4 UK travel firms have plunged into administration or ceased trading in 2026 (Image: Getty) Four travel firms have ceased trading in 2026 and cancelled all bookings. With jet fuel prices soaring following the Iran crisis and international travel hit with uncertainty thanks to travel warnings, there could yet be more companies pushed to breaking point. When holiday businesses do collapse, bookings are cancelled and holidaymakers lose their trip and their money, unless their firm was covered by ATOL protection. In January, Regen Central Ltd went into liquidation and cancelled all trips without refunds. The firm, which was founded in Hertfordshire in 2011 before moving to London, lost its ATOL protection on January 13. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Regen Central had no outstanding ATOL protect bookings, and that those sold as accommodation only, non flight or flight only bookings are not protected by ATOL. Read more: Three airlines plunge into administration or liquidation – all flights cancelled Read more: UK chocolatier plunges into administration – in business since 1986 On January 23, British …