UK Gap Year Students Lose Thousands as Tour Company Liquidates
Numerous UK gap year students have lost thousands of pounds after their tour operator went into liquidation. Many are now left with disrupted plans and significant financial losses.
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‘I’m left with a year of nothing’: UK gap year students lose thousands of pounds as tour operator closes
GVI shuts down without refunds for students booked on volunteer programmes with overseas conservation projects UK students who paid thousands of pounds for summer and gap year placements on overseas conservation projects have lost everything after their eco tour operator shut down. GVI, which offered volunteer and internship placements on wildlife and marine projects across the world, was continuing to advertise trips until it went into liquidation and removed its website on 1 July. Continue...
By Anna Tims
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Young people have lost as much as £10,000 after GVI ceased to operate on 1 July
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