‘Up to 20 more operators to fail’, insolvency firm predicts
Up to 20 more operators will go bust this year according to business rescue and restructuring service Begbies Traynor.
The company, which has been appointed as administrators of Goldtrail, predicts the effects of public sector cuts will worsen consumer confidence adding to the toll of 13 failures already this year.
Partner Nick Hood told The Express: “We will see a significant number of additions to the list as we progress into the autumn.
“If the figures for bookings for winter 2010 and for spring-summer 2011 soften, as I expect, I put the number of additional failures this year between 10 and 20.
“Tour operators are among the discretionary spending-reliant sectors most exposed to the recent slump in consumer confidence, which can only worsen as public sector cuts bite. The prospects look seriously clouded, with further failures an inevitability.”
He added that Banks, suppliers and hoteliers will be asking themselves whether they can support low budget operators through lean times.
by Debbie Ward
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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