TravelBird, an online deals service that was one of the longer-term survivors of the early flash sales era, has shut, blaming a lack of funding.

A notice on the home page of the Netherlands-based business says it has had to stop selling deals because “no new funding came in on time.”

The statement goes on to say that trips booked using TravelBird are covered by SGR, the Dutch guarantee scheme.

The company launched in 2010 and, according to the statement, reached profit in the first half of 2018.