Sunny Days clients will have to seek compensation in court

Hundreds of clients of one of the largest Czech travel agencies, Sunny Days, may end up grounded without compensation, as the company’s insurer has refused to extend its bankruptcy policy. Spokesman of the Association of Czech Travel Agencies Tomio Okamura said Saturday that Sunny Days has transformed its trade status from a licensed to a free business, to which bankruptcy does not apply. The company will therefore be unable to sell trips, but may only intermediate them. According to Mr Okamura, clients who are not reimbursed for purchased excursions by the company itself will have to have their cases tried in court. Sunny Days is one of the largest Czech travel agencies, and had roughly 50,000 clients when it began facing financial troubles resulting in flight delays in mid-2009. A number of Czech travel agencies have gone bankrupt over the last year, including the largest, Tomi Tour.