Private company
Goldtrail
Former UK-based tour operator
Goldtrail was a UK-based tour operator that specialised in operated flights and holidays to Turkey and Greece. It was run by Abdulkadir Aydin, the sole director, based in Surrey, England.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Goldtrail was a UK-based tour operator that specialised in operated flights and holidays to Turkey and Greece. It was run by Abdulkadir Aydin, the sole director, based in Surrey, England.2
Controversies and legal
Controversy
A number of former customers had received sub-standard accommodation and treatment on holiday in Turkey. Other holidaymakers, it discovered, had become ill after taking Goldtrail holidays. The company was also fined thousands of pounds by the Association of British Travel Agents, ABTA, the programme reported. The directors were convicted of fraud in absentia, as they had already fled to Northern Cyprus.
The CAA advised customers due to fly with the failed operator to check with their travel agent before travelling to the airport. In a statement issued on its website, the aviation regulator said: "The CAA has taken steps to protect customers booked with Goldtrail Travel Limited after the company ceased trading.
In 2009, the company featured in the BBC Watchdog consumer affairs programme.
From Wikipedia’s article on Goldtrail, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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Sources
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- 1WikidataGoldtrail on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGoldtrail on Wikipedia
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