Norwich Tesco Cambridge Sunderland The Bridges Fareham Since then, the company has also confirmed it plans to shut its George Street store, keeping Church Road as its last remaining site in the city. Kendal Out of respect for Her Majesty The Queen, Hays Travel will be closing all shops on Monday 19th September 2022 If you do receive an ATOL Certificate but all the Cheadle St Helens Glasgow Birkenhead Grange Rd Maidenhead It is reported that 421 former Thomas Cook employees have already been hired by the travel firm and Hays have also . Connah's Quay Monks Cross In total you will find this Travel agent in over 90 cities. Lancaster Shaftesbury booking. Close menu. Galashiels Rugby By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. During the lockdown, many staff are currently working from home, taking bookings for holidays for 2021 and beyond. 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. Neath "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.". Hays Travel said it has "made every possible effort" to avoid job losses,. HAYS Travel is to close 89 shops as it consolidates its retail estate following the continued pressures of Covid-19, the company disclosed. Options for staff include working from home or filling vacancies in other shops. Halifax Operating for over 40 years with over 450 branches, Hays Travel is the UK's largest independent travel agent. Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) general secretary, Manuel Cortes, said it's "a sad but inevitable move" as he accused the government of recklessness. parts of your trip are not listed on it, those parts will not be ATOL Worle Keighley The Sunderland based business said 388 jobs are now under consultation as. We'll also send special breaking news emails too for the latest stories that matter. The UKs largest travel agency said it is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. That helps us fund This Is Money, and keep it free to use. East Grinstead Preston Fishergate Hays Travel is set to permanently close 89 stores across the UK after lockdown measures put pressure on the travel agency. Aldridge protected. Titchfield Sudbury These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. 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Herne Bay 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. Offering fly and flop holidays, city breaks and far-flung tours, the company prides itself on customer service and value. One is at the Mander Centre, Wolverhampton, and two at Merry Hill shopping centre,. Liverpool transfer news, rumours, gossip and speculation including updates on Roberto Firmino, Manuel Locatelli, Naby Keita and Mason Mount. Congleton Burton-on-Trent Locks Heath 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. Bury South Shields The Nook The government must be held responsible for this shameful record.". Bulwell Barry VideoRussian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Xi Jinping's power grab - and why it matters, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. Never loads on my phone, and only loads once or twice a week. The Sunderland-based firm bought the collapsed company in October 2019 and deferred a review into the performance of its shops until 2021. Blackburn Bracknell Hays Travel has been a familiar presence on the high streets for more than 42 years. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. The Gyle Sunderland-based Hays Travel took over Thomas Cook's stores and staff in 2019, Dame Irene Hays said business had not bounced back as had been hoped. Hemel Hempstead During the lockdown, many staff are currently working from home, taking bookings for holidays for 2021 and beyond. Hays Travel currently operates 535 shops and employs 7,700 people. , updated The government must be held responsible for this shameful record. Hays said it had "made every possible effort" to avoid job losses "during these extraordinary and distressing times". Failsworth Buckie John Hays, who was named Britain's best boss passed away last year, leaving behind the company and its 40-year legacy. Workington Sutton Colchester Bromborough Milngavie East Kilbride A spokeswoman said: We are merging the two stores in Hove into much bigger, brighter and better premises. Comment: What makes a good holiday great? Cowley The app flashes up and then shuts off again. Melton Mowbray 80 High Street, Town Centre, Stockton-On-Tees 01642 613097: 2 Hays Travel. Hays travel took over 555 Thomas Cook shops across the UK, preventing thousands of staff from losing their jobs. But now the travel firm has decided to shut two of these. Preston Morrisons John Hays and wife Irene started their Sunderland-based business 40 years ago The founder of the UK's largest independent travel agent, Hays Travel, has died after collapsing at the firm's. Please ask us to confirm what protection may apply to your Washington Lower Wellingborough What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Skegness Ashton under Lyne Middlesbrough Linthorpe Road Irvine Burgess Hill Wallasey 34 Liscard Way She said 388 staff affected by the closures would be offered "alternative work options" to minimise redundancies. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to 2023 All rights reserved. Exmouth Horwich Salisbury Hays Travel is set to permanently close 89 stores across the UK after lockdown measures put pressure on the travel agency. West Kirby Hays Travel is to close scores of shops across the UK after the Covid-19 pandemic devastated the travel industry. Victoria Square Sittingbourne Worthing Solihull Aylesbury The former Thomas Cook shops were bought by the holiday company in. Holmfirth Oct. 9, 2019. Shepton Mallet Hays Market shut its North Street branch in Brighton suddenly on Saturday and plans to close its site in George Street, Hove, imminently. Matlock Stockton Heath "Following the decision to ban travel to Spain and the changes in furlough conditions coming at the same time, we have had no choice. Redhill Dundee Whitehaven Airdrie Hull Morrisons By Sandbach Arnold Chesterfield Registered Office: Gilbridge House, Keel Square. Cwmbran Omagh Mansfield Brentwood Barnsley Catterick Sevenoaks Carmarthen Coleraine South Woodham Ferrers Peterborough Serpentine Green Dame Irene Hays, owner and chair of Hays Travel, said: "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. 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Sutton In Ashfield He said: "Today's announcement of 89 Hays Travel shop closures is a sad but inevitable move. But it has closed 14 branches since taking over hundreds of Thomas Cook shops in October last year. Lanark Chichester Find the actual opening hours of Hays Travel in our branch locator. Maidstone Fremlin Is this possibly the best family hotel in the world? The travel agent said 388 staff affected by the closures would be offered alternative work options to minimise redundancies. Newton Abbot Chingford Mount Certificate go to: View Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. If you do not receive an ATOL certificate, then the booking will Normally holiday bookings peak each January. Totton Castleford Banbury Liverpool lord street Girvan Arbroath Scarborough Warrington Market Gate Spennymoor Wombwell If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Hythe Cannock Nantwich contact the editor here. 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Told that we will be removed off the contracts if we don't submit our hours for the upcoming weeks in a short amount of time but the app won't work. Wollaton Rhyl "We are continuing with our robust two-year business plan and continue to be ready for the bounce back when it comes.". Swinton Broughton Tewkesbury Hexham Hays Travel is an independent travel agent and customer service platform offering great-value holidays. 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Hays Travel has announced plans to permanently close 89 stores across the UK, as lockdown restrictions continue to hammer the travel industry. Tamworth Certificate go to: View Petersfield Wallasey Metrocentre Blue Llantwit She was appointed a dame in the New Years honours for services to training, education and young people. Didsbury Connswater Worcester It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Hunts Cross Eltham Use the app to fully manage your travel card account and stay in control of your holiday finances. Rothwell Northwich Knutsford It's free, easy and takes no time at all. Packages that include a flight element are financially protected by the ATOL Bridgend Shrewsbury Rickmansworth Trade union TSSA said the closures were sad but inevitable'. A Hays Travel spokeswoman said the third national lockdown and travel ban meant "the company had to act". Newport Upper St It is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. Please ask us to confirm what protection may apply to your Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) general secretary, Manuel Cortes, said it's "a sad but inevitable move" as he accused the government of recklessness. Thomas Cook's shops were rebranded when Hays Travel took over the firm Before it took on hundreds of Thomas Cook shops last year, Hays had 190 shops, 1,900 staff, and sales of 379m, reporting . 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. Ballymena Warrington The ATOL protection does not apply to all holiday and travel Lives and livelihoods are being lost every day while Tory cronies line their pockets with government contracts. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Ulverston Hays Travel is to close 89 shops as it consolidates its retail estate amid the continued pressures of Covid-19. Ilkley The third national lockdown has forced the company to act as major. St Austell Motherwell A Hays Travel spokeswoman said the third national lockdown and travel ban meant "the company had to act". Letchworth In August last year, the company cut 451 jobs out of a total workforce of 4,500 people due to a decline in sales. Telford 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.. Smithford Way Thousands of employees also faced the prospect of losing their jobs as 555 UK shops faced closure. Chapeltown Knaresborough Twice a day, seven days a week, we'll deliver the biggest stories straight to your inbox. Crosby Middlesbrough Hill Street 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. Hays Travel is to close 89 shops More than 350 jobs are at risk at Hays Travel as part of a planned consolidation of its UK retail estate. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Milton Keynes Rochdale Some links in this article may be affiliate links. Redditch Hays Travel then jointly led by John and Irene Hays put the review on hold to see if business returned. BBC News. Mold HP10 9TY. 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Romsey Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. The third national lockdown and travel ban leading to major holiday operators suspending flights and holidays, meant the company had to act, it said. Ellesmere Port Mercer Walk Barnard Castle Could you save money with a social broadband tariff? Explaining the branch closures, Dame Irene said: We had hoped the business would bounce back in January and it has not. Dozens of former Thomas Cook outlets, which. 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Glengormley Something went wrong, please try again later. 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". St Andrews Select one of the locations for information about opening times today. 08:51 GMT 26 Jan 2021. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, We had hoped the business would bounce back in January and it has not, says owner Dame Irene Hays, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. We are continuing with our robust two-year business plan and continue to be ready for the bounceback when it comes.. Broadstone Retford Oldham High St Northfield At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. The ATOL protection does not apply to all holiday and travel Wakefield Asda "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.". Warrington Birchwood Hays Travel have bought all 555 high-street stores once owned by Thomas Cook. 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. Weston Super Mare Southport Lives and livelihoods are being lost every day while Tory cronies line their pockets with government contracts. The Sunderland-based firm bought the collapsed company in October 2019 and. Leigh Bognor Regis Enfield Syston Durham The Hays Travel announcement came as the government mulled over plans to force UK arrivals to stay in quarantine hotels. This figure denotes a decrease . Sunderland Doxford Park It comes as the company announced it would be shutting 89 of its 535 stores, citing the. Bangor High St Portugal. In August last year, the company cut 878 jobs out of a total workforce of 4,500 people due to a decline in sales. Barrow In Furness Bedminster Rustington The two biggest tour operators, Tui and Jet2 Holidays, have cancelled all their packages until late March. Ayr The founder of Hays Travel, the family business that saved thousands of jobs when it bought Thomas Cook's shops, has died. Pontypridd +44 114 407 5197 meadowhall@hays-travel.co.uk Open now 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Travel agency Hays Travel are fully ABTA and ATOL bonded. Kings Lynn Chorley It is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected in the hopes of reducing redundancies. Hays Travel is permanently closing 89 branches across the UK as the pandemic continues to batter the tourism industry. Torquay Berryden Park Marple 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.. Lymington Very frustrating. Denton Stanley Hays Travel will close the Worthing shop following a review into its takeover of Thomas Cook. But it is not just in Brighton and Hove that the company is cutting branches. Newbury Deal If you do not receive an ATOL certificate, then the booking will Bluewater '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.'. Hays Travel is closing 89 shops (Image: PA) Almost one hundred high street shops are to be closed by Hays Travel as part of a 'consolidation' of its UK retail estate. Aylsham A TRAVEL company which swooped in to save collapsing Thomas Cook stores has now closed a string of shops. Seaford Harrow Get our money-saving tips and top offers direct to your inbox with the Mirror Money newsletter. Holiday firm Hays Travel has stunned the City with a "mightily ambitious" deal to take over Thomas Cook's 555 UK stores, rescuing up to 2,500 jobs. This website makes use of Cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide you with additional functionality. You won't miss a thing. Between Grenoble and Sept Laux, in the pretty town of Villard-Bonnot, in the heart of Grsivaudan, take advantage of this very pretty duplex T2 fully equipped and refurbished. The firm is to close 89 branches out of a current total of 535. Ripon Skelmersdale 61 Upper Mall Crystal Peaks Falkirk Ipswich Forestside Harborne Speaking at the time, Hays Travel owners John and Irene Hays said in a statement: "We are devastated that after all of our efforts and the huge investment we've made we now face losing some of our valued employees, through no fault of their own. Buxton Hays Travel currently operates 535 shops and employs 7,700 people. The family-run firm stepped in to take over all 555 Thomas Cook travel agencies as well as 2,330 former staff after the failure in September 2019. Pontefract A Gannett Company. Doncaster Hays Travel, which is the country's largest independent travel agent, will take control of 555 stores, and has already hired over 400 former Thomas Cook staff, the government Insolvency Service . The company said it had deferred reviewing the performance of the former Thomas Cook shops it . Stockton Tesco Coventry Asda We use cookies so we can provide you with the best online experience. Ashington Chelmsford We do not write articles to promote products. Dozens of former Thomas Cook outlets, which were acquired in October 2019, will not reopen - with 388 jobs at risk. Driffield Cumnock Start your Independent Premium subscription today. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Tiverton Aycliffe Hinckley 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. not be ATOL protected. Winton The company was assessing the performance of its high street shops when the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK in March 2020. Hays Travel has over 110 establishments in the UK, Southampton is the city with the most establishments, followed by Bournemouth and Bolton. 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