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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. "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. Newcastle
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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. Please report any comments that break our rules. 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. Prove what Britain's worth, says MAGGIE PAGANO: Over last 20 years or so UK investors have fallen out of love Leonardo DiCaprio and Kim Kardashian quizzed by FBI over links to fugitive financier. 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.". Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Bristol Kingswood
He said: "Today's announcement of 89 Hays Travel shop closures is a sad but inevitable move. 08:51 GMT 26 Jan 2021. Jurgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag send message to fans over 'poison' chants before Liverpool vs Man United, Liverpool and Manchester United have released a joint statement referring to inappropriate chants heard at previous meetings, Police called after car crashes into building, Pictures show damage to the exterior of the building on Pembroke Place, Bent system cost Merseyside town thousands when asking for Government help, Sefton Council has had to self fund its most recent and unsuccessful Levelling Up Fund bids while other Merseyside areas received money to prepare applications, I made salt and pepper chicken in the air fryer after being promised a super easy recipe, Air fryers have become increasingly popular so I decided to dust mine off and use it, Paedo answered door naked to schoolchildren after grooming them with vapes, Serial offender performed sex acts at his doorstep and sexually assaulted 12-year-old girl, Meet the doctor who travels the world helping those in need, "I think he was just so scarred from what had happened to him. booking. Train fares will rise by 5.9% TOMORROW - but travellers can still get cheaper tickets if they buy them before City watchdog launches enforcement probe into London Metal Exchange after embattled bourse's controversial IMI revenues exceed 2bn as FTSE 250 manufacturer is lifted by growth in precision engineering division, Norway's Equinor doubles stake in major untapped North sea oil field with $850m acquisition of Suncor's UK arm, 'The Beast' British-built Rolls-Royce appears on Top Gear in 1998, How to find out how many stars Uber drivers have rated you, Skoda gives drivers tips on how to travel with dogs, TikToker reveals Asda to leave your vehicle smelling 'lovely', Dacia's new Jogger estate transforms interior space into a bedroom, See Prince Philip's Land Rover that sold for record amount. We'll also send special breaking news emails too for the latest stories that matter. Hays Travel is to close 89 shops overall as part of a "planned consolidation of its UK retail estate". 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. Carmarthen
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The North Street branch closed its doors for the final time over the weekend, just three months after it reopened under new ownership. Hays Travel is to close 89 shops overall as part of a "planned consolidation of its UK retail estate". Shrewsbury
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During the lockdown, many staff are currently working from home, taking bookings for holidays for 2021 and beyond. The travel agent said 388 staff affected by the closures would be offered 'alternative work options' to minimise redundancies. 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. Prenton
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388 jobs are at risk as dozens of former Thomas Cook stores which were taken over by Hays in 2019, are set to close. Washington Upper
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The purchase saw the company double its workforce and treble its shop numbers. 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. Winchester
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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 . This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Hays Market shut its North Street branch in Brighton suddenly on Saturday and plans to close its site in George Street, Hove, imminently. Aylesbury
Options for staff include working from home or filling vacancies in other shops. We should have had border restrictions and effective test, track and trace implemented last spring when the virus levels could have been controlled. Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) general secretary, Manuel Cortes, said it's "a sad but inevitable move" as he accused the government of recklessness. Terms and conditio See more Photos See all Videos See all 0:10 Hays Travel is to close 89 shops overall as part of a planned consolidation of its UK retail estate. Horsham
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