[Misc] STA Travel cease trading

[Icy Gull]

Wow! That is a big surprise to me as they were a major player in low cost flights


https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/breaking-news/sta-travel-ceases-trading-after-40-years-24637

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Oh, sad

I always used them. Until Skyscanner turned up and you could save a tenner by booking through some random firm that I'd never heard of before or since.

Everything moves on, everything has its day on the sun. Used to enjoy going into a store to find out all the flight options direct from a sales person, wondering where we might be transiting this time, but those days are long gone.

 

[juliant]

The whole travel industry is shot to pieces due to COVID

Be lucky to have a job in a month or so

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

I remember booking a round the world ticket with them for £1200 in 2004. The route was London -> Delhi...Mumbai -> Singapore -> Brisbane -> Auckland -> Honolulu -> San Francisco -> London. Bargain!

 

[Weststander]

I use Momondo and Skyscanner for info and prices.

Then book directly with airlines. I found this is far more convenient when something goes wrong or your seeking legal redress.

 

[VAL1850]

Fond memories of STA booked round the world flight £850 in 1989. London-Toronto, LA- Honolulu- Fiji- Auckland- Sydney. Darwin-Denpassar. Jakarta-Singapore. Bangkok-Delhi-Cairo-Athens-London. 18 months happy days...

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Which ever airline/agents survive this will be loving life.

Be able to charge what ever they like.

Like the arts/night life/self employed - zero help from the gov

Britain is open for business, but good luck getting here.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I still can't understand why people are still booking travel, given the risk of imminent lockdown and quarantines with no warning. Just wait till Spain has a spike and watch the exodus.

 

[Bodian]

Was STA the one on Queens Road in the 1990s? I remember going in there and saying 'we'd like somewhere cheap but interesting for a month' - 'howabout Prague Sirs, it's £x flights, cheap food and beer - and easy to find places to stay in the country' - 'Okay, that sounds great, we'll book it........where's Prague then?'

 

[RandyWanger]

First ever flight I booked was through them, they had a shop in Brighton on North Road (I think)

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Was STA the one on Queens Road in the 1990s? I remember going in there and saying 'we'd like somewhere cheap but interesting for a month' - 'howabout Prague Sirs, it's £x flights, cheap food and beer - and easy to find places to stay in the country' - 'Okay, that sounds great, we'll book it........where's Prague then?'

I believe so, not far from the old Albion shop if I remember correctly

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Was STA the one on Queens Road in the 1990s? I remember going in there and saying 'we'd like somewhere cheap but interesting for a month' - 'howabout Prague Sirs, it's £x flights, cheap food and beer - and easy to find places to stay in the country' - 'Okay, that sounds great, we'll book it........where's Prague then?'

Wasn't that AOSSA travel, on the right walking down from the station...

The Scandi girl was there for years,,,Very nice

 

[Bodian]

Wasn't that AOSSA travel, on the right walking down from the station...

The Scandi girl was there for years,,,Very nice

Probably why I wasn't able to concentrate on where I was going!!

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Which ever airline/agents survive this will be loving life.

Be able to charge what ever they like.

That's not exactly how supply and demand economics works - survivors can only charge what they like in an oligopoly / monopoly market and then only if demand remains so high that it outstrips supply.
Whilst this situation may arise, it doesn't prevent new cut-price entrepreneurs entering the market - are you old enough to remember Freddie Laker?
Market forces will eventually settle down and in will be business [and prices] as usual in a couple of years time.

 

[VAL1850]

Wasn't that AOSSA travel, on the right walking down from the station...

The Scandi girl was there for years,,,Very nice

Yes the Scandi girl was gorgeous, has everything going for her, unfortunately not me.....