Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Blackpool, Ross-on-Wye and other locations
Sector
Hotel / Restaurants
Accommodation And Food Service Activities
Accommodation
55.90 - Other accommodation

670 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 October 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

PGL Travel, the British travel agency that organises school trips, summer camps and adventure holidays for school groups has announced that it will cut 670 jobs, a quarter of its workforce, at its activity centres across the UK and its offices in Blackpool, Ross-on-Wye and Hertfordshire.

A statement by the company said the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on its business, because it had closed its residential centres when restrictions on travel were introduced and schools were closed.

PGL Travel owns residential centres in the UK and France and employs over 3,000 people.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), PGL Travel, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 102188, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102188.