With the Hertfordshire-based UK travel firm, Allbury Travel Group, having ceased trading, thousands of overseas holidays have been annulled, and nearly 100 people have been stranded overseas, especially in Greece, Egypt, and Cyprus.

Going by the information forwarded by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), with the collapse of Allbury – which had close links with credit-card-payment group E-Clear, and operated under the brand names of Libra Holidays, Argo Holidays and JetLife – almost 4,000 overseas travelers would have to reschedule their travel plans.

CAA has advised the 4,000 affected travelers not to go to Allbury’s departure airports – at Manchester, Newcastle, Gatwick, Birmingham and Leeds Bradford – and those travelers who had advance bookings should submit claims to the authority for reimbursement.

The Allbury collapse is being handled by the company administrator Begbies Traynor; and it is likely that the 4,000 forward bookings, as well as the package holidays would covered through the ATOL industry insurance scheme.

For the travelers on Allbury Travel Group holidays currently stranded abroad, the CAA is trying to ensure that they remain in their holiday accommodation and are flown back home safely. It is informing the hoteliers and company representatives at resorts that the travelers currently abroad can call 0044 203 441 0846 for further assistance.

Incidentally, last week, a Scottish airline and tour operator Flyglobespan, which too had links with E-Clear, had collapsed, stranding 4,500 clients abroad.