British tourists are in limbo after having to pay two times for accommodation due to the folding of Barwell Travel in Ealing. The company stopped trading this week, and as it did not belong to the ABTA it has left travellers unprotected.
The firm, which is based in Chessington, stated that any financial failure insurance that was purchased when a holiday was booked would cover the holiday disturbances, but according to the insurance company they do not have to pay.
The Civil Aviation Authority stated that at this time they have not ascertained if holiday goers are protected from the collapse or not.
A spokesman for Towergate Chapman Stevens stated that they are not sure if those that had bookings prior to October 1st will be able to seek out refunds at the moment because the company has not officially become insolvent.
Barwell Travel had a license to sell 600 packages per year, the majority of which were for accommodation at the La Manga Club. It pushed its package deals due to low cost airfare rates, but at the moment none of the passengers on the flights fall into the CAA Atol protection scheme due to the fact that they only purchased accommodation.
Those in question about refunds are advised to call the Bridge Business Recovery helpline at 020 7025 6130.
Bridge Business Recovery associate James Carr stated that at the moment there is no plan in place for dealing with the Barwell insolvency but stated that customers will need to simply wait.
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