UK travel company collapse: Global Travel Partners in liquidation

Global Travel Partners, a corporate travel business that has traded for 15 years, has entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation, in the latest UK travel company collapse of 2026. Ian Douglas Yerrill of Yerrill Murphy was appointed liquidator on 7 October this year, according to The Gazette. Anyone who has booked through the firm or is owed money should check their position now.

The National reported that it had contacted the company for comment. No response from the company appears in the sources we have seen, and they do not yet say what will happen to existing bookings or whether any were protected by a bonding scheme.

What we know about the travel firm going into liquidation

Global Travel Partners was established in September 2011. It specialises in corporate travel services, including flight and hotel bookings, travel policy management and expense reporting, for clients in the UK, Europe, North America, the Middle East and North Africa. The firm says it has served more than 100,000 customers and arranged over 35,000 hotel rooms.

Its website describes the business this way: “We don’t just book trips – we build travel systems that scale, adapt, and support your business at every step.” Because the firm’s focus is business travel, those most affected are likely to be companies and their staff rather than individual holidaymakers. That has not been confirmed, and the company has not said how many clients have live bookings.

What customers and creditors can do

No official guidance specific to Global Travel Partners has been published in the sources. The advice given after two other 2026 collapses is a useful guide, though the right route depends on how you paid and what you bought.

After the liquidation of Ski Yodl, ABTA said: “Customers that paid by credit or debit card and had accommodation-only bookings will need to contact their card issuer for assistance with obtaining a refund.” It added that those who paid by other means, such as bank transfer, “will need to register their claim with the liquidator”. In the Regen Central case, the ATOL website said bookings sold as accommodation only, non-flight packages, and flight-only bookings where tickets were issued are not covered by the ATOL scheme.

In practice, that suggests three steps. First, gather your booking confirmations and proof of payment. Second, if you paid by card, contact your card issuer. Third, if you paid another way, or are owed money for services already provided, prepare to register a claim with Yerrill Murphy as liquidator.

Other UK travel firms that have failed in 2026

Global Travel Partners joins a long list. The cases below show how differently customers were affected, depending on the type of booking and the protection attached to it.

The sources also list Gold Crest Holidays, Asiara UK Ltd, Simply Florida Travel Ltd, Salamander Voyages, Trav Expert Ltd, Strachan Travel Ltd, Travel Bespoke Ltd and Global Vision International among the travel businesses to have ceased trading or entered insolvency this year. Groupia fell into administration in June but was acquired and revived by Funktion Leisure. According to the sources, four airlines, Ascend Airways, EcoJet Airlines, Zenith Aviation Limited and the cargo carrier European Cargo, have also ceased trading or entered insolvency.

What happens next

The first thing to watch for is a statement from Global Travel Partners or the liquidator. At present the company has not commented, and the sources give no deadline for creditors to submit claims. Check The Gazette for further notices, which is where the appointment was recorded.

If you have a booking due in the coming weeks, do not assume it will go ahead. Contact the airline or hotel directly to confirm the reservation exists, and keep records of every reply. In the Ski Yodl case, all package holidays booked through the firm were cancelled after liquidation, although ABTA said it did not believe there were any current package customers at that point.

If you are owed a refund, act early. Anyone who thinks they hold an ATOL-protected booking can check the ATOL website, which, in the Regen Central case, told customers to email the CAA at [email protected].