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Hays Travel is to close 89 shops overall as part of a planned consolidation of its UK retail estate. The UK's largest travel agency said it is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. Hexham
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Manuel Cortes, the general secretary, said: 'With coronavirus rampant and the usual January booking of summer holidays absent, the travel trade continues to suffer.'. Alfreton
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Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), said: Todays announcement of 89 Hays Travel shop closures is a sad but inevitable move. Bradford Broadway
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The former Thomas Cook shops were bought by the holiday company in 2019, and Hays had been hoping trading would rebound in 2021. The company say they were forced to act immediately after the travel ban and lockdown measures came into force. 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. "The Coronavirus has fundamentally changed our way of life and our ability to travel, but the government has been reckless in its failure to act. Lymington
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With coronavirus rampant and the usual January booking of summer holidays absent, the travel trade continues to suffer. With coronavirus rampant and the usual January booking of summer holidays absent, the travel trade continues to suffer," he said. Falkirk
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Hays Travel saidthe third national lockdown and travel ban, leading to major holiday operators suspending flights and holidays, meant it had to act. "Today's announcement of 89 Hays Travel shop closures is a sad but inevitable move. The former Thomas Cook shops were bought by the holiday company in. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. There are other former Thomas Cook stores that are reopening as Hays Travel shops in the Black Country. Bromley
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Hays Travel founders tell 5 Live why they're having to lay off hundreds of staff The firm which bought Thomas Cook shops has said up to 878 employees out of 4,500 may lose their jobs because. Hays Travel is the UK's largest independent travel agent - it grew its portfolio dramatically when it bought out all the Thomas Cook stores when the travel company went into liquidation in 2019. By
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"We are also devastated for everyone who may lose their job and we will do all we can in consultations to help them, as we focus on retaining as many people as possible and rebuilding consumer confidence through our renowned friendly and knowledgeable customer service.". Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA union, said: Todays announcement of 89 Hays Travel shop closures is a sad but inevitable move. The Sunderland-based firm bought the collapsed company in October 2019 and deferred a review into the performance of its shops until 2021. But Hays Travel came to the rescue, buying all the shops and offering jobs to almost 2,500 former Thomas Cook staff members. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Toton
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The travel business that provided a lifeline for Thomas Cook staff after the giant holiday firm went bust has said it will close 89 branches - the equivalent of one in six of its high street travel agencies. It is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. Rutherglen
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The premises were reviewed having come to the end of their licence period. 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.. Manuel Cortes, TSSA General Secretary . Sheerness
The travel company which bought Thomas Cook shops when it collapsed is sending 880 staff home due to the pandemic. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The UK's largest travel agency said it is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. Get our money-saving tips and top offers direct to your inbox with the Mirror Money newsletter. Solihull
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Hays Travel is to close 89 shops as it consolidates its retail estate amid the continued pressures of Covid-19. After Hays Travel announced consultation on 878 redundancies in its Foreign Exchange and Travel Academy in September 2020, 261 permanent and temporary jobs were saved; ultimately there were 451 redundancies with the remainder moving on to other opportunities. Leeds Albion St
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