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Agents warned to check overseas ops are regulations compliant

Operators
Jennifer Morris
7 December 2020

UK travel agents are being warned they could be “saddled” with the obligations of overseas travel organisers come 1 January if the operators do not comply with UK regulations. 

Brexit

Speaking at TTG’s Agenda 2021 conference today (which continues tomorrow and remains open for registration), Fox Williams travel partner Rhys Griffiths explained that while currently UK travel agents selling package holidays of organisers based outside of the UK don’t need to worry about most of the obligations under the Package Travel Regulations (because those obligations sit with the organiser), there is a risk with the end of the Brexit transition period.