Around 15 agents from across the country will be presenting a petition to politicians at the Dail (Irish parliament) on Wednesday (9 September).
The SaveTravel in Ireland campaign is pleading with politicians to restore the country’s Covid-19 wage subsidy back to its original level of €350 per week per employee.
The subsidy was reduced to €203 per week on 1 September which campaigners say will lead to the loss of 3,000 travel agency jobs.
Petition organiser Linda Jones, owner of The Travel Boutique, told TTG the cut in the subsidy meant many agencies were already having to make staff redundant or reduce their hours to two days per week.
