TICO APPROVES CLAIMS

TICO’s board of directors has approved payment of $10,487.45 to assist 15 consumers who did not receive the travel services for which they had paid. These payments were due to the closure of EZjet Air Services in Guyana ($9,926.25) and Pluna Airlines in Uruguay ($561.20). The Ontario Travel Industry Compensation Fund is wholly-financed by the industry to protect consumers who do not receive the travel services for which they paid, due to the insolvency or bankruptcy of an Ontario-registered travel agent or travel wholesaler or due to the cessation of an end supplier airline or cruise line. The Fund only covers consumers who have booked through an Ontario-registered travel agent. Go to http://www.tico.ca for more.