BCAA will significantly scale back its travel agency services, closing its storefront travel operations in all locations, effective January 15, 2010.

BCAA Travel will continue to offer services to travel customers by phone and online.

BCAA said the decision to close storefront travel operations does not affect the company’s other divisions, and all 27 BCAA locations will remain open to serve members and customers in other areas, including insurance, membership, retail and auto travel.

All existing travel bookings will be fulfilled, but no new travel bookings will be accepted in BCAA storefront locations after November 28, 2009.

The closures will result in the elimination of 157 full-time and part-time positions.

BCAA said it will be accepting inquiries from other travel providers interested in purchasing remaining travel assets, or in serving as a preferred travel supplier to BCAA members.