ABTA’s recent decision to change its “constitution” so as to ensure “supplier members” protect consumers where other failed ABTA agents have received consumer funds but not paid them over to the supplier, seems to have only one inevitable conclusion. Unless ABTA agents commit to solely buy from other ABTA members then this will lead to…
A year into its implementation the ATOL Protection Contribution (“APC”) Scheme has, just as I predicted, proved to be seriously flawed thus the CAA will shortly go to industry consultation with a view to increasing the contribution on 1 October 2009. These consultations are nothing more than a sop to the industry under the guise…
After many months of pronouncements and much posturing the CAA has finally issued proceedings against a travel company under their interpretation of the BERR guidance and what constitutes a package. The unfortunate recipient is the market leader in the online dynamic packaging sector, Travel Republic. Twice ABTA and the CAA have jousted in the courts…
