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ABTOT is a Membership Association with over 250 Members and is a recognised and respected by the UK Travel Industry.
As an Approved Body, appointed by the UK Government Department BEIS, ABTOT operates a regulated financial protection bonding scheme for Travel Organisers who need to comply with the UK Travel Regulations.
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ABTOT ATOL Franchise
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All the information you need to know about Travel Bonds and how they work and who can benefit.
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Committed to success?
We’re right by your side.ABTOT Membership opens the door to:
As an established travel trade association, we’ve been helping specialist, professional travel organisers, plus charities and associations big and small, meet their regulatory requirements for package holidays since 1993.
We are an approved Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) body, and today, we continue to lead the way with a range of financial protection options, and member benefits.
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Pointing travel organisers in the right direction
Choosing the ABTOT bonding route for financial protection is:
What will Membership mean for you?
What our Members say
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Thanks for your help with our ABTOT/ ATOL renewals and I am delighted that we have already completed this process by early August (for the September 2022 renewal date). The support and assistance from the team at ABTOT have been first-class. This has made our renewals in 2022 very efficient and has saved us a lot of management time. This means we can now get back to planning and operating our trips to the Himalayas during a very busy year of travel for us. I would highly recommend ABTOT and Travel & General and the range of services they provide to the travel industry. Thanks again!
Roland HunterManaging Director FRGS, The Mountain Company -
Scuba Travel have been working with ABTOT for a number of years now, enabling us to meet our requirements for our non-flight package holidays. At first the renewal process can seem a bit daunting, however our experience of all the ABTOT team are that they are always willing to listen and point you in the right direction whenever you need it. The quarterly submission process is straight forward and the ABTOT team come back very quickly on any question you may have. We enjoy working with ABTOT they seem to really understand our business and there is always a helpful voice at the end of the phone. We would certainly recommend them to any operator looking to bond their holidays.
Angela NordinManaging Director, Scuba Travel -
The team at ABTOT and Travel and General have been professional, efficient, proactive and helpful from the initial application to the quarterly returns and ongoing renewals. In a world of ever increasing bureaucracy they are always available to answer any questions and offer advice on the protection for our customers; their approach and assistance has been both re-assuring and refreshing.
Rory PilkingtonBailey Robinson -
We have worked with ABTOT for the last eight years and are very pleased indeed with the professionalism and certainty that being a member brings to our long-established business. Our previous consumer protection arrangements were not up to the job of covering all our requirements as a highly specialist, yet globally-operating, travel business and, after extensive diligence, we found ABTOT to fill the gap admirably. It is critical that we offer our clients complete financial certainly; ABTOT are the ideal organisation to help us achieve this comprehensive aim.Working with ABTOT is, for us, a professional-yet-understanding rapport within which discussions, ideas, problems and successes can all be aired and, if necessary, solved. ABTOT’s network of partner/affiliate businesses are useful contacts and their franchise arrangement with the UK CAA for ATOL administration is also very useful. Reporting, which is required, is relatively straightforward and most business systems should be adaptable to cope.
We would happily be available to discuss the overview with any potential ABTOT member and look forward to a continued expansion of ABTOT’s services in the future.
Jonathan DrewAfrican Explorations -
We’ve been ABTOT members since 2015, we like that they ‘get’ us: as a specialist adventure/activity travel organiser they understand our business and ensure we are compliant with the Regulations but let us get on with running and growing our business. We have recently applied for our first ATOL under their Franchise and found the support and the assistance invaluable – as an ABTOT member we did not have to meet any increased financial conditions for the ATOL as we would had we gone to the CAA direct, and the membership team helped us with the online application.
Jamie RobinsonClassic Grand Touring -
We joined ABTOT in 2018 having previously used other organisations to comply with the package holiday regulations and ATOL requirements…in all honesty, I wish we had switched to ABTOT earlier. As well as finding that we have saved some money, they made the switch completely painless and we have always found the whole team to be efficient, friendly and helpful. The quarterly returns process is very straight forward, our renewal was completed without a hitch and with plenty of assistance form the team, and they are always a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended
Paul CampbellOwner, Travel Butlers -
This year ABTOT has been incredibly helpful, our renewal process now glides through near effortlessly.
John TelferExplore WorldWide Limited -
We have been members of ABTOT for many years and have always been very happy indeed with the service they provide us. To be under the umbrella of such an organisation is very important to us and gives our clients peace of mind when booking their package holidays. The staff are always friendly and very efficient, so we are very happy customers
Matthew BoydShamrock Cottages -
We have worked with ABTOT for many years, and their professionalism, support and communication has been perfect.
Adam DownhamRepresentative of Oxalis -
In February this year we decided that Gane and Marshall should apply for membership of ABTOT in order comply with travel regulations, to secure a bond under for our non-ATOL business, and to help us manage our ATOL annual applications. The ABTOT team were professional, knowledgeable, and most helpful during the application process, we have secured the bond at an affordable rate, and now we display with pride the ABTOT logo.
Jeremy Gane, FRGSDirector, Gane and Marshall -
We are delighted to be continuing in membership with ABTOT. You have proven to be a valuable partner throughout this most challenging of years and we look forward with just a touch more optimism to 2021. It is now all the more vital for customers that their money is safe by booking with a fully bonded operator.
Robert KiddMcKinlay Kidd Limited -
We’re delighted to renew our membership with ABTOT this year. In what has been a tumultuous 12 months for the travel industry we’ve been very impressed with the support that we’ve received from the ABTOT team. We’re looking forward to a much more positive 2021 and continuing to provide our clients with their industry leading financial protection.
Andy GabeAbsolute Escapes -
It was never going to be easy to start up during a pandemic, but the team at ABTOT were really professional and helpful throughout our application process. From the beginning, we felt that they were on our side and wanted us to succeed – they went through it with us as a partner and coordinated other parties as necessary. Despite the challenges of lockdown, there was always someone available if we had a question. When our approval came through, they seemed as pleased and keen as we were to get everything up and running.
Emily WoolardTartan Road -
We have found ABTOT to be a really good solution for our financial protection needs as a tour operator helping arrange volunteering trips around the world. It’s cost effective and we find the admin to be much simpler and efficient than other options. There are also winder benefits such as training and seminars on offer. Well worth looking into!
Alex, MDPod Volunteer -
In our opinion, Abtot bonding is the only way to go. The teams guidance and support make the whole process straight forward and hassle free
Tricia McMathBreaks2Go -
We are delighted to become members!Displaying the ABTOT logo offers our clients complete peace of mind.
Chris BondManaging Director, Tartan Travel -
Another ABTOT renewal application successfully completed without any hassle whatsoever! Many thanks to the team at ABTOT and Travel & General for making the process so simple and providing invaluable assistance when required. Having been ABTOT members for many years now, we cannot recommend ABTOT enough. It is very reassuring to have direct access to experts who are always available to assist with any queries that you may have.
Maria CookGeneral Manager,Ffestiniog Travel -
The Abtot team including, Samantha, Jessica, Victoria and Hannah provided an excellent service and were so helpful in guiding me through the whole renewal process. It made the whole process very streamlined.
Sue GreensladeWeekend Travel Limited -
We are pleased with our progress since the launch of the business. Customers are at the centre of everything we do, and we are delighted to partner with ABTOT to compliment the continuing relationship with PT Trustees to provide customers with financial protection. I would like to thank ABTOT and PT Trustees for their support in this partnership, we look forward to working together
David McDonaldFinance Director, Caledonian Leisure Ltd -
Thanks to all at ABTOT for helping with our compliance and Bonding yet again this year. We’ve bonded through ABTOT for over twenty years and as always the team were helpful, quick to answer queries and understanding of Ride World Wide’s individual business position and market. Being able to pick up the ‘phone and discuss with someone who knows exactly who you are and can make decisions tailored to your business, is something we hugely appreciate as a small business. Samantha and her team are always approachable, clear and make a real effort to be helpful and once again, despite the uncertain climate generally, we were able to finalise our Bond quickly and smoothly, allowing us to get on with running the business. Thank you to all concerned.
Ruth TaggartDirector, Ride World Wide Limited -
Over the years we have considered many bonding options for the various tour operating businesses within the Albatross Group, but ABTOT is remains comfortably our first choice. The team are friendly and approachable making the whole bonding process as simple and straight-forward as possible. But ABTOT goes well beyond just offering financial protection, the business and legal support offered during the pandemic on compliance and customer service demonstrated just what a valuable business partner ABTOT is.
Steve Hornby Chief Executive Officer, The Albatross Group
