WHA was pleased to support Risk Capital Partners with their investment in specialist tour operator, Simpson Travel, by way of regulatory due diligence and facilitating the necessary regulatory approvals. Simpson Travel is a highly respected tour operator that is renowned for its exceptional customer service and product offering. The investment from Risk Capital Partners,…
WHA was very pleased to support Halsbury Travel Group (‘Halsbury’) with their strategic acquisition of Ski and Educational specialist, IBT Travel (‘IBT’), helping to facilitate the required regulatory approvals. Halsbury is a leading school tour operator and the strategic acquisition of IBT provides exciting opportunities for the new enlarged Group, including an expanded product…
Chris Photi, Head of Travel and Leisure at WHA has had an article published in Travel Weekly, which analyses how the new Abta bonding rules should benefit it’s members, revised after a backlash from the industry over toughened bond requirements. Please click the link below to view this article: New Abta bonding rules should…
WHA were delighted to receive the Silver Award for AITO Business Partner of the Year at yesterday’s AITO AGM. It is a professional delight for us to be a business partner of a Trade Association like AITO who really puts its member’s first and specifically looks after and has real SME representation. While WHA have…
Chris Photi, Head of Travel and Leisure at WHA has had an article published in Travel Weekly, which assesses some of The CAA’s proposals in the recent consultation part 2. Please click the link below to view this article: Atol reform plans ‘lack consistency’, warns leading industry figure Should you have any questions relating…
By Jake Cohen, Finance and Regulatory Analyst at White Hart Associates Travel businesses do not want mandatory bonds or the forced segregation of customer monies as part of a new-look Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (ATOL) scheme. These are two of the key findings from the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA’s) long-awaited summary of responses from…
By Chris Photi, Head of Travel and Leisure at White Hart Associates Well done Lucy Huxley, Ian Taylor and the TW Group team on an excellent TW Spring Travel Forum at the Google building yesterday. It was a thoughtful series of sessions and thank you for allowing me to give a financial outlook overview to…
By Chris Photi, Head of Travel and Leisure at White Hart Associates An important new announcement in Germany could lead to UK businesses being forced to pay Value Added Tax (VAT) when supplying travel services in Europe. You may remember our blog from December, explaining that under a new UK version of the Tour…
At the outset of the COVID-19 crisis, one of the first support measures put in place by the Government was to grant businesses the option of deferring VAT payments for liabilities due between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020. We know many of our clients utilised this HM Revenue & Customs reprieve, and as…
By Chris Photi, Head of Travel and Leisure at White Hart Associates With all the focus on the terrible impact of the pandemic, it’s easy to forget that the transition period for the UK’s exit from the EU will end shortly and there will be changes from January 1st. For the travel industry, that means…
