Paul, a retired Unite the Union official from Edenbridge Road, said: ‘The worst part about it is Travelplanners put a sign up saying thank to their loyal customers but there has been no loyalty back. They didn t even bother to tell us they were going into liquidation.
‘As far as I am concerned, Covid has robbed us of the chance to see our daughter get married – and now it has robbed us of our cash. It is heart-breaking.
Paul’s daughter Lauren, 32, a teacher, has been living in New Zealand for the past two years after her fiance Joe Moore landed an analyst job at New Zealand Football Association.