Up to 20 more operators will go bust this year according to business rescue and restructuring service Begbies Traynor.
The company, which has been appointed as administrators of Goldtrail, predicts the effects of public sector cuts will worsen consumer confidence adding to the toll of 13 failures already this year.
Partner Nick Hood told The Express: “We will see a significant number of additions to the list as we progress into the autumn.
“If the figures for bookings for winter 2010 and for spring-summer 2011 soften, as I expect, I put the number of additional failures this year between 10 and 20.
“Tour operators are among the discretionary spending-reliant sectors most exposed to the recent slump in consumer confidence, which can only worsen as public sector cuts bite. The prospects look seriously clouded, with further failures an inevitability.”
He added that Banks, suppliers and hoteliers will be asking themselves whether they can support low budget operators through lean times.
Click here to view original article by Debbie Ward, Travel Mole, Monday 23rd August, 2010
