The popular global travel business STA Travel is bankrupt, and has been forced to close its stores in South Africa.
Worried clients are concerned about large refunds still due to them after they were forced to cancel their overseas trips.www.BusinessInsider.co.zaSTA Travel, a popular travel business among South Africans, has closed its almost twenty stores in South Africa., Diethelm Keller Holding , said the pandemic had"brought the travel industry to a standstill".
On its Facebook page in South Africa, which has more than 1.5 million followers, many clients posted worried messages about refunds still due to them after they had to cancel overseas trips due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many still hold “refund travel vouchers” and were concerned about whether they will get anything back.
“We paid for a trip to Bali in April 2020. They gave us a R27,000 credit. Now we hear this news. We just want to get a refund,” one client said.In Australia, Deloitte was appointed as administrator for STA at the weekend.