ATOL Protection

ATOL or "Air Travel Organiser's Licence" is a consumer protection scheme operated by the Civil Aviation Authority. It exists to protect the consumer from losing money or being stranded abroad in the event that a tour operator goes out of business. The ATOL licence scheme provides comprehensive consumer protection to over 28 Million people in the UK who buy flights or flight inclusive holidays each year.

In January 2008, the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) produced a guidance note in an attempt to end the confusion surrounding whether or not travel retailers have to provide protection to their customers. It is our view that all travel retailers providing flight inclusive holiday packages are required to hold an ATOL licence in addition to complying with the Package Travel Regulations Act 1992.

Our advice to you would be to ensure the company you are booking with holds an ATOL licence.

Holidayshed is a member of the of the Global Travel Group Ltd, our Global membership number is: 0535.

For further details contact the Global Travel Group should you require any further clarification in this regard.