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10 things we took away from the first Atol reform consultation

Atol
Martin Alcock
17 May 2022

It’s been a little over a year since the launch of the Atol consultation on funding arrangements.

Agents have charted strong cruise and touring bookings

The CAA is expected to issue its response to the more than 300 responses this month, with a second consultation expected later this summer.

Work on the scheme comes as the government looks to reform the UK’s package travel rules and the country’s competition landscape.

These changes are expected to be highly pro-consumer, while changes to the Atol scheme in the wake of the collapse of Monarch and Thomas Cook, as well as the Covid crisis, are expected to strengthen protection of consumer monies.

Here are my key takeaways from the Atol consultation so far.