While we are still less than one month into 2026, several travel companies in different parts of the world have already had to shut down or filed for bankruptcy.
On Jan. 9, Canadian travel agency Vegas Vacations was stripped of its license to operate after multiple customers contacted regulators about invalid bookings in the flight-hotel packages they purchased.
British travel agency Regen Central Ltd shut down on Jan. 13 after losing the Air Travel Organisers’ License required to operate as a tour operator in the country. Regulators have told those with booked trips to hold tight and wait to submit claims once a court initiates liquidation proceedings.
The first news of a travel agency shutdown in the U.S. is…