Warning for niche operators
THE owner of collapsed tour operator Tapestry Holidays has warned niche operators fully committed to flights and bed stock could soon find their business models unworkable.

Nick Wrightman blamed Tapestry's failure on its 100% commitment to beds and flights each season, as well as concentrating too much capacity in certain destinations.

Fighting back the tears, Wrightman said he is battling to keep hold of the Chiswick home he shares with wife Viv, a Tapestry director and company secretary, and 22-month-old daughter India. Viv is pregnant with the couple's second child, due in February 2007.

More operators could soon face a similar fate to Tapestry, he predicted

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