Perfect Weddings Abroad is sorry to hear the news of the demise of competitor, Weddings & Honeymoons Abroad, a trading name of Heaven Sent Travel Ltd; which has been reported in the National and Travel Trade Press over the past 24 hours.
Perfect Weddings Abroad offer weddings in all of the destinations in which Weddings & Honeymoons Abroad operated, and are working closely with all hotel suppliers, which have forward bookings; and with our in-resort wedding coordinators in the destinations affected. Perfect Weddings Abroad Marketing Director, Danny Waine and a number of the team have cut-short their Christmas holidays to offer help to the couples affected, Waine said “There is never a good time to learn of a company failure, or the customers and staff that it affects, but particularly at this time of year; and with so many couples’ wedding days affected. We’ve drafted in extra staff to help over the next few days to offer guidance to those couples affected. We have excellent relationships with suppliers in the main locations in which WA offered, including Austria, New York and South Africa; so my advice is to any couple that has been affected please email us to enquiries@perfectweddingsabroad.co.uk with your name’s, telephone number, date of departure and wedding hotel; and a member of our Emergency Operations Team will call you back to see how we can help”.
It’s been widely reported that the weddings abroad market from the UK continues to grow year-on-year; particularly because of the recession, as more couples look to get married abroad to save money. Waine explains “The weddings abroad market is so buoyant at the moment it was a real shock to hear the news. Particularly as the main locations affected are Austria, New York and South Africa - all peak winter wedding locations at this time of year. Sadly this may mean that more couples are affected than would have been should this have happened in the summer. We are also aware that WA operated a homeworking network on a franchise basis over many years, and my heart goes out to those affected; therefore we would be happy to offer any of the homeworkers affected by the failure a position with us immediately”.
Perfect Weddings Abroad is a Midlands-based weddings abroad specialist, a trading name of Perfect Weddings & Honeymoons Ltd. A member of the Hays Travel Independence Group, the UK’s largest independently-owned travel agency, offering complete ABTA and ATOL protection. Waine went on to say “At times like this it once again brings up the question as to why companies and websites can operate without having appropriate bonding. Although Weddings & Honeymoons Abroad acted as a retail agent on behalf of a selected number of tour operators; they were not ABTA- bonded themselves or offered their own ATOL protection as being part of a travel agency consortia”.
