Cheltenham Waitrose Nantwich Oatmarket 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. Coleraine Airdrie Newport Upper St "Today's announcement of 89 Hays Travel shop closures is a sad but inevitable move. Hays Travel currently operates 535 shops and employs 7,700 people. 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. Shrewsbury Pride Hill Llanelli Hays Travel has announced plans to permanently close 89 stores across the UK, as lockdown restrictions continue to hammer the travel industry. Tiverton Budleigh Salterton Andover Aylesbury Ashbourne Colwyn Bay Twice a day, seven days a week, we'll deliver the biggest stories straight to your inbox. Glengormley Burgess Hill Bexleyheath Halesowen Eastbourne [Video] What's new with Attraction World. The spokeswoman said the firm employed about 7,700 people, many of whom were "working from home taking bookings for holidays for 2021 and beyond". Melton Mowbray 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. Changing times: a former Thomas Cook agency taken over by Hays Travel (Simon Calder) The travel business that provided a lifeline for Thomas Cook staff after the giant holiday firm went bust. Poole Hays Travel has announced plans to permanently close 89 stores across the UK, as lockdown restrictions continue to hammer the travel industry. Oldbury Yeovil Rickmansworth 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.. Doncaster Ashton Under Lyne Hartlepool York Road With coronavirus rampant and the usual January booking of summer holidays absent, the travel trade continues to suffer. Newton Abbot Banbury Canaries, View 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. Hays Travel Retail Store. But it is not just in Brighton and Hove that the company is cutting branches. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Ryde Middlesbrough Linthorpe Road Enfield Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? Hays Travel saidthe third national lockdown and travel ban, leading to major holiday operators suspending flights and holidays, meant it had to act. Alexandria 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. Maghull Basingstoke Mall The third national lockdown has forced the company to act as major. The company says this is to consolidate all of the jobs into the Church Road, Hove, branch, which is a much better premises. Wakefield Northgate If you would like to know more about our pprivacy ppolicy, please folllow this link: Preston Fishergate Bridgwater Founders John Hays and wife Irene were hailed heroes of the high street in 2019, after saving hundreds of Thomas Cook branches, which would have otherwise been wiped due to the collapse of the company. Southampton It was "on track for recovery" when the Foreign and Commonwealth Office stopped advising against all non-essential travel in early July, but the decision to reintroduce restrictions for people going to Spain "triggered the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of holidays". Kenilworth Plympton Wellswood Long Eaton Rob Davies. Very frustrating. Banstead How to choose the best (and cheapest) DIY investing platform and stocks and shares Isa, > Compare the best investing platform for you. Hays Market shut its North Street branch in Brighton suddenly on Saturday and plans to . The Sunderland-based firm bought the collapsed company in October 2019and deferred a review into the performance of its shops until 2021. 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Sedgefield THE TSSA trade union has declared the closure of 89 shops by Hays Travel is "a sad but inevitable move", while laying the blame at the door of the UK Government.. Hartlepool Middleton Grange Bluewater Barrow In Furness Mold Runcorn Church St Comments have been closed on this article. protected. Coventry Asda "We are witnessing the death of our loved ones, the death of the high street, and chronic mismanagement of our economy by this Conservative government. Harborne Wythenshawe Stirling Lancaster Dunoon Please ask us to confirm what protection may apply to your Comment: What makes a good holiday great? 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Cramlington Craster Court Sutton Coldfield Blandford The travel agent said 388 staff affected by the closures would be offered alternative work options to minimise redundancies. A Hays Travel spokeswoman said the third national lockdown and travel ban meant "the company had to act". Darlington Centre Didsbury Newtownards HAYS Travel is to close 89 shops as it consolidates its retail estate following the continued pressures of Covid-19, the company disclosed. Dame Irene Hays, owner and chairman, said: 'We had hoped the business would bounce back in January, and it has not. Berryden Park 388 jobs are at risk as dozens of former Thomas Cook stores . Saturday. Gosforth Chorlton Stockport Ripon Harrow 09.15 - 19.00. Glenrothes The husband and wife team who bought Thomas Cook's network of high street travel agencies out of liquidation say they have offered nearly 2,000 of the company's former staff a job . 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We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. In a statement on Monday, Hays said the national lockdown and travel ban, which forced major holiday operators to suspend flights and holidays, meant the company had to act fast. The shops that will close are all former Thomas Cook stores, apart from one which was formerly a Tailormade Travel branch. Teesside Park Options for staff include working from home or filling vacancies in other shops. Peterlee 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.. Salford Travel firm Hays Travel is to close 89 of its 535 shops following a review into its take over of Thomas Cook. This included the branch in North Street, Brighton, and two further shops in George Street and Church Road, both in Hove. Hastings 21:51 GMT 25 Jan 2021 Durham Market Place Chief operating officer Jonathon Woodall said the "first priority" was to "look after our customers" and ensure "the highest standards of customer service". Johnstone As an independent agent, Hays Travel uses other tour operators such as easyJet Holidays, Jet2 and TUI to provide package holidays to customers in the United Kingdom. Northwich Hedge End Maghull Grimsby Cleveleys For more information about financial protection and the ATOL Corby The UKs largest travel agency said it is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. Find the actual opening hours of Hays Travel in our branch locator. Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 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. 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Ashford Gosport Perth Wigan Hamilton East Grinstead But now the travel firm has decided to shut two of these. But Hays Travel came to the rescue, buying all the shops and offering jobs to almost 2,500 former Thomas Cook staff members. Swanage 3rd Floor, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0AU. The travel firm, which bought Thomas Cook when it collapsed in 2019, is closing the stores following a review. Workington Our extensive branch network is nationwide. Cannon Park The UK's largest travel agency said it is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected. Responding to news that Hays Travel is closing 89 shops, travel trade union TSSA says it's "a sad but inevitable move" and accuses the government of recklessness. Sleaford Registered Office: Gilbridge House, Keel Square. "Hays Travel had been contacted and made an expression of interest. Highcliffe Dozens of former Thomas Cook outlets, which. Broughty Ferry Dorchester Annan There are other newsletters available too if you want them as well. Liverpool transfer news, rumours, gossip and speculation including updates on Roberto Firmino, Manuel Locatelli, Naby Keita and Mason Mount. Shipley Hays Travel has been a familiar presence on the high streets for more than 42 years. We use cookies so we can provide you with the best online experience. Cwmbran John Hays, the founder of the UK's largest travel agency Hays Travel, has died. Maidstone Fremlin Bulwell Certificate go to: View Leigh Cheadle 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.. A TRAVEL company which swooped in to save collapsing Thomas Cook stores has now closed a string of shops. The North Street branch closed its doors for the final time over the weekend, just three months after it reopened under new ownership. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Swinton booking. Hays, who was 71, founded the business in 1980 as a travel agency in the back of his mother's clothes shop in Seaham, Durham, and grew Hays Travel into the largest independent travel agency in the country with close to 200 . Troon During the lockdown, many staff are currently working from home, taking bookings for holidays for 2021 and beyond. 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Killingworth Southbourne Sunderland The Bridges services. Stranraer "Following the decision to ban travel to Spain and the changes in furlough conditions coming at the same time, we have had no choice. Knutsford Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) general secretary, Manuel Cortes, said it's "a sad but inevitable move" as he accused the government of recklessness. Sidmouth Worcester Torquay The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Redhill Kings Lynn Seaham Mirfield Keighley We do not write articles to promote products. Holmfirth Crosby The third national lockdown has forced the company to act as major holiday operators suspended flights and holidays. Inverness Worthing It is unclear how many of the 388 jobs at risk will be able to transfer to home working or other alternative roles. Skelmersdale Bangor Bloomfield Centre Start your Independent Premium subscription today. There are other former Thomas Cook stores that are reopening as Hays Travel shops in the Black Country. Newtownabbey services. Locks Heath Talke Witney Greenock Victoria Square Wishaw Stafford Hays said it had "made every possible effort" to avoid job losses "during these extraordinary and distressing times". Worle Some links in this article may be affiliate links. Walsall It is reported that 421 former Thomas Cook employees have already been hired by the travel firm and Hays have also . Brighouse Catterick Scarborough Lives and livelihoods are being lost every day while Tory cronies line their pockets with government contracts. Belper Carmarthen Blackburn As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Hays Travel currently operates 535 shops and employs 7,700 people. Hays Travel said it has "made every possible effort" to avoid job losses,. During the lockdown, many staff are currently working from home, taking bookings for holidays for 2021 and beyond. The firm is to close 89 branches out of a current total of 535. Durham Leeds Albion St Hays Travel has over 110 establishments in the UK, Southampton is the city with the most establishments, followed by Bournemouth and Bolton. St Helens Church St Hays Travel is to close 89 shops as it consolidates its retail estate amid the continued pressures of Covid-19. Boston 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. Barnstaple Jonathon Woodall, chief operating officer, said: "Our first priority is to continue to look after our customers and we offer the highest standards of customer service through our retail, phone and online divisions. The company said the national lockdown and travel ban, which forced major holiday operators to suspend flights and holidays, meant the company had to act immediately. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. The Forge Monks Cross Bracknell Hundreds more jobs are on the line as Covid continues to take its toll on the high street, Hays acquired more than 555 Thomas Cook stores after it went into administration. Goring Hinckley You won't miss a thing. 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