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McGuill Travel Limited is unable to fulfil its obligations to its customers.

The Commission operates a consumer protection scheme and, if you find you are out of pocket, you may be covered by this scheme.

The Commission also operates a Refund Credit Note Scheme. You may be covered by this scheme if your holiday has been cancelled due to Covid-19 and you have yet to receive a refund from McGuill Travel Limited.

Am I covered by the consumer protection schemes?

You may be covered by the consumer protection schemes if you purchased a package from McGuill Travel Limited and this package includes travel, departing Ireland. You may also be covered by the scheme if you bought travel (alone) commencing in Ireland.

If you were issued with a Refund Credit Note from McGuill Travel Limited you may be entitled to a refund from the Refund Credit Note scheme, if your booking was a package that included travel, departing Ireland.

How can I make a claim?

For customers who bought either travel alone or a travel package commencing in Ireland a claim form is available here. You must submit your claim form within 120 days of the collapse of the business. The Commission will then assess these claims to determine the amount due to the claimant.

Unfortunately, no other customers are covered by the scheme. If you are one of these customers, we advise you to look at the charge back policy of your credit/debit card provider and/or any holiday insurance you may have in place. 

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[i] The Commission has the following roles under the broad heading of travel trade licensing:

1. Licensing travel agents and tour operators, established in Ireland, buying and selling overseas travel packages and ensuring their other packages within the EU are covered with insolvency protection also.
2. Administering a bonding scheme for travel agents and tour operators established in Ireland.
3. Ensuring organisers established within the EU, selling or offering for sale packages and linked travel arrangements in Ireland comply with the requirement to inform the Commission of the security they have in place.
4. Ensuring organisers established outside the EU, selling or offering for sale packages and linked travel arrangements in Ireland provide security for their Irish sales.
5. Administering the Travellers’ Protection Fund (which was built up with a levy on passengers of tour operators between 1983 and 1987). This only applies for licensed travel agents and tour operators.
6. Processing claims for refunds and repatriation in the event of a regulated business being unable to meet its obligations.
7. Investigating instances of alleged illegal trading and, when necessary, prosecuting illegal traders.

More information can be found at www.aviationreg.ie.