STA Travel goes bust after coronavirus cancellations

Popular backpacking and youth travel agency STA Travel has gone bust, the latest business to collapse after the coronavirus turned the industry on its head. STA, which employed 500 staff across 50 branches in the UK, ceased trading on Friday, ABTA, the trade association of travel and tour operators confirmed. The agency, founded in Australia, was criticised for its handling of flight cancellations and travel restrictions early on in the pandemic, with many of young British customers complaining