CITY BREAK operator Travelscene has called in the
administrators after it ceased trading.
The CAA confirmed it had pulled Travelscene’s bond.
A spokesman said: “Travelscene has ceased trading. Two hundred
people are currently abroad on ATOL-bonded holidays and there are
about 5,000 forward bookings.”
He refused to say how much the bond was worth.
The operator, based in Harrow in Middlesex, was licenced to
carry 15,004 passengers until September this year under its current
ATOL licence.
ABTA confirmed the operator was insolvent and had terminated its
membership. “The vast majority of business will be ATOL bonded,” he
added.
Travelscene’s accommodation-only customers, which come under
ABTA’s responsibility, are likely to be offered refunds.
Sales director ABTA president John Harding said: “It is correct
(that we have ceased trading). We have got the administrators
in.”
Harding has resigned as ABTA president. An interim president
will be elected by the board of directors shortly to take up the
position until April 2005’s annual general meeting.