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'I hate seeing good businesses close': Agency boss throws 'shocked' Frasers Travel staff jobs lifeline

High street
Dea Jusufi
24 August 2026

Staff at an independent agency, which shut its doors suddenly after 40 years last week, have been thrown a jobs lifeline by another business, albeit one some 500 miles away at the other end of the UK mainland.

Jackwood Travel team
Jackwood Travel

Dean Greenwood (left) said he is happy to snap up former Frasers employees even if they're based miles away from Jackwood's head office in Manston

Frasers Travel, which has been based in the Ayrshire town of Saltcoats since 1986, on Tuesday (18 August) announced it had ceased trading, thanking customers for their "loyalty and support" over the years.

One member of Frasers staff revealed on social media the team had been "working as normal" before being told the business was closing that afternoon, prompting messages of support from clients.

Now, Dean Greenwood, Director of Kent-based Jackwood Travel which is some nine hours away from Saltcoats by car, has reached out to Frasers staff on social media, offering them opportunities to continue their careers in travel as home-based travel agents.