A tourist company based in Mullingar, Co Westmeath has ceased trading, leaving several holidaymakers and businesses out of pocket.
Exploring Vacations acts as an intermediary allowing tourists to book accommodation or car hire. It operated by taking payment upfront from people and then paying the provider.
However, it has announced that it is going into liquidation.
Several tourists had contacted RTÉ’s Liveline programme saying they had turned up at their accommodation to find the booking had been cancelled.
Some B&Bs have also said they have been left owed money.
A bus company based in Ennis, C & C Executive Travel, said it is owed around 25,000 and that it also has bookings from the company, running up until November.
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Read the full article at: https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0914/993839-exploring-vacations-liquidation/