STA Travel parent files for insolvency

Zurich-based STA Travel Holding AG, which is part of Diethelm Keller Group, said an external administrator would take over the running of the company in the next few days and “determine next steps”.

Youth and student specialist STA Travel currently has 52 agencies in the UK. STA Travel Holding said “local day-to-day” STA Travel operations “may continue” despite the insolvency proceedings.

STA Travel UK added in a statement: "Following the decision to place STA Holdings, the parent company of STA Travel, into administration each division’s Country Manager and leadership team is now reviewing its own position. Further information will be confirmed as soon as this is finalised."

STA Travel Holding blamed the Covid-19 crisis for bringing “the travel industry to a standstill”.

"Over recent months, the company took decisive measures to secure the business beyond Covid-19,” said the company in a statement.