ABTA has launched a new checklist for consumers offering advice on what paperwork to look for when booking travel arrangements. The checklist is intended to help consumers understand the impact of the ...

ATOL and ABTA protection gives holidaymakers reassurance they are not alone when things go wrong and anyone booking a trip is advised to ensure their operator is a member of either scheme, depending ...

ABTA has sent a formal submission to the European Commission asking for a compulsory financial protection scheme for all air passengers. The EU is conducting a consultation on Air Passenger Rights ...

For decades the logo of the Association of British Travel Agents has been a rock solid guarantee to travellers: if the agent or tour operator went bust, Abta would ensure that the holiday-maker was ...

The failure of XL Leisure Group has highlighted inconsistencies in financial protection arrangements for travellers when airlines and operators go bust. ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer called on the ...

The Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) is reducing the protection for customers offered by its code of conduct for travel agents. From 1 September, compensation will no longer be paid to ...

The Office of Fair Trading has removed the Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) from its list of approved bodies after the travel association said it was reducing the level of protection it ...

It is important that travel agents and holiday companies should seek advice on whether they require an ATOL for the holidays they sell and the way they do business, according to ABTA. The message from ...

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Compensation for cancelled package holidays could be set to change with a shake-up of how ATOL rules work - but research shows consumers don't understand the rules we've got now. Holidaymakers are ...