UK travel company closes with all holiday packages cancelled

Golf Villa Rentals Ltd specialised in golf holiday packages to destinations worldwide, including Greece, Cyprus, Spain, and the United States.

The company ceased trading on August 18, 2026, according to ABTA.

Luxurious Lisbon Golf
🏨 4 nights, bed & breakfast in a 5 Star hotel
🏌️‍♂️ 3 rounds on 3 outstanding golf courses (including a European Tour destination🤩)
✅ Access to Spa facilities
🥘 🍷 Resturants and bars on-site
💰From £279 per person 😎https://t.co/3VLsOygVE0 pic.twitter.com/H4evKeQVI2

— Golf Villa Rentals (@RentalsGolf) August 31, 2019

All Golf Villa Rentals holiday packages cancelled - are refunds available?

ABTA explained that Golf Villa Rentals Ltd, based in East Sussex, sold package holidays which included accommodation, travel (excluding flights) and other services.

With the company having now closed, all holiday packages have been cancelled, but refunds are available.

ABTA said: "If you booked a package holiday through Golf Villa Rentals Ltd, financial protection for those holidays was provided by financial failure insurance.

"Customers with bookings should visit the Evolution Insurance Company Ltd website for further information and advice on how to make a claim."

The Golf Villa Rentals website is still active (at the time of writing), but the company's Instagram and Facebook pages have been shut down, while the X account hasn't been used since 2019.

Golf Villa Rentals has been contacted for comment.

Other UK travel companies that have closed in 2026

Several other UK travel companies have ceased trading or entered administration in 2026:

• Regen Central Ltd
• Gold Crest Holidays
• Asiara UK Ltd
• Simply Florida Travel Ltd
• Trav Expert Ltd
• Strachan Travel Ltd
• Travel Bespoke Ltd
• Groupia Ltd
• Global Vision International
• Ski Yodl Ltd
• TS Travels Group
• Yourtravelshop.com
• TS Travel Realisations Ltd
• Firefly Holidays
• Fraser Travel Ltd

Meanwhile, four UK airlines have fallen into administration or liquidation:

• Ascend Airways (liquidation)
• EcoJet Airlines (liquidation)
• Zenith Aviation Limited (administration)
• European Cargo (administration)

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