As tourist numbers in many parts of the world continue to reach new heights, many smaller companies selling tours and various holiday packages have been having a difficult time staying afloat amid a multitude of competitors and the ease of self-booking everything online.
Tour operators Great Little Escapes and Jetline in the United Kingdom both shut down within a few weeks of each other in the summer of 2025, while New Era Travel in the country’s southeast also initiated liquidation proceedings in November.
Tango Travel in Iceland, MixxTravel in Sweden, and Unitravel in Hungary are some of the other travel agencies that did not survive 2025.
And most recently, Canadian travel agency Vegas Vacations was stripped of its…