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ANOTHER UK travel firm has entered administration after 15 years.

Travel Bespoke Ltd, which also operated under Chalet Bespoke, Ski Bespoke and Spa Bespoke, had closed after more than a decade of selling ski and chalet holidays.

According to The Herald, the company use to offer “bespoke luxury ski experiences”.

Many of the packages were to ski resorts across Austria, France, Switzerland, Canada and the USA.

And the packages could be booked with or without flights.

As for the chalet trips, many featured luxury accommodation with some including spa stays.

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It comes as the Midhurst, Sussex holiday company stopped being an ATOL (Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing) holder, which is the UK financial protection scheme that is run by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Due to this, anyone that had a holiday booked with the company will be refunded.

ATOL reported at the end of May that they had “contacted the affected ATOL protected consumers directly”.

It added: “If you have not been contacted and believe you are entitled to a claim against an ATOL protected booking, please supply your booking details with supporting documentation by email to claims@caa.co.uk”.

Travel Bespoke Ltd is one of numerous travel companies that have gone out of business this year.

Earlier this week Groupia Ltd – which focused on group trips such as hen and stag dos as well as weekend getaways – entered administration after 24 years, cancelling some holidays.

Other UK travel firms that have entered administration this year include luxury holiday firm Salamander Voyages with yacht holidays across Greece, Italy, Croatia, and Turkey as well as Regen Central Ltd, which used to sell package holidays.

EVERYONE loves a cheap holiday – and a budget airline is about to launch their own package deals from the UK.

Wizz Air has launched Wizz Holidays – a new holiday booking service, where you can get your flights, accommodation and transfers all in the same package.

According to the airline, travellers can choose their destination and travel dates or browse the site with filters to find the best holiday deals – from city breaks to beach trips.

There are also options to add extras onto your booking, such as 25l luggage.

The new travel platform uses AI to find travellers personalised holiday packages.

According to local media, Wizz Air’s Chief Commercial Office Silvia Mosquera, said at the press conference yesterday: “Wizz Holidays offers a smarter solution that makes travel planning easier and more flexible.

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“With our Unpackage Yourself message, we encourage our passengers to discover our competitive prices and the possibilities of multi-city travel.“

The platform is already live and due to launch in the UK soon.

While destinations from the UK haven’t been revealed, the airline heads to a number of popular spots including Alicante in Spain, Corfu in Greece and Rome in Italy.

And when the platform eventually launches for UK customers, Brits will be able to use the tool to plan and build a tailored holiday package which can include a different number of stops.

One of the current packages available for example, is a multi-stop trip in Italy, flying from Budapest.

The seven night trip would cost €600 (£513.03) per person including hotels, with four days in Lampedusa and then three days in Catania between August 28 and September 4.

Or perhaps you’d prefer to head to Portugal?

The deal from Budapest to Porto, includes five days there before flying to Lisbon and spending four days there for €445 (£380.50) per person between November 3 and 13.

A Wizz Air spokesperson said: “Today’s launch marks the first phase of WIZZ Holidays, our smarter, more intuitive package holidays platform, which is initially available in selected markets.

“While holidays departing from the UK are not yet available, the UK remains an important market for Wizz Air.

“We’re working towards making WIZZ Holidays available to UK customers as part of the second phase of the rollout and look forward to sharing more details as soon as we can.”

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