UK Regulator Issues Enforcement Orders on Hays Travel's Polka Dot Travel, Independent Travel Co. Purchases

07:27 AM EST, 12/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The UK Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday issued initial enforcement orders on UK-based Hays Travel's acquisitions of Polka Dot Travel and The Independent Travel Co., according to a Wednesday release. The enforcement orders put the two separate deals on hold until the regulator determines whether the deals would affect competition in the market.