Company/Organisation:
PGL Travel
Geographic Location
Country:
United Kingdom
Location of affected unit(s):
Blackpool, Ross-on-Wye and other locations
Company
Sector:
Hotel / restaurants
Accomodation and food service activities
55.90 - Other accommodation
Number Employed:
3000
Group:
PGL Group
Employment Effects
Announcement Date:
03-10-2020
Planned Job Reductions min:
670
Planned Job Reductions max:
670
Type of Restructuring:
Internal restructuring
Additional Information
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.
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