Usit Campus Ltd ceases trading
The Civil Aviation Authority has announced that it has called the £1.3 million bond of London-based student travel specialist Usit Campus Limited, which has ceased trading.
Usit operated both flights and air packages and also traded as Edinburgh Travel Centre. Its air customers are all protected by ATOL.
The CAA has issued the following advice for Usit customers:
Where customers booked an air-inclusive holiday –
All non-flight packages and services sold by Usit are protected by insurance. Customers should contact Ashbourne Tilley Special Risks on 020 7481 8239.
AUU Trading Company Limited, a subsidiary of Usit with offices in Leeds, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, sold flights and package holidays as a travel agent for other ATOL holders. Customers who booked with this firm and hold invoices naming another ATOL holder may still be able to travel, but they should contact the named tour operator as soon as possible.
The CAA’s Consumer Protection Group will be dealing with ATOL bond claims and will be dealing with any queries during office hours on 020 7453 6350.
Notes:
In the last five years, ATOL has managed 115 tour operator failures, rescuing 53,000 people from being stranded and giving refunds to a further 139,000 people at a total cost of £34 million.
Further information about ATOL is available on the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk.
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