Customers told bookings safe as top travel agent ceases trading

ONE of the biggest travel agents in the country moved last night to reassure customers their holiday bookings were safe after it became the latest casualty of the crisis facing the travel industry.

City Travel, on Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork, best known for its expertise in long-haul travel, ceased trading on Monday after 23 years in business.

It blamed the economic downturn and the “dramatic changes in the travel trade” for the decision, citing a 50% drop in holiday bookings this year.