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The string of travel agencies that collapse and leave stranded travelers in their wake continues.<\/p>\n
Between the high cost of jet fuel and ease with which customers can book their own airfare and hotel without an intermediary, a number of travel agencies that had previously been operating for decades ended up closing down shop in 2026.<\/p>\n
Some recently-shut names include Trav Expert, Groupia, Salamander Voyages and Sky Yodl in the United Kingdom, AVG Travels in Australia, Go Play Tour Sports in Boston and Vegas Vacations and North America Destinations in Canada. And in the small Eastern European nation of Bulgaria, this list can be expanded with a registered agency named Robinson Tours.<\/p>\n
Robinson Tours files for bankruptcy in Bulgarian court<\/p>\n
The travel agency, which was registered in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, declared a state of insolvency to a local court. Prior to this, Robinson Tours sold tour packages that included a charter flight, hotel stays and guided sightseeing within the country. <\/p>\n
The bulk of its customer base was Hungarian but also included travelers from all over the world, Americans included, coming in from other parts of Europe. As some of these travelers described to local news outlets, they received text messages saying that trips that in some cases were supposed to start in just a few days in mid-August were canceled. Messages directed travelers “not go to the airport, unfortunately we are forced to cancel your trip.”<\/p>\n
Related: Tourists stranded as travel agency files bankruptcy, cancels trips<\/p>\n
In a letter that the travel agency later sent to its customers, it blamed a combination of factors including the spike in jet fuel prices due to the war in Iran and lower tourist interest in Bulgaria this year compared to past ones on top of heightened competition as the reasons that it became abruptly unable to pay its creditors.<\/p>\n
Robinson Tours marketed tours of Bulgaria to international travelers.<\/p>\n
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“Do not go to the airport, unfortunately we are forced to cancel your trip”: Robinson Tours to travelers<\/p>\n
“Robinson Tours EOOD no longer possesses the financial means necessary to meet its prescribed obligations,” the letter reads.<\/p>\n
The travel agency asked anyone with canceled trips to reach out to it for refunds, which it is promising to honor through its insurance with Sofia-based Axiom Insurance Company. Anyone with booked travel is instructed not to go to the airport as the trip will not take place.<\/p>\n
More Travel News:<\/p>\n
Airline to launch unusual new flight to Cayman Islands from the U.S.There is a very cool Irish version of swimming pigs in the BahamasUnexpected country is most luxurious travel destination for 2026Low-cost airline launches easier way to get to Sri LankaOther travel agencies that filed for bankruptcy in 2026:AVG Travels:\u00a0The Melbourne-based travel agency selling cheap vacation packages to travelers in Australia and New Zealand sent more than 200 travelers\u00a0an email\u00a0saying that the trips were canceled\u00a0before entering bankruptcy in\u00a0May 2026.GoPlay Sports:\u00a0In\u00a0April 2026,\u00a0the men\u2019s basketball team of the University of Dallas was\u00a0left without a planned trip\u00a0to compete in the United Kingdom after Boston-based GoPlay Sports Tours LLC accepted two payments of $30,000 and then went unreachable.Havantur:\u00a0Havantur was forced to\u00a0shut down its main European office in Franceat\u00a0the start of 2026\u00a0after tourist numbers to the Caribbean country plummeted due to U.S. military actions in Venezuela and threats against the country.Vegas Vacations and North America Destinations: Two travel agencies in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Vegas Vacations and North America Destinations, were\u00a0shut down by regulators within a few days of each other\u00a0in\u00a0January 2026\u00a0after multiple travelers complained of buying trips with invalid\u00a0plane tickets\u00a0and hotel bookings.<\/p>\n
Related: 22-year-old travel company in bankruptcy, to liquidate<\/p>\n
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