Travel city direct back in business

andrinaperry

I have just heard that TCD are back in business part of the Virgin group, what will this mean to people like us who had a holiday booked for oct 09 and still have not had a refund, will that booking still be available???

SimbaSimon

Taken from http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/12/18/29804/virgin-holidays-buys-travel-city-direct.html

Virgin Holidays has bought the assets and trademark of Travel City Direct, part of the failed XL Leisure Group.
The Virgin-owned tour operator said it was considering the future of the Florida specialist brand and would give details in January.
The announcement follows months of speculation, with Virgin Holidays confirming it has acquired the name and database of its former rival for an undisclosed sum.
Virgin Holidays offered Travel City Direct customers the option of transfering balances on holiday bookings to destinations it serves when XL Leisure Group collapsed in September. The operator also assisted in repatriating stranded customers of Travel City Direct.
Former Travel City Direct clients wishing to book holidays to Florida are urged to contact Virgin Holidays.

jonesMUFCforever

It looks to me they have bought the name and a list of passengers.
Virgin will use this to fill their planes when the credit crunch must be hitting their Florida packages plus the downfall in the £ against the $.

Alan_Bowen

All the original holidays have been cancelled. Virgin obviously hope that they will be able to contact former customers and offer a new holiday but many rebooked immediately with other companies, and those that didn't now fear the recession and falling value of the pound. Whether this was a good move by Virgin remains to be seen