23 Jan
2026

Gold Crest Holidays Ltd - advice for customers

ABTA V1341 – Holiday House, Valley Drive, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8PB

We are sorry to inform you that Gold Crest Holidays Ltd, also trading as Advent, Advent Tours and Overseas Dream Weddings ceased trading on 23 January 2026 and we are now treating this company as a financial failure.

We regret that all future packages have been cancelled. If you are holding tickets for certain events these may still be valid and you can contact the event organisers to check this. You will however have to make alternative travel and accommodation arrangements.

If you have booked travel arrangements with Gold Crest Holidays Ltd, you should follow the advice set out below.

Customers who booked through a travel agent, should contact their agent before following the guidance below. Your travel agent will need to provide some information to us to assist with your claim.

Customers who booked and paid Gold Crest Holidays by credit card should download a credit card referral letter and send to their credit card issuer for a refund.

Customers who paid by any other means will need to submit a claim for a refund to ABTA. 

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All claims will be dealt with as quickly as possible. If you have any urgent enquiries, please e-mail claimsrequest@abta.co.uk