Stag and hen tour operator brought out of administration

A tour operator specialising in group travel for hen and stag weekends has been brought out of administration after ceasing trading six weeks ago.

Funktion Leisure has acquired Groupia and its brands, including hen and stag specialists GoHen and StagWeb. Both are back online and taking bookings again under new ownership.

Funktion Leisure is the company behind Funktion Events, and Abta-bonded UK group events company that has been organising hen parties, stag dos and corporate events for almost 20 years. 

“The acquisition brings GoHen and StagWeb into an established, secure group, with their booking operations already restored,” the company noted.

GoHen and StagWeb have been organising group trips since 2002, and between the Groupia brands they have sent more than 750,000 people on hen and stag celebrations. 

“That track record, and the loyal customers behind it, is exactly why we wanted to protect them,” a Funktion statement said.

Funktion Events has been running group events since 2007, arranging more than 55,000 hen parties and 12,000 stag weekends, alongside thousands of corporate and team building events. GoHen and StagWeb are now part of that group.

Managing director Jay Broughton: “GoHen and StagWeb have been two of the best-known names in UK group travel since 2002, with more than 750,000 customers between the Groupia brands.

“Our priority has been straightforward, get both brands running again quickly, look after customers, and build on what made them work.”