-Cook shops, a spokeswoman confirmed, noting that one was a former Tailor Made Travel store in Wales. We are witnessing the death of our loved ones, the death of the high street, and chronic mismanagement of our economy by this Conservative government. Ilkeston Dame Irene Hays, owner and chair of Hays Travel, added: It was always our intention to review the performance of our shops at the end of the licence period we had hoped the business would bounce back in January and it has not. Stranraer The government must be held responsible for this shameful record.". Portsmouth Read about our approach to external linking. Yarm We use cookies so we can provide you with the best online experience. 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The company had deferred reviewing the performance of the former Thomas Cook shops it acquired in October 2019 to see if business returned in 2021. Rugeley Billingham Mold Arbroath The shops that will close are all former Thomas Cook stores, apart from one which was formerly a Tailormade Travel branch. Hays Travel is set to permanently close 89 stores across the UK after lockdown measures put pressure on the travel agency. Sheerness Waterlooville The firm is to close 89 branches out of a current total of 535. Terms and conditio See more Photos See all Videos See all 0:10 Honiton There are other newsletters available too if you want them as well.