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Atipac tells government not to 'water down' Atol protection

PTD
Edward Robertson
14 July 2015

The Air Travel Insolvency Protection Advisory Committee (Atipac) has voiced concerns over the implantation of the revised Package Travel Directive.

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The group has urged the government to keep in place what it calls the “highly effective” financial protection offered by Atol regulations.

Atipac’s main concern is a move by regulators to change the country responsible for protecting consumers from the place of sale to the place of establishment.

John Cox, chair of Atipac, said: “We are pleased to see the long-awaited PTD is progressing, but are very concerned about how some its measures could impact UK consumers – particularly making where a business is located determine which state is responsible for protecting holidaymakers.